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Adopt resolution directing Director of Development Services to submit a request to the California Coastal Commission to certify an amendment to the Certified Local Coastal Program; and
DISCUSSION
On October 10, 2017, the City Council held a public hearing on a proposed Zoning Code Amendment pertaining to local regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and associated development impact fees, received a staff presentation, took public testimony, deliberated the matter, and directed staff to return with a revised ADU Ordinance in approximately 30 days, with consideration of the following changes:
1. An increase in the minimum lot size required to construct an ADU to 5,200 square feet in area;
2. An increase to the minimum usable open space area required to 30 percent of the gross floor area of the ADU;
3. Reduction in the maximum ADU size to 50 percent of the gross floor area of the primary dwelling or 800 square feet, whichever is less; and,
4. Require parking for ADUs within preferential parking districts.
This staff report provides details on the requested changes. Exhibit A through Exhibit K, beginning with the October 10, 2017, City Council agenda report, provide background and analysis of other aspects of the ADU Ordinance.
The amendments requested by the City Council pertaining to minimum lot size, open space, and maximum ADU size have been incorporated into the revised Ordinance. Because the proposed ADU Ordinance included a parking requirement for ADUs within designated Parking Impacted Areas, the City Council directed staff to include a parking requirement for ADUs in a preferential parking district. However, preferential parking districts differ from Parking Impacted Areas in several ways. Parking Impacted Areas were established in 1988 by the City Council based on established findings that on-street parking conditions created a detrimental condition affecting the health, safety, and welfare of the community, in addition to impeding t...
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