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Planning commission endorses four pre‑approved ADU designs, asks for garage tweaks

City of South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission · August 21, 2025
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Summary

The commission recommended four pre‑approved ADU plans — studio, one‑bedroom, two‑bedroom and garage+ADU — for City Council consideration and asked staff to add a tandem garage option and change the preferred garage plan to a single garage door.

The Planning Commission recommended City Council accept four pre‑approved accessory dwelling unit (ADU) designs and asked staff to forward two design refinements: an alternative tandem garage layout to reduce driveway coverage and a revision to the garage option to use a single garage door rather than double doors.

Housing planner Crystal Plottner and Workbench architect Libby Barnes presented the city‑funded ADU program. The city directed an RFP in March 2024 to procure a consultant to prepare plan‑check‑ready ADU templates; Workbench was…

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