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Council adopts urgency ordinance revising ADU regulations; members urge collaboration on state preemption

Big Bear Lake City Council and Fire Protection District · January 8, 2026
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Summary

The council adopted an urgency ordinance updating accessory dwelling unit regulations and introduced a companion ordinance by title; council members expressed frustration with state law constraints but approved both motions unanimously.

The Big Bear Lake City Council moved quickly to adopt an urgency ordinance and to introduce a related development-code amendment revising accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations.

Council took two procedural motions: one to adopt the…

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