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Lake Forest adopts urgency ordinance to align ADU rules with new state law
Summary
The City Council unanimously adopted an urgency ordinance amending local ADU and JADU rules to comply with multiple 2025 state laws taking effect Jan. 1, 2026. Staff said the change preserves some local standards and avoids a lapse to state minimums.
The Lake Forest City Council on Dec. 2 unanimously adopted an urgency ordinance to update the city’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and junior ADU (JADU) regulations so they align with multiple 2025 state laws taking effect Jan. 1, 2026.
City staff said the ordinance is intended to prevent the local ADU ordinance from defaulting to state minimums and to preserve locally enforceable standards such as setbacks, height limits and neighborhood-character provisions where state law permits. "Tonight, we are presenting a draft urgency ordinance that would update the city's accessory dwelling unit…
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