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Town reports 23 ADU permits in 2025; Butler and Putnam projects under review
Summary
In director's reports the planning director told the ASRB the town issued 23 ADU permits in 2025 (above the 15-per-year target), is preparing ADU ordinance updates for early 2026, and that the Butler and Putnam projects remain in review with CEQA and sewer-capacity work ongoing.
At the Jan. 12 ASRB meeting planning staff reported that the town issued 23 accessory-dwelling-unit (ADU) permits in 2025 and 11 permits for single-family dwellings, numbers staff said are above the town's ADU production target of 15 per year for the housing-element cycle.
Staff said changes to the ADU ordinance are expected in the first quarter of 2026 to ensure compliance with recent state law and to provide additional flexibility where appropriate. The director cautioned that how state housing authorities (HCD) treat ADU affordability calculations could affect how units count toward housing-element requirements; staff said the town will monitor HCD guidance and ABAG-related methodology for distributing ADU income levels.
Staff also updated the board on two larger projects: the Butler property, for which applicants are continuing to submit materials and for which CEQA work has been initiated but cannot be completed until the application is deemed complete; and a Putnam subdivision (1101 Canada) that is satisfying conditions to construct a private road before final map recordation, with construction expected in spring and a ministerial council review of the final map to follow. Staff noted the town is conducting a master sewer study to evaluate town-center sewer capacity; staff expects that study's findings in March or April and said Butler's ability to connect to town sewer will be informed by that work.
Staff closed with a procedural announcement that the town is accepting applications for planning commission seats in Districts 1 and 3 because of a member move and another uncertain about running. The meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m.
