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Planning commission approves changes to ADU rules after HCD review; commissioners strip subjective design clause
Summary
The commission voted July 8 to recommend city council adopt amendments to Cupertino's ADU rules to comply with a Housing and Community Development (HCD) review and recent state law changes, removing a subjective design compatibility sentence and updating code references; staff said final council consideration is scheduled for Sept. 3.
The Cupertino Planning Commission on July 8 recommended the City Council adopt amendments to municipal code chapters that govern accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to reflect recent state law changes and feedback from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Commissioners approved the staff recommendation with one change: striking a clause requiring detached ADUs to "match" certain exterior design elements of the primary dwelling.
John (staff) summarized HCD's review of Cupertino's ADU ordinance. He said HCD sent comments on April 24, 2025 after the city had submitted its ordinance for review and that subsequent state bills adopted after the city's earlier ordinance required additional changes. "HCD, on 04/24/2025, a little over a year after we had submitted the, our new ordinance to them for review, they sent us a letter, summarized our findings, and identified some key areas, where the city could make, needed to make some updates," John said.
Staff described key…
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