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Interim Emergency Ordinance Amending Various Sections of the Sacramento City Code, Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units (M19-007) {Noticed 11/29/2019} [To Be Published in its Entirety Upon Adoption]
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01639
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Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
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Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopt an Ordinance amending sections 13.10.220 and 13.10.320 of Title 13, various provisions of Title 17, and sections 18.56.810 and 18.56.830 of Title 18 of the Sacramento City Code, relating to accessory dwelling units, and declaring the ordinance to be an emergency measure and to take effect immediately upon adoption.
Contact: Garrett Norman, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7934; Evan Compton, Principal Planner, (916) 808-5260, Community Development Department
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Presenter: Garrett Norman, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7934, Community Development Department
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Background
3-Ordinance (Redline)
4-Ordinance (Clean)
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On October 9, 2019 the Governor signed a series of bills modifying various sections of the Government Code pertaining to accessory dwelling units [Assembly Bill (AB) 881 (Bloom), AB 671 (Friedman), AB 587 (Friedman), AB 670 (Friedman), AB 68 (Ting), and Senate Bill (SB) 13 (Wieckowski)]. Specifically, AB 881 enacted significant changes to Government Code section 65852.2, which prescribes how local agencies can regulate land use pertaining to accessory dwelling units. These changes are the subject of this interim emergency ordinance related to Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code.
The intent of the recent legislation is to facilitate and expedite the construction of accessory dwelling units as a means of augmenting affordable housing in California. Local land use agencies are obligated to either adopt new regulations or amend their existing accessory dwelling unit regulations to comply with the new State legislation. If...
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