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Agoura Hills moves to align ADU rules with state law; council introduces repeal-and-replace ordinance

Agoura Hills City Council · November 13, 2025
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Summary

Agoura Hills introduced Ordinance 25-481 on Nov. 12 to align the city’s ADU rules with state law, clarifying which ADUs will be governed by state-protected thresholds and which remain subject to local standards.

The Agoura Hills City Council on Nov. 12 conducted a public hearing and introduced Ordinance 25-481, a full repeal-and-replace of the city’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations intended to bring the municipal code into compliance with recent state law changes, including SB 543.

Planning Associate Katrina Garcia summarized the changes and explained which units remain locally regulable and which are governed exclusively by state standards. “If any of the proposed ADUs fall within these state protected thresholds, then the city would not be able to regulate lot coverage, setbacks, equestrian,…

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