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Palo Alto council approves consent calendar, CDBG annual plan and emergency ordinance to implement state ADU law
Summary
At its June 9 meeting the Palo Alto City Council approved the consent calendar, adopted the 2025–26 CDBG annual action plan and passed a temporary urgency ordinance updating zoning rules to implement California Senate Bill 1123 (SB 1123), including provisions governing ministerial ADU/JADU approvals.
The Palo Alto City Council voted on several items during its June 9 meeting, approving the bundled consent calendar, the draft 2025–2030 Consolidated Plan and 2025–26 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, and a temporary urgency ordinance to implement state law changes under Senate Bill 1123.
Consent calendar The council approved the consent calendar (items 3–15) in a single motion. The roll-call recorded votes in favor from Council member Stone, Council member Burt, Vice Mayor Venker, Council member Lythcott Hanes, Council member Liu, Council member Rekdal and Mayor Lowing; the motion carried.
CDBG annual plan (Action item 16) The council voted unanimously to approve the city’s draft 2025–2030 Consolidated Plan and the 2025–26 Annual…
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