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Committee approves bill to void local ADU ordinances that ignore state review
Summary
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee voted to advance SB 9, which would make local accessory dwelling unit ordinances null and void if jurisdictions fail to submit them to the Department of Housing and Community Development or fail to respond to HCD findings within set deadlines.
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee advanced SB 9, a bill that would render local accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinances null and void if a local agency fails to submit the ordinance to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) within 60 days of adoption or fails to respond to HCD findings within 30 days.
Senator (author) told the committee that the bill does not force jurisdictions to make conforming amendments immediately, only to acknowledge HCD’s findings and indicate an intention to act. “If you do not respond and you do not amend the law to conform to state law, then that local ordinance would be null and void, and the…
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