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Albany council introduces zoning changes to implement housing element, delays ADU revisions
Summary
The council introduced Ordinance No. 2025-07 to amend Albany’s planning and zoning code to implement housing-element programs and align with state law (including SB 234); council agreed to remove ADU-related changes for later review and waived first reading.
The Albany City Council on Oct. 6 introduced and waived first reading of Ordinance No. 2025-07, a staff-backed package of amendments to Chapter 20 of the municipal code designed to implement portions of the city’s housing element and to align local rules with recent state laws.
Associate planner Mira Han told the council the amendments would remove language in the R‑1 district that explicitly limited dwellings to single‑family homes and accessory dwelling units, allow certain residential care facilities and group homes by right, and treat family day care homes as residential uses as required by state law. "Staff recommends that all amendments related to ADUs be…
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