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Report regarding proposed amendments to Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to modify regulations pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units, and determination that the proposed amendments are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). (Gaspare Annibale, Associate Planner & Stephanie Skangos, Associate Planner)
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RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council introduce an Ordinance amending Title 20 ("Zoning") of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to modify regulations pertaining to accessory dwelling units and waive further reading, and determine that the amendments are statutorily exempt from CEQA.
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BACKGROUND
On January 1, 2020, several bills were signed into law that changed regulations on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs). The three laws that have the most impact on ADU development are Assembly Bill (AB 881), Senate Bill 13 (SB 13), and Assembly Bill 68 (AB 68). The new laws touch on multiple aspects of the local regulation of ADUs and JADUs, and they require the City to modify its current zoning regulations, found in section 20.350.035 of the Zoning Ordinance. Local ordinances that do not conform to the State laws are null and void. The City's current ordinance contains provisions that are not consistent with the mandatory elements of the new laws, and, therefore, the City's ordinance will need to be amended in order for the City to enforce its local regulations.
DISCUSSION
The South San Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC) regulates accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units in Section 20.350.035. An ADU is an attached, detached, or converted residential unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with an existing or proposed single or multi-unit dwelling; a JADU is a residential unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained entirel...
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