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Planning Commission Recommends ADU and 'Family' Definition Changes to Align 2009 LDC with State Law
Summary
The commission recommended two text amendments to the 2009 Land Development Code—allowing accessory dwelling units where single-family homes are permitted and removing numeric limits on unrelated occupants from the definition of 'family'—so the city complies with 2024 state housing laws; both recommendations passed 4–0.
Planning staff asked the commission to recommend two text amendments to the city’s 2009 Land Development Code that would align local rules with recent state housing legislation and with the city’s newly adopted 2025 Land Development Code.
Planner Seung Han explained that the first amendment would update the definition of “family” to remove a numeric cap on unrelated occupants so the LDC complies with HB24-1007 (effective July 1, 2024); staff proposed enforcement of occupancy limits by relying on the city’s already adopted…
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