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S.A. - Page M6847 <br />/<�ik <br />Redwood <br />CitylCallifornia <br />Faunded 1867 <br />\%,a/ <br />DATE: July 22, 2019 <br />SUBJECT <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />Changes to the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Requirements in the Zoning Ordinance (Articles 33, 36, <br />37,45) <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Waive the first reading and introduce Zoning Ordinance Amendments limiting the impacts of Accessory <br />Dwelling Units (ADUs) built over detached garages, incentivizing one-story ADUs, and making other <br />miscellaneous amendments; and <br />OPTION: The City Council may also consider adoption of an urgency ordinance (effective immediately) for <br />the Zoning Ordinance Amendments limiting the impacts of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) built over <br />detached garages, incentivizing one-story ADUs, and making other miscellaneous amendments. (Requires <br />an affirmative vote of six (6) Councilmembers) <br />STRATEGIC INITIATIVE <br />Housing <br />BACKGROUND <br />On October 26, 2015, the City Council amended the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulations, easing <br />restrictions and encouraging the creation of more accessory dwelling units in residentially -zoned areas of <br />Redwood City. These amendments were in response to the affordable housing shortage and the <br />longstanding difficulty in creating accessory dwelling units under the original ordinance. The ADU <br />ordinance has been recognized as an important tool that can address affordable housing issues and <br />support multigenerational living. ADUs also create more options for increasing affordable housing stock <br />in existing residential areas while preserving neighborhood character. <br />In September 2016, the State legislature passed new bills requiring cities to ease restrictions on Accessory <br />Dwelling Units (ADUs). The intent of the State law was to reduce barriers and streamline approvals to <br />accommodate the development of ADUs. These rules reduce parking requirements, allow garage <br />conversions by right, and prohibit setbacks of more than 5 feet for ADUs constructed on top of detached <br />1 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />225 <br />