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Carmel planning commission backs revised reasonable-accommodation policy, asks for deed restriction option
Summary
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Planning Commission on July 23 voted 5-0 to recommend the City Council approve revisions to the city's reasonable-accommodation policy, and asked staff to add language enabling a deed restriction to track property-level accommodations.
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Planning Commission on July 23 voted 5-0 to recommend the City Council approve an updated reasonable-accommodation policy intended to clarify how the city evaluates requests for housing modifications for people with disabilities.
The commission's action, taken after about an hour of staff presentation and commissioner discussion, asks that the council adopt the policy revisions recommended by staff and include additional direction to add a deed-restriction mechanism so property-level accommodations are tracked over time.
The revisions update a policy the council originally adopted in 2011 to implement state law requiring local governments to remove barriers to housing access for persons with disabilities. Senior planner Marnie (staff) told commissioners the city has processed 14 reasonable-accommodation applications under the existing policy, and those were mostly requests for site-coverage or setback waivers to allow accessible ramps, porches or other features.
Why it matters: state housing law…
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