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EXHIBIT A
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-003
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS RECOMMENDING
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 18.90.080 OF THE CITY OF
HAWAIIAN GARDENS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, AND FINDING THE
ACTION TO BE STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM CEQA
UNDER PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE § 21080.17
WHEREAS, the City of Hawaiian Gardens California (“City”) is a municipal corporation, duly organized under the constitution and laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, state law authorizes cities to act by ordinance to provide for the creation and regulation of accessory dwelling units (“ADUs”) and junior accessory dwelling units (“JADUs”); and
WHEREAS, in recent years, the California Legislature has approved, and the Governor has signed into law, a number of bills that, among other things, amend various sections of the Government Code to impose new limits on local authority to regulate ADUs and JADUs; and
WHEREAS, the City’s regulations governing the creation of ADUs and JADUs are provided in section 18.90.080 of the Hawaiian Gardens Municipal Code (“HGMC”). The City most recently updated this section in December 2024 to comply with then recent changes in state law; and
WHEREAS, in 2025, the California Legislature approved, and the Governor signed into law, further amendments to state ADU law;
WHEREAS, new updates to state ADU law take effect on January 1, 2026, and for the City’s ADU ordinance to remain valid, it must be amended to reflect the most recent changes to state law; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend its local regulatory scheme for the construction of ADUs and JADUs to reflect the most recent changes to state law; and 65320.00009\44462983.2
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WHEREAS, on December 17, 2025, the Planning Commission held a duly-noticed public hearing to consider the attached Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
HAWAIIAN GARDENS DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Incorporation. The recitals above are true and correct and are each incorporated by reference and adopted as findings by the Planning Commission.
SECTION 2. CEQA. The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council find that, under California Public Resources Code section 21080.17, the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city or county implementing the provisions of Chapter 13 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the California Government Code, which is California’s ADU law. Therefore, adoption of the proposed Ordinance is statutorily exempt from CEQA in that it implements state ADU law.
SECTION 3. General Plan. The Planning Commission hereby finds that the adoption of the Ordinance is consistent with the General Plan as a matter of law under Government Code section 66314(c).
SECTION 4. Recommendation. Given the foregoing, and based on the entire record before the Planning Commission, the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council adopt the Ordinance attached hereto as Exhibit “A.” SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Resolution takes effect immediately upon adoption.
SECTION 6. Certification; Records. The Secretary of the Planning Commission will attest as to the adoption of this Resolution and cause the same to be maintained in the permanent records of the City.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025, BY THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS PLANNING COMMISSION.
By:
Grant Winford, Chair
ATTEST:
Pablo Rubio, Secretary
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Exhibit “A”
Proposed Ordinance
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