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Planning commission recommends sending Carmel housing element draft to state; ADU ordinance to follow adoption
Summary
The Planning Commission reviewed the draft housing element and recommended sending it to the state Department of Housing and Community Development for a statutory 60-day review. Staff said CEQA and formal adoption would follow state feedback, and that the accessory-dwelling-unit ordinance will be finalized after the housing element process.
The Planning Commission recommended forwarding Carmel-by-the-Sea’s draft housing element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for a statutory 60-day review, city staff said.
Staff said HCD has worked with the city for about a year and a half during drafting and has praised efforts to refine local programs. The city official said HCD has described the draft as turning constraints into opportunities and…
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