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Council awards consultant contract to create Lompoc permit‑ready ADU plans, part of grant‑funded program
Summary
City Council approved a professional-services agreement to develop permit‑ready ADU plans after staff said the program is grant funded and will include public outreach and multiple pre‑designed products.
The City of Lompoc voted as part of its consent calendar to award a professional services agreement to create permit‑ready accessory-dwelling-unit (ADU) plans.
Staff told the council the program is fully grant funded and the consultant will begin community outreach to builders, designers and the public. Planning manager Greg Stones (presented in the meeting) said the consultant will produce a set of pre‑designed ADU plans intended to streamline permitting: residents would bring a pre‑approved set of plans to the counter and be ready to build, reducing design and permitting delays. Staff emphasized plans will be specific to Lompoc’s soils, site inventory and local conditions; more than one product will be developed to suit different lot types.
The item passed on the consent calendar by unanimous vote. Councilmembers also discussed how prior attempts to use other cities’ pre‑approved plans were not feasible without adaptation to local site and code conditions; staff said the grant funding covered the needed work.
Ending: Staff said it will start public outreach in coming weeks and return to council with project milestones as the community-engagement phase begins.
