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Cupertino council approves first reading of ADU ordinance updates to comply with state law
Summary
Mayor Chow convened the Cupertino City Council to consider amendments to the city's ADU ordinance, and the council conducted a first reading of Ordinance No. 2522.74 to align municipal code chapters 19.08 and 19.112 with recent changes in state law and comments from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Mayor Chow convened the Cupertino City Council to consider amendments to the city's ADU ordinance, and the council conducted a first reading of Ordinance No. 2522.74 to align municipal code chapters 19.08 and 19.112 with recent changes in state law and comments from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Senior Planner John Martier summarized staff's work and the HCD review, saying the city submitted its ordinance for HCD review and "HCD sent a letter to the city on April 24th" that prompted staff to propose revisions. Martier told the council that state bills enacted while HCD reviewed the prior draft (including SB 1211 and AB 2533) required reorganizing code sections and changing how duplexes and multifamily properties are treated.
Why it matters: The changes respond to state law and HCD interpretation that affect allowable ADUs on…
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