Excerpt of Planning Commission Minutes of January 21, 2025:
PH-B Master Case No. 24-073 and Municipal Code Amendment (MCA) No. 24-006: Fontana Municipal Code Amendments to Chapter 30 (Zoning and Development Code) to modify Section No. 30-467 pertaining to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADU) to comply with State of California law.
Vice Chair Sanchez opened Public Hearing.
Cecily Session-Goins, Associate Planner, presented the staff report.
No written correspondence was received.
The Public Hearing was closed.
RECOMMENDATION:
Based on information in the staff report, staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. PC 2025-003; and, Determine that the proposed ordinance is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to California Public Resources Code section 21080.17 as CEQA does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city or county implementing the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the California Government Code, which is California’s ADU law and which also regulates JADUs, as defined by section 66313; and, Approve a resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance for Municipal Code Amendment (MCA) No. 24-006 to amend Chapter 30 of the Municipal Code.
ACTION: Motion was made by Commissioner Thrasher and seconded by Commissioner Sangha and passed by a vote of 4-0 to approve Public Hearing Item “B” and adopt Resolution No. PC 2025-003.
The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Vice Chair Sanchez, Secretary Quintana, Commissioners Thrasher, and Sangha; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: None
ATTACHMENT NO. 3
Planning Commission DRAFT Minutes January 21, 2025