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Lafayette council approves ADU ordinance on first reading, plans broader code update
Summary
On May 6, 2025, the Lafayette City Council approved on first reading Ordinance No. 10, Series 2025, which makes targeted changes to local regulations for accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Council and staff said larger changes remain under consideration as part of a forthcoming comprehensive land‑use code update.
On May 6, 2025, the Lafayette City Council voted unanimously to approve on first reading Ordinance No. 10, Series 2025, amending Chapter 26 of the city’s development and zoning code to revise rules for accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
City planning staff said the ordinance makes three targeted changes to the ADU rules and is timed to allow Lafayette to pursue a state funding opportunity. Phil Kleiser, the city’s planning and building department lead, told council the amendments respond to issues identified after the 2023 expansion of ADU allowances and to a state law that creates new funding for ADU projects.
The ordinance would: expand the zones where ADUs are allowed by adding the agricultural, public and developing resource districts (areas that already allow detached single‑family homes); change the parking requirement so a dedicated off‑street parking…
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