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Palm Springs adopts urgency ADU ordinance to comply with new state rules
Palm Springs City Council · January 15, 2026
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Summary
Council adopted an urgency ordinance updating the city’s accessory dwelling unit and junior ADU regulations to reflect several newly effective state laws, clarifying size, owner‑occupancy and fee exemptions and tightening state compliance timelines.
The Palm Springs City Council adopted an urgency ordinance on Jan. 14 to amend the municipal code governing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior ADUs (JADUs) in order to comply with multiple state bills that took effect Jan. 1, 2026.
Planning Director Chris Hadwin explained the ordinance responds to…
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