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Fortuna planning panel recommends repealing ADU chapter, replacing it with state-referenced text
Summary
The Fortuna Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council repeal and replace the city's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations to match recent state ADU law and avoid potential enforcement by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
The Fortuna Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council repeal and replace the city’s accessory dwelling unit regulations in Title 17 to align with recent state law and avoid enforcement action by the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
Michelle Nielsen, contract planner for the city of Fortuna, told the commission the city’s ADU ordinance, adopted in 2021, has not been updated to reflect multiple state changes since then. Nielsen said HCD has elevated its review authority and is "sending them letters of technical assistance and advising if [an] accessory dwelling unit ordinance has not been updated, then it's going to be out of compliance with state law," and that staff recommends replacing the local chapter with…
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