October 13, 2024
Re: Agenda Item 7b - Proposed General Plan Amendments and Zoning Code Amendment regarding ADUs and JADUs
Dear Planning Commissioners Chraghchian, Fuentes, Lee, Minassian, and Shahbazian:
On behalf of the Adams Hill Neighborhood Association, we agree with Staff’s recommendations to push back on California Department of Housing and Community Development’s faulty interpretations of the State’s codes surrounding development of ADUs, JADUs, and accessory living quarters (guest houses).
We appreciate the proposed reassertion of the City’s right to apply objective design standards to ADUs/JADUs and to consider their impact on traffic flow, public safety, and adequacy of water/sewer services.
Though we acknowledge that it is not Planning Commission’s responsibility to enforce regulations surrounding the use of ADUs, we are concerned about the proliferation of ADUs and primary residences illegally being used as vacation rentals in violation of Chapter 5.56 of the Municipal Code. Airbnb alone has many listings on any given day.
Given that the purpose of ADU legislation is to encourage permanent housing, we respectfully request that the Commission ask staff to research and report on the enforcement of the City’s home sharing and vacation rental restrictions.
Sincerely,
Rondi Werner, CSI, CCS, CCCA, CDT, LEED GA, AIA Allied Commissioner, City of Glendale Sustainability Commission Vice President, Glendale Homeowners Coordinating Council Vice President, Adams Hill Neighborhood Association
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