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Planning Commission pauses ADU code update after HCD and advocacy feedback
Summary
City planning staff presented a proposed update to San Clemente’s ADU rules and, citing informal feedback from HCD and a letter from a renter‑advocacy group, asked to continue the public hearing so staff can reconcile state comments; the commission agreed to a continuation for further legal and technical work.
City planning staff presented a draft update to San Clemente’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations at the Planning Commission’s March 4 meeting and asked for additional time to respond to comments from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and public letters.
Araceli, the presenting planner, told the commission that HCD provided informal feedback on how state law treats ADUs and that a written public comment from a…
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