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Planning commission directs ad hoc committees to draft technical ADU and SB 9 updates; calls for checklists and agency coordination
Summary
Commissioners asked staff and the ADU and SB 9 ad hoc committees to separate short‑term technical changes required by state guidance (completeness checklists, shot‑clock language, fee alignment) from longer policy work (height, MDA/MFA inside setbacks). The commission also emphasized streamlining for ADUs and better coordination with fire, utilities and county agencies.
The Los Altos Hills Planning Commission spent much of its Feb. 5 meeting discussing staff’s proposed updates to local ADU and SB 9 rules in light of recent state guidance (HCD’s ADU handbook and SB 450/SB 9 clarifications). Staff asked the commission to direct ad hoc committees to prepare draft language: short technical changes that align local code with state requirements and longer policy adjustments to preserve the town’s semi‑rural character.
Staff recommended several technical items that can be implemented quickly: an objective completeness checklist with clear initial submittal requirements and timelines (the 'shot clock'); minor ordinance language edits (for example extending streamlined legalization eligibility for…
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