Board adopts code amendments clarifying variances, dwelling‑unit rules, forestry services and affordable‑housing fee formula

County planning staff presented multiple code amendments intended to clarify procedures and align local rules with existing policy. Assistant planner Luis Enrique Hernandez (speaker 14) explained that adding the term "numerical" would clarify what development standards qualify for a variance, that removing the one-kitchen limit would prevent multi‑kitchen homes from automatically being treated as additional dwelling units, and that forestry services would be permitted in zones where agriculture is allowed.

Hernandez also said the in‑lieu fee formula would be incorporated into the housing code: "10% of the state home program max purchase price applies in lieu of each required affordable unit," and that collected fees would continue to be deposited into the affordable housing trust fund. The Planning Commission recommended approval and the board adopted the amendments.