Title:
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(Pass for Publication) Interim Ordinance That Extends the Sunset Date on Ordinance 2019-0049 Related to Accessory Dwelling Units (M19-007) [Majority Vote Required]
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FileID
File ID: 2020-01266
Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation:
Recommendation
1) Pass a Motion authorizing this ordinance to bypass the Law and Legislation Committee in accordance with Rule 13.B.1.b.ii of the Council Rules of Procedure; 2) review an interim Ordinance that extends the sunset date on Ordinance 2019-0049, relating to accessory dwelling units; and 3) pass for publication the Ordinance title as required by Sacramento City Charter 32c to be adopted November 17, 2020.
FileName
Contact: Garrett Norman, Associate Planner, (916) 808-7934; Evan Compton, Principal Planner, (916) 808-5260, Community Development Department
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Presenter: None.
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Interim Ordnance (Redline)
3-Interim Ordinance (Clean)
4-Ordinance 2019-0049 (Original Ordinance)
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On December 10, 2019, Council approved Ordinance 2019-0049 (Attachment 5); an interim emergency ordinance that updated the City's zoning requirements (Title 17) related to accessory dwelling units (ADU). The ordinance was adopted on an emergency interim basis because on October 9, 2019, the Governor signed a series of new bills that modified how local agencies can regulate ADUs. The bills were set to be effective on January 1, 2020 and included significant changes that took time for staff to comprehend and mold into the City's current ADU regulations. Because of the quick January 1 effective date, coupled with the complexity of the text changes in the new bills, staff did not have adequate time to proceed through the normal adoption process for ordinances. As a result, staff requested the Council approve an interim emergency ordinance, which is set to expire December 31, 2020.
Staff is now requesting the Council extend the ordinance (O...
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