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Orinda commissioners recommend zoning changes to align ADU, shelter and housing rules with state law
Summary
The Orinda Planning Commission on March 11 recommended City Council adopt zoning text amendments to bring the municipal code into compliance with state law for ADUs, shelters, and other housing definitions.
The Orinda Planning Commission on March 11 voted unanimously to recommend the City Council approve a package of zoning text amendments intended to bring multiple sections of the Orinda Municipal Code into alignment with recent California law and the city’s housing-element actions.
Selena Palmer, the project planner, told commissioners the package (draft ordinance 25-02 and resolution 25-01) makes staff‑initiated, staff‑recommended edits to definitions, residential land‑use tables, accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules, the senior housing overlay, and regulations for emergency shelters and related uses. "These are state‑mandated changes and are not optional," Palmer said, summarizing the driver for the update.
Key changes include adding definitions and land‑use entries for employee farmworker housing, low‑barrier navigation centers and…
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