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Carlsbad planning commission recommends 2025 ADU code amendments to align local rules with state law
Summary
Staff presented nine zoning changes aimed at aligning Carlsbad’s code with state ADU law effective Jan. 1, 2025; the commission voted unanimously to recommend a CEQA exemption and the zone‑code and local coastal program amendments to City Council.
Shelley Glennon, an associate planner for the City of Carlsbad, told the Planning Commission on Nov. 19 that the city is proposing nine primary zoning amendments to update local rules for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) to reflect state law changes that went into effect Jan. 1, 2025.
"The state of California currently has regulations in place intended to encourage the production of accessory dwelling units, also known as ADUs, and junior accessory dwelling units, or JADUs," Glennon said during her presentation. She described the amendments as a mix of clarifying edits and substantive updates to size, parking, height and design provisions and said staff worked with the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to ensure consistency with current state law, including changes made pursuant to Senate Bill 457, Senate Bill 1211 and Assembly Bill 2533.
Why it matters: The amendments are intended to ensure…
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