City Council Meeting
May 12, 2025
Agenda Item 13-A
Urgency Ordinance Nos. 1444 and 1445
Regular Ordinance Nos. 1446 and 1447
Accessory Dwelling Units
Presented By:
Rowena Genilo-Concepcion
Planning Department
BACKGROUND
❖April 14, 2025: Public Hearing amending Title
17 (Zoning) provisions including
•Accessory Dwelling Unit (“ADU”)
regulations
•Additional information requested
✓Size of ADUs
✓Number of ADUs
❖April 28, 2025: Direction to draft ordinances for
consideration amending recently adopted
regulations
DISCUSSION
❖ADU Size
•Maximum 1,200 square feet
•Status quo
❖Number of ADUs
•Combination of multiple ADUs within existing
multifamily dwelling units that are not used
as livable space and detached ADUs
•For a project to qualify under the
combination scenario, it must satisfy all
development standards in the underlying
zone
Recommendation
1)Adopt Urgency Ordinance Nos. 1444 and 1445 by at
least a four-fifths (4/5) vote to take effect
immediately;
2)Read by title only, waive further reading, and
introduce Ordinance Nos. 1446 and 1447. Second
reading and possible adoption would occur on May
27, 2025; or
3)Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
City Council Meeting
May 12, 2025
Agenda Item 13-A
Urgency Ordinance Nos. 1444 and 1445
Regular Ordinance Nos. 1446 and 1447
Accessory Dwelling Units
Presented By:
Rowena Genilo-Concepcion
Planning Department
Example Scenario 1
(Existing Multifamily – 4 Units)
Current
Calculation
(Combination of Conversion and
New ADU Construction)
New Calculation
(Either Conversion or
New ADU Construction)
4 existing primary units
+
1 ADU (conversion)
+
4 ADUs (new construction)
=
9 residential units
Conversion
4 existing primary units
+
1 ADU (conversion)
=
5 residential units
OR
New ADU Construction
4 existing primary units
+
4 ADUs (new construction)
=
8 residential units
Example Scenario 2
(Existing Multifamily – 100 Units)
Current
Calculation
(Combination of Conversion and
New ADU Construction)
New Calculation
(Either Conversion or
New ADU Construction)
100 existing primary units
+
25 ADUs (conversion)
+
8 ADUs (new construction)
=
133 residential units
Conversion
100 existing primary units
+
25 ADUs (conversion)
=
125 residential units
OR
New ADU Construction
100 existing primary units
+
8 ADUs (new construction)
=
108 residential units