Staff reports: ADU plan templates, General Plan timeline, annex and development projects moving forward

City planning staff provided multiple information items to the commission, including progress on accessory dwelling unit (ADU) standard plans, the General Plan update schedule, an annex building conversion for Parks & Recreation programming, and near-term private development milestones.

Staff said cities are now expected to provide a standard set of ADU and junior ADU plans. Staff reported they are exploring adopting or adapting prototype plans (for example, borrowing existing standard plans) to speed approval and make it easier for homeowners to pursue ADUs. "We are actually now, cities are required to provide a standard set of plans for ADUs," staff said, and the city is working to secure usable templates so applicants can avoid a full plan-check process when their proposal matches a standard plan.

Staff also told commissioners the General Plan update will go to the City Council on the 12th for final consideration; zoning changes tied to the General Plan will follow and staff expects next steps after council action.

Additional updates included: - Annex building: staff said the annex building has been redone and the City is coordinating with the Yuba County Office of Education to offer Parks & Recreation programming and scheduling services from the annex. - Hotel and B Street construction: staff said B Street construction work is expected to start within weeks after a minor utility coordination issue is resolved and that the project is preparing to break ground in mid-March. - Private development: staff reported approved plans for a grocery outlet and Starbucks are now in the planning office.

Staff framed these items as informational; the commission received the updates and thanked staff. No formal action was taken on these items during the meeting.