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SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2023-03 AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE (ZONING CODE) TO CLARIFY EXISTING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT PROVISIONS AND TO MODIFY STANDARDS TO CONFORM TO RECENT REVISIONS TO STATE LAW (CODE AMENDMENT CO 2022-01)
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DEPARTMENT: ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT/PLANNING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: JENNIFER LE, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
CONTACT INFORMATION: CHRIS YEAGER, ASSOCIATE PLANNER, 714-754-4883
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council give second reading to and adopt Ordinance No. 2023-03 approving Code Amendment CO-2022-01, amending Title13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code (Zoning Code) to clarify existing accessory dwelling unit provisions and to modify standards to conform to recent revisions to State law.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Costa Mesa has historically allowed ADUs and similar uses (such as granny flats) as either permitted or conditionally permitted uses. In response to State mandates effective on January 1, 2020, the City Council adopted an Urgency Ordinance at its December 17, 2019 meeting to establish temporary provisions permitting ADUs and JADUs in the City's residential zones. Later, on March 2, 2021, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2021-03 to establish permanent regulations, which provide the City's current ADU regulations.
Currently, the City's ADU provisions specify that ADUs can be established through new construction or the conversion of existing floor area (remodels), and are subject to specific development standards including, but not limited to, the number of allowed units on one lot, floor area, setbacks, and height. The City's ADU provisions were adopted in compliance with State law and are intended to increase the City's overall housing supply while also providing additional affordable housing opportunities. The City's ADU provisions are also adopted to ensure that ADUs remain as an accessory us...
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