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Council introduces zoning updates to comply with state housing laws, including ADU and emergency‑shelter revisions
Summary
The council introduced ordinance 25‑02 to bring Orinda’s zoning code into compliance with multiple California laws governing accessory dwelling units (ADUs), residential care facilities, transitional/supportive housing, employee farmworker housing and emergency shelters; the ordinance will return for formal adoption at a future meeting.
Assistant Planner Selena Palmer presented a staff‑initiated package of minor zoning text amendments the planning commission recommended to the City Council; staff said the changes are required by state law and clarify Orinda’s code to align with new statutory language.
Why it matters: The amendments revise Title 17 to ensure local regulations for accessory dwelling units (ADUs), junior ADUs (JADUs), residential care facilities, transitional and supportive housing, employee farmworker housing, and…
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