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Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Section 30-5.18 (Accessory Dwelling Units) and Adding Section 30-5.19 (Accessory Dwelling Units Condominium Regulations) of Chapter 30 (Development Regulations) to Update Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations and to Permit Accessory Dwelling Unit Condominium Conversions.
This action is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15282 (h) and 15061(b)(3). (Planning Building and Transportation 20962710)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Gerry Beaudin, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) currently provides accessory dwelling unit (ADU) development standards and procedures intended to meet the City of Alameda’s (City) varied housing needs and to comply with State mandates. Separately, the AMC provides regulations and procedures for converting residential units into condominiums, allowing property owners with multiple existing or proposed units to sell them separately.
The current ADU ordinance is intended to increase access to housing by codifying streamlined processes and relaxed development standards for the creation of easy-to-build residential units. The proposed amendments are intended to continue this strategy of removing barriers to ADU development by: (1) updating the development standards to more clearly reflect local and State standards, and (2) providing a new streamlined process to facilitate condominium conversion of ADUs pursuant to recent legislation. These amendments are derived from the direction received from the Planning Board during the study session and a public hearing held on this item, during which staff was directed to preserve the ordinance’s flexibility, provide clarity and predictability around development standards, and continue implementing strategies to encourage the production of ADUs.
Staff recommends that the City Counc...
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