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RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY ADOPTING
THE GREEN AND LIVABLE ACCESSIBLE DWELLING UNIT RESOURCE (GLADUR)
PRE-REVIEWED DESIGNS FOR DETACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUs) PREPARED BY THE HOUSING ENDOWMENT AND REGIONAL TRUST OF
SAN MATEO COUNTY (HEART) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM H-D-4-c, “PREAPPROVED ADU/JADU DESIGNS AND EXPEDITED REVIEW,” AND FIND THE PRE-REVIEWED DESIGNS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (SCH NUMBER 2022010509)
PREPARED FOR THE FOSTER CITY HOUSING AND SAFETY ELEMENTS UPDATE
CITY OF FOSTER CITY
WHEREAS, Housing Element 2023-31 includes ten programs under H-D-4 to encourage and promote ADUs/Junior ADUs, including promotion and public information, financial incentives, preapproved designs, amnesty, objective design standards, monitoring; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Element 2023-31 Program H-D-4-c “Preapproved ADU/JADU Designs and Expedited Review,” requires the city to adopt preapproved ADU/JADU designs/plans to streamline the review process, facilitate reduced applicant cost, and expedite review for ADUs/JADUs by no later than December 2024; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill (AB) 1332, approved in October of 2023, requires local agencies by January 1, 2025, to develop a program for the preapproval of ADU plans, whereby the local agency accepts ADU plan submissions for preapproval and approves or denies the preapproval applications; and
WHEREAS, the Green and Livable Accessible Dwelling Unit Resource (GLADUR) pre-reviewed designs for detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) prepared by the Housing Endowment and Regional Trust of San Mateo County (HEART) can be used for the implementation of the Housing Element program H-D-4-c, “Preapproved ADU/JADU Designs and Expedited Review,” (“Program”); and
WHEREAS, HEART’s accessory dwelling unit GLADUR designs offer four (4) energy-efficient, all-electric detached ADU schematic designs that can be downloaded by the public at no cost; and
WHEREAS, the City can use the GLADUR pre-reviewed designs for detached ADUs to implement Housing Element Program H-D-4-c; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2024, the Planning Commission evaluated the pre- reviewed designs and, through Resolution No. P-10-24, recommended that the City Council’s approve the GLADUR pre-reviewed designs for detached ADUs prepared by HEART; and
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WHEREAS, on July 24, 2024, a Notice of Public Hearing was duly posted for consideration and approval of the pre-reviewed designs for detached HEART ADU plans for the Program at the City Council meeting on August 5, 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foster City, based on the facts and analysis in the Staff Report, written and oral testimony, and exhibits presented finds that the project is consistent with the Foster City 2023-2031 Housing Element and Safety Element Environmental Impact Report, adopted on May 22, 2023, State Clearinghouse Number 2022010509.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council adopt GLADUR pre-reviewed designs for detached ADUs administered by HEART.
PASSED AND ADOPTED as a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Foster City at a Regular Meeting thereof held on August 5, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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PATRICK SULLIVAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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PRISCILLA SCHAUS, CITY CLERK