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Parlier planner briefs council and public on ADU, SB 9 changes and housing element timeline
Summary
City planner Jeff presented state ADU and SB 9 changes, explained ministerial approvals, limits on size/parking/fees, and said Parlier has submitted its housing element for HCD review; council members and residents asked about permits, parking and local ordinance updates.
Parlier city planner Jeff told the City Council on Nov. 16 that recent state changes to accessory dwelling unit (ADU) law and Senate Bill 9 alter how small‑scale housing is reviewed and approved, and that the city must update local rules to comply.
Jeff said state ADU provisions now require objective, ministerial approvals in many cases and set default size and parking rules when a local ordinance is not in place. He described the default framework used by staff: a detached ADU may be considered up to 1,200 square feet, attached ADUs are limited to about 50% of the main dwelling—s size, and a junior ADU (JADU) is capped near 500 square feet. Local ordinances may set size limits, but Jeff noted new statutory minimums that constrain how small local maximums can be (the planner referenced thresholds in…
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