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Monrovia updates ADU rules to align with state law; council introduces ordinance and starts preapproved plans pilot
Summary
City staff presented a rewritten accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance to comply with recent state laws, added objective local standards for larger or alternative ADUs, and introduced a pilot of five preapproved ADU plans; council introduced the ordinance and set a Feb. 4 public hearing.
Monrovia’s planning staff presented a comprehensive update to local rules for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) to conform with statewide changes effective Jan. 1, 2025, while retaining Monrovia-focused objective design standards for projects choosing alternative local standards.
Senior Planner Jennifer Driver summarized the principal changes: the state now guarantees ministerial review for many ADU types, relaxes certain local restrictions, and allows municipalities to adopt objective local standards that apply only to ADUs opting out of the state streamlined standards. Driver said the ordinance creates two paths: the state “streamlined permit” path (smaller by-right ADUs that meet statewide…
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