Oakland planning commission backs ADU code changes and local fire‑hazard references
The commission recommended City Council approve amendments to Oakland’s ADU rules to reflect state law (SB 1211), including allowing up to eight detached ADUs on some multifamily lots and removing replacement-parking requirements for uncovered spaces; it also approved aligning local code references to the city’s very high fire hazard severity zone mapping.
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The Oakland Planning Commission on May 7 recommended that City Council adopt a package of planning‑code amendments to update local accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations under recent state law and to align city code references to the very high fire hazard severity zone (VHFHSZ).
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