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BIC urges Board to remove local 60‑day ADU timeline from ordinance, backs guidance bulletin
Summary
The Building Inspection Commission recommended removing a locally specified 60‑day ADU review timeline from Board file 240,110—finding it redundant or confusing given AB 1114—and asked staff to develop an administrative bulletin to clarify counting and tolling of review days.
The Building Inspection Commission on March 20 recommended that the Board of Supervisors remove the ordinance’s newly proposed 60‑day local accessory dwelling unit (ADU) review timeline from Board file 240,110, saying the provision would be redundant or confusing in light of state law.
Assistant Director Christine Gasparek and Nate Horrell, an aide to Board President Peskin, told commissioners the ordinance was originally drafted to align local review timelines with state and hybrid ADU pathways. Horrell said the sponsor’s intent was to make the local pathway more attractive, but he acknowledged that AB 1114 already establishes a stricter statewide…
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