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Albany council introduces zoning amendments to implement housing element and align with state law
Summary
Council introduced Ordinance 2025-07 to amend Chapter 20 of the Albany Municipal Code to implement housing element programs and align local zoning with state law on family day care homes and residential care facilities; council removed accessory-dwelling-unit (ADU) changes from tonight's action pending further state legislation.
The Albany City Council on Oct. 6 introduced and waived first reading of Ordinance 2025-07, a set of amendments to Chapter 20 (planning and zoning) intended to implement housing element programs and align the municipal code with state law on certain residential uses and care facilities.
Associate planner Mira Hahn presented the proposed amendments, which advance several housing element programs: eliminating language that restricts R-1 zoning to single-family homes and ADUs; treating group homes as residential uses that align with state definitions; permitting single-room occupancy…
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