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Study Session Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment - Accessory Dwelling Unit and Condominium Conversion Updates - A study session to discuss proposed zoning code updates to sections relating to accessory dwelling units and condominium conversion in Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-5.18 - Accessory Dwelling Units, and Section 30-8 - Conversion to Multiple Houses. The amendment may allow conversion of accessory dwelling units to condominiums, modernize the procedures for condominium conversion more generally, and update provisions throughout to comply with State law. The study session is not considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act because it does not constitute a discretionary approval and will not cause a direct or indirect physical change in the environment.
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To: Honorable President and Members of the Planning Board
From: Steven Buckley, Planning Services Manager and Secretary to the Board
SUMMARY
The Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) provides for accessory dwelling unit (ADU) development standards and processes for creation of accessory homes to provide housing that meets the City's varied housing needs. The AMC also provides for regulations and procedures for conversion of residential units into condominiums to allow the property owners with multiple existing or proposed units to sell those units separately as condominiums. These sections do not currently interact, but with the passage of AB 1033, the City may choose to adopt amendments to facilitate ADU condominium conversion. While condominium conversions in general are not common in Alameda, allowing conversion of ADUs into condominiums may incentivize property owners to construct ADUs that wouldn't otherwise. In addition, an ADU condominium may theoretically provide a more affordable pathway to detached single-family homeownership because they're typically smaller and simpler in design than other single-family homes in the City, thus diversifying the stock of available ho...
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