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Fountain Valley council adopts ADU ordinance updates to match state law

Fountain Valley City Council · May 6, 2025
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Summary

The City Council voted 5–0 to introduce and approve Code Amendment 25-04, updating the city’s accessory‑dwelling‑unit rules to conform with state statutory renumbering, remove owner‑occupant and recorded covenant requirements, clarify sprinkler rules and align multifamily ADU counts with state law.

On May 6 the Fountain Valley City Council approved introduction of Code Amendment 25‑04 and a categorical exemption under CEQA to update the city’s ADU ordinance and comply with recent state law changes. Principal Planner Steve Ayers summarized the city’s response to state direction, which included renumbering references to sections moved by SB 477, amending sprinkler language so ADU…

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