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Hiller said the neighborhood council and local businesses supported the commission’s prior decision and called the proposed conversion an “eyesore” that would bring problems to the area. He added that while he supports affordable housing generally, he did not support placing that proposal in his neighborhood.

His remarks were recorded during the public-comment segment and no formal agenda action was taken at this meeting on that project.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Richmond, California Planning Commission Meeting 7/17/2025","oneSentenceSummary","A Richmond resident thanked the Planning Commission during public comment for turning down a proposal to convert an office building at 30 Seventh into emergency housing, saying the neighborhood and local businesses supported the decision.","taxTitle","Richmond, Contra Costa County, California","taxId",4317,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6654802,"Planning commission recommends council adopt ADU ordinance amendments to align Richmond code with state law",1310,590000,1900000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5428378-36726bcca743e3ecacff011fd5463cd0&start=590&end=1900","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5428378-36726bcca743e3ecacff011fd5463cd0/thumbnail_590000.jpg","/articles/6654802/Richmond/Contra-Costa-County/California/Planning-commission-recommends-council-adopt-ADU-ordinance-amendments-to-align-Richmond-code-with-state-law","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6654802-13b4c13d1ab631399bb2e6221bd5978e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770456144&Signature=DVTCLwfG25YbmxbobLiXp085gl6dRfDnCsR5TIwihCNeDcIRDsjKQ9LVTirJcxY0x15RzeiI-FsA2TLdNxxlUlFXIVYMTxew8tXyueqJhIY6qAV1wNP1-OBWp8z3yKGXFCVN~uvgPuNcIEvWgj~xkIfE~Ox5Gl7NDYMCHTWqFzBrHkccOuqE6t~T2RYSOjoA6f3UQqdCbwm0nCYm13vNZ8aJH~hZb9W3rdHKwr2KGlEecopGoy5AtyoKJWAFVoWso6I~hKztekz1RKeodxY5cKYuPBn0USDrh-A3pN8-XIxSorxo4vIOmgcjkw5gr6NmSbvjzAAs6PlLQwpBOfKNxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Richmond Planning Commission on July 17 voted 3-0 to recommend that the City Council adopt zoning text amendments to Richmond Municipal Code sections related to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) (PLN25-19).

Michelle Morris, senior planner for the City of Richmond’s Community Development Department, presented the amendments and told commissioners the changes are intended to bring the municipal code into compliance with recent state law. Morris said the Community Development Department had received a letter from the California Department of Housing and Community Development in October 2024 outlining required updates.

Morris summarized key provisions of the proposed amendments: updated height limits for detached and attached ADUs (including typical minimum/maximum thresholds of about 16, 18 and up to 25 feet depending on transit proximity and attachment), a prohibition on requiring replacement of covered parking demolished for an ADU, limits on short-term rentals (ADUs may not be rented for fewer than 30 days), and owner-occupancy requirements for properties with a JADU except where the owner is a government agency, land trust or housing organization. She also said the city has prepared an ADU guidebook and a set of preapproved construction plans to streamline the permitting process.

On processing timeframes, Morris said the city will maintain ministerial review: the approval or disapproval of a completed ADU application must be made within 60 days, and applications that use preapproved detached ADU plans that meet the stated government code requirements must be approved within 30 days of receiving a completed application. The staff presentation referenced state legislation including Senate Bill 477, Assembly Bill 2533 and Senate Bill 1211, and cited the government-code provision for expedited review of preapproved plans discussed in the presentation.

A commissioner asked whether the ADU height standards were coastal-local or state-derived; Morris said the height and related standards are “straight out of the state code.” She noted the city could choose to set higher local limits but that staff had adopted the state thresholds. Commissioners confirmed with staff that the ordinance amendment itself is exempt from CEQA review and that ADUs are treated as small structures that are generally exempt, though Morris did not cite a specific CEQA exemption number at the hearing.

Morris said the city’s preapproved ADU plans, prepared with consultant Opticos, had recently received final building-department stamps and are available on the city’s ADU webpage; she encouraged use of the guidebook and described outreach that will include a stakeholder workshop in early September tied to the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Richmond Rising program.

The commission adopted a resolution recommending approval of the zoning-text amendments and recorded a unanimous roll-call vote in favor. The matter will proceed to the City Council for final adoption.","The Richmond Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt zoning text amendments to the city’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance to comply with recent state law. Staff highlighted preapproved ADU plans, updated height standards, processing timelines and CEQA exemptions.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6654807,"Planning commission approves conditional-use permit for nursing college and trade school, union urges labor standards",343,89000,432000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5428378-36726bcca743e3ecacff011fd5463cd0&start=89&end=432","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5428378-36726bcca743e3ecacff011fd5463cd0/thumbnail_89000.jpg","/articles/6654807/Richmond/Contra-Costa-County/California/Planning-commission-approves-conditional-use-permit-for-nursing-college-and-trade-school-union-urges-labor-standards","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6654807-97d45464f135056d655d40bb43124f25/orig.mp4?Expires=1770456144&Signature=CQXDpIyf1ycxMXOyuRxjT4uP1iwvHgL0AnxTAA0IpSNaYAaVNBmfFVBm50vHDvtLNLfJ4hZPMSZSZx039pHYA2sTqGwDeVelUD3zJoZ1-xTcjVoTi5iUSUlPQzGRep2qHtGxNiH5zXDzMDtSmQyja5xNBRcZzGb738gkbJn4f1nOpzRriSpBc0ZynyP7mTx9ific2jWdEql4zSXY43ZYZ9mW3pjakxrDnqkdRnST5THDLo58-~jYaJSx5P5qiJheJ~GbW2aLkSfxV5gb39ToVt94kOqyHjPKzZ5h8rtG23y05GBCCNIkwIkMgXcjkZnBp4E8X24CTyEuOig04owrKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Richmond Planning Commission voted 3-0 on July 17 to approve PLN24-139, a conditional-use permit for a proposed nursing college and trade school at 1414 Harbor Way.

The permit was approved on a motion from a commissioner with a second; the roll-call vote recorded the chair, the vice chair and the secretary voting in favor. The commission announced a 10-day appeal period for the decision and said appeals must reach the City Council by about July 27 or, as noted by staff, July 28 at 5 p.m.

The permit drew a public comment urging the commission to require labor standards on the project. Ruben Galvan, a representative of Norco Union Local 152, told commissioners that “every phase of development…should uphold fair wages, quality health benefits, and real career pathways through state accredited apprenticeship programs.” He said projects that lack those standards can lead to “lower wages, no benefits, and workers brought in with little or no training,” and warned that such conditions can enable wage theft, worker misclassification and other violations.

Commission discussion before the vote focused on routine consent-calendar procedures; commissioners moved the item off consent to allow a member of the public to speak and then voted to approve the permit. The commission did not specify additional labor or prevailing-wage conditions on the permit record during the meeting.

The commission recorded the motion as carrying 3-0. The secretary announced the appeal timeline and that anyone wishing to challenge the commission’s approval must file an appeal with the City Council within the published period.

The approval allows the project to proceed to permit review and any applicable building- or site-level checks; construction would remain subject to standard building-permit, zoning and inspection processes.","The Richmond Planning Commission approved a conditional-use permit for a nursing college and trade school at 1414 Harbor Way. A union representative testified in favor of strong labor standards for the project. The decision carries a 10-day appeal period.","actionData","errors"]

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