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Baldwin Park commission recommends council adopt ADU ordinance changes to align local code with new state law
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended City Council approval of AZC 25‑01, a full rewrite of Chapter 153 Part 11 to align Baldwin Park’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and junior ADU rules with recent state bills; staff proposed three local refinements including matching attached‑ADU heights to the primary home and eliminating parking requirements citywide for ADUs.
The Baldwin Park Planning Commission on March 25 voted unanimously to adopt Resolution PC 2602 recommending that the City Council approve AZC 25‑01, a zoning text amendment to Chapter 153, Part 11 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code that rewrites local accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and junior ADU (JADU) rules to reflect changes in state law.
Planning Division staff told the commission the draft ordinance was revised to respond to multiple state bills, including AB 2521, AB 2533, AB 1154, SB 897, SB 1211 and SB 543, which together loosen certain height, unit‑count and processing constraints on ADUs and…
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