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Planning commission sends ADU zoning update to council but flags infrastructure, electrical-service concerns
Summary
The commission recommended that city council consider the staff-proposed ADU ordinance to conform to state law but asked staff to analyze infrastructure and electrical-service implications, and to research what other cities are doing about caps and mitigation.
The San Clemente Planning Commission continued its review of zoning amendment 26-064, a package of edits intended to bring the city's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules into alignment with recent state legislation. Staff said the changes reflect new state requirements that limit local controls (including AB462 and SB543) and clarified differences between Government Code §66314 and §66323.
Zach, planning staff, summarized the principal changes: elimination of owner-occupancy and deed-restriction authority in many cases; clarified definitions for ADU and junior ADU (including an…
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