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Council introduces kitchen‑definition ordinance and adopts infill objective design standards
Summary
Council introduced for first reading zoning code amendments to clarify what counts as a kitchen, efficiency kitchen and wet bar for ADU/JADU/SB9 compliance and adopted objective design standards for infill residential projects to ensure consistent, enforceable design outcomes.
The council acted on two related planning items at the Dec. 17 meeting: it introduced for first reading an ordinance to revise municipal code definitions for kitchens and approved objective design standards (ODS) for infill residential development.
Kitchens: Planning staff proposed precise definitions to distinguish a full kitchen (permanent provisions for cooking, e.g., 220‑volt receptacle or dedicated gas line),…
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