NOTICE AND DIGEST
AN ORDINANCE: 1) AMENDING THE OAKLAND PLANNING CODE (T ITLE 17) OF THE OAKLAND MUNICIPAL CODE (OMC), AS RECOMMEN DED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, TO: (A) UPDATE REGULATIONS FOR
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUS) AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS (JADUS) TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW AND IMP LE-
MENT MISCELLANEOUS AND CLEAN-UP CHANGES IN SUPPORT OF THE TITLE 17 AMENDMENTS ADOPTED IN OCTOBER 2023 TO STREAM LINE
THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS FOR SMALL PROJECTS A ND IM-
PROVE THE CITY'S ABILITY TO IMPROVE MORE COMPLEX PROJE CTS,
SUCH AS HOUSING, AND (B) PROVIDE WRITTEN FINDINGS IN SUP PORT
OF ADU PLANNING CODE REGULATIONS RESTRICTING THE DEVELO P- MENT OF ADUS IN THE S-9 OVERLAY ZONE AND FOR NON-HAB ITABLE SPACE IN MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS; AND 2) AMENDING THE OAKL AND SUBDIVISION CODE (TITLE 16) OF THE OMC TO REMOVE THE P REVA- LENT LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT, IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS TITLE 1 7 CHANGES ADOPTED IN OCTOBER 2023; AND 3) MAKING APPROP RIATE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS.
ThisOrdinanceamendstheOaklandPlanningCode(Tit le17)to:(a) bringtheCity'sADUregulationsintofullcompliance withCalifornia Statelaw;and(b)implementmiscellaneousand"clean-up"changesin variousChapterstoalignwithandsupportzoningchangesmadeinOc- tober2023.ThisOrdinanceadoptsfindingsregarding theregulationof ADUsintheS-9FireSafetyProtectionOverlayZone(S-9OverlayZone), includingthenumberofpermittedADUs,parkingrequ irements,and amnestyforunpermittedADUsintheS-9OverlayZoneand(2)thedefi- nitionofnon-habitablespaceforinteriorADUsinm ulti-familybuild- ings.ThisOrdinancealsoamendstheOaklandSubdivi sionCode(Title 16)toremoveprevalentlotsizerequirementsinsu pportofPlanning CodeamendmentsmadeinOctober2023,exceptforint heS-9Overlay Zone.TheCitymayalsoadoptappropriateCaliforni aEnvironmental QualityAct(CEQA)findingsinsupportoftheseamendments.
Notice of Publication
ThisOrdinancewasintroducedattheCityCouncilmeet ing,Tuesday eveningJune 4, 2024 ,andpassedtoprint7 Ayes, 1 Excused Reid .Final adoptionhasbeenscheduledfortheCityCouncilmeet ing Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 1:30 P.M. ,atOneFrankH.OgawaPlaza,CouncilCham- ber,3rdfloor,Oakland,CaliforniaandviaTeleconference.
Threefullcopiesareavailableforuseandexaminationbythepublicin theOfficeoftheCityClerkatOneFrankH.OgawaP laza,1stfloor,Oak- land,California.
ASHAREED,CityClerk
OT 6834723; June 14, 2024