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File #: 24-356    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 3/25/2024 Departments: PLANNING AND BUILDING
On agenda: 5/21/2024 Final action: 5/21/2024
Title: Conduct a public hearing regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 22.5, Accessory Dwelling Units, of the Zoning Regulations to comply with recent changes to State law, adopt additional fire standards, and make minor amendments for clarity and consistency: A) Open the public hearing B) Close the public hearing C) Adopt an ordinance amending the County Ordinance Code, Division VI, Part One (Zoning Regulations) to revise the existing Chapter 22.5 (Accessory Dwelling Units) in order to comply with State law, to adopt additional fire standards, and make minor amendments for clarity and consistency, previously introduced at the Planning Commission meeting on April 10, 2024, and waive reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
Attachments: 1. 20240521_o_ADU Ordinance.pdf, 2. 20240521_att_CHAPTER 22.5. ADU redline of proposed changes.pdf, 3. Item No. 5 - PLN2023-00182 BOS PPT.pdf
Special Notice / Hearing: 10-day newspaper publication
Vote Required: Majority

To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Director of Planning and Building
Subject: Public hearing regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 22.5, Accessory Dwelling Units, of the Zoning Regulations to comply with recent changes to State law, adopt additional fire standards, and make minor amendments for clarity and consistency.

County Number: PLN2023-00182

RECOMMENDATION:
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Conduct a public hearing regarding an ordinance amending Chapter 22.5, Accessory Dwelling Units, of the Zoning Regulations to comply with recent changes to State law, adopt additional fire standards, and make minor amendments for clarity and consistency:

A) Open the public hearing

B) Close the public hearing

C) Adopt an ordinance amending the County Ordinance Code, Division VI, Part One (Zoning Regulations) to revise the existing Chapter 22.5 (Accessory Dwelling Units) in order to comply with State law, to adopt additional fire standards, and make minor amendments for clarity and consistency, previously introduced at the Planning Commission meeting on April 10, 2024, and waive reading of the ordinance in its entirety.

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BACKGROUND:
Report Prepared By: Sam Becker, Project Planner, 650/382-4493

Applicant: San Mateo County Planning and Building Department

Public Notification: Ten (10) business day advanced notification for the hearing was provided via a 1/8th-page notice for the hearing posted in a newspaper (San Mateo County Times) of general public circulation.

Location: Countywide, excluding areas of the Coastal Zone

Environmental Evaluation: Per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21080.17 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15282(h), adoption of ordinances relating to second units (accessory dwelling units) to implement specific Government Code sections (Sections 65852.1 and 65852.2) is exempt from CEQA.

DISCUSSION:
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