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Woodside planning commission backs ADU-code changes, recommends council adopt tweaks
Summary
The planning commission voted unanimously Nov. 6 to recommend municipal-code amendments implementing the town's housing element: allow up to four ADUs on certain larger lots, permit ADU septic and utilities on slopes between 35% and 50%, create a preapproved ADU-plan process, and update the emergency-shelter definition; the measure goes to town council Dec. 10.
The Woodside Planning Commission voted unanimously on Nov. 6 to forward recommended municipal-code changes to the town council that aim to remove barriers to accessory dwelling unit (ADU) construction and to align local rules with state timelines.
Associate Planner Melanie Olsen told commissioners the measures implement programs in Woodside's adopted housing element and must be codified by Dec. 31, 2024, with a preapproval ADU-plan procedure required by Jan. 1, 2025. "We're proposing to allow up to 4 ADUs," Olsen said, and staff recommended limits remain subject to existing setbacks, building, fire and parking standards and total floor area (TFA) caps.
The proposed changes would allow up to four ADUs (including one junior ADU) on lots that meet size thresholds identified in the draft: lots exceeding two…
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