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Planning commission advances zoning text amendments to conform ADU rules to state law and clarify trash/parking rules
Summary
The commission recommended that city council adopt annual zoning text amendments aligning accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules with state requirements, adding a defined junior ADU category, removing subjective design language and clarifying trash enclosure and parking provisions.
The City of Redding Planning Commission on a vote recommended that the City Council adopt municipal code amendments to update accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations, clarify trash-enclosure and parking provisions, and fix minor zoning-code references.
Planning staff explained that the package updates local code to match recent state ADU legislation as interpreted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Among the changes, staff said the ordinance adds a defined junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) type (up to 500 square feet, typically within an existing single-family dwelling), clarifies that owner-occupancy requirements have been lifted for ADUs (but remain for JADUs per state law), and removes subjective design language in favor of objective…
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