CC Exhibit 12-19-2017 Item No. 17 Accessory Dwelling Units PresentationRegular Ordinance –MCA‐2017‐05City Council – December 19, 2017Regular Ordinance –MCA‐2017‐05City Council – December 19, 2017Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
ACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCEBACKGROUNDACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCEBACKGROUNDLate 2016, changes made to state law re: ADUs Required cities to amend local ordinance else default to state lawChanges completed in December 2016Additional changes adopted in May 2017 Result of clarifications from HCD to allowable size of ADUsOctober 2017, Governor signed two bills AB 494 and SB 229 Requires further edits to local ordinancesLate 2016, changes made to state law re: ADUs Required cities to amend local ordinance else default to state lawChanges completed in December 2016Additional changes adopted in May 2017 Result of clarifications from HCD to allowable size of ADUsOctober 2017, Governor signed two bills AB 494 and SB 229 Requires further edits to local ordinances
ACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCEPROPOSEDORDINANCEAMENDMENTSACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCEPROPOSEDORDINANCEAMENDMENTSChapter 19.112Current – allowed only in R-1, RHS, A and A-1 zoning districts New – state law requires the City to allow conversions of existing interior space to accommodate ADUs in ALL zoning districts designated for single family useChangesChapter title and Section 19.112.020Chapter 19.112Current – allowed only in R-1, RHS, A and A-1 zoning districts New – state law requires the City to allow conversions of existing interior space to accommodate ADUs in ALL zoning districts designated for single family useChangesChapter title and Section 19.112.020
ACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCEPROPOSEDORDINANCEAMENDMENTSACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCEPROPOSEDORDINANCEAMENDMENTSChapter 19.112Current – City can require one parking space when accessory unit proposed entirely within an existing accessory structureNew – state law disallows City’s ability to require any parking for such conversionChanges:Column headings in Table 19.112.030Chapter 19.112Current – City can require one parking space when accessory unit proposed entirely within an existing accessory structureNew – state law disallows City’s ability to require any parking for such conversionChanges:Column headings in Table 19.112.030
ACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCEPROPOSEDORDINANCEAMENDMENTSACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCEPROPOSEDORDINANCEAMENDMENTSChapter 19.08: DefinitionsCurrent – Single Family use very broadly defined and could mean a condominium/townhouseNew – Strike old definition and clarify definition of single family residence for purposes of the Accessory Dwelling Units OrdinanceChange:In Section19.08.030Chapter 19.08: DefinitionsCurrent – Single Family use very broadly defined and could mean a condominium/townhouseNew – Strike old definition and clarify definition of single family residence for purposes of the Accessory Dwelling Units OrdinanceChange:In Section19.08.030
ACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCEPLANNINGCOMMISSIONRECOMMENDATIONACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCEPLANNINGCOMMISSIONRECOMMENDATIONRecommended approval of proposed ordinance on a 4-0-1 (Sun absent) with Resolution 6842 Recommended approval of proposed ordinance on a 4-0-1 (Sun absent) with Resolution 6842
ACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCENOTICING ANDENVIRONMENTALREVIEWACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCENOTICING ANDENVIRONMENTALREVIEWNoticing: •Legal and Display Ads •Public hearing notices/agenda on City website and at City Hall/Community HallEnvironmental Review:•Statutorily Exempt under CEQA since adoption of ordinance to implement provisions of state lawNoticing: •Legal and Display Ads •Public hearing notices/agenda on City website and at City Hall/Community HallEnvironmental Review:•Statutorily Exempt under CEQA since adoption of ordinance to implement provisions of state law
ACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCECONCLUSIONACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCECONCLUSIONIf changes not adopted, City must use state law in reviewing applications for ADUsIf changes not adopted, City must use state law in reviewing applications for ADUs
ACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCERECOMMENDATIONACCESSORYDWELLINGUNITSORDINANCERECOMMENDATIONThat the City Council:Find that the proposed actions are exempt from CEQA; andConduct first reading and adopt ordinance No. 17-2170 entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino amending Chapter 19.08, Definitions and Chapter 19.112, Accessory Dwelling Units in R-1, RHS, A and A-1 Zones (Residential Zoning Districts) to conform to new state laws.” That the City Council:Find that the proposed actions are exempt from CEQA; andConduct first reading and adopt ordinance No. 17-2170 entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino amending Chapter 19.08, Definitions and Chapter 19.112, Accessory Dwelling Units in R-1, RHS, A and A-1 Zones (Residential Zoning Districts) to conform to new state laws.”
NEXTSTEPSNEXTSTEPSPC Recommendation forwarded to City Council (tentative Dec. 19, 2017)Ordinance will need a second readingOrdinance effective 30 days after second readingPC Recommendation forwarded to City Council (tentative Dec. 19, 2017)Ordinance will need a second readingOrdinance effective 30 days after second reading