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Corte Madera moves to introduce SB 9 ordinance amendments to comply with SB 450
Summary
The council introduced amendments to local SB 9 regulations (zoning/subdivision/design standards) to align with state changes in SB 450, including removing a separate eave/parapet height limit, adjusting setbacks and preserving a 1,200 sq ft local cap for certain units; council voted to introduce the ordinance for further action.
Corte Madera’s Town Council introduced a draft ordinance on Jan. 6 that would amend the municipal code to bring local SB 9 rules into compliance with changes enacted by Senate Bill 450.
Principal planner Martha Battaglia told the council the amendments are intended to ensure local objective standards do not impose requirements that SB 450 now prohibits. The draft removes a separate height standard to the eave/parapet that the underlying R-1 zoning does not have and modifies side-setback requirements (reducing one side-setback reference from 10 feet to 6 feet), among other clerical and code-alignment changes.…
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