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ATTY/ORD.0006/CC ORD ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING CODE REV: 07-16-26 MI Page 3 of 5 o Provide minor updates that clarify, modify, and/or streamline current policy and processes; and WHEREAS, the City’s Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) Ordinance is codified in Article 37 of the Zoning Code; State ADU law is amended every year by the State legislature, which requires repeated amendments to the City’s Zoning Code to maintain compliance with State ADU law; State ADU law provides jurisdictions with limited discretion in regulating ADUs beyond State ADU law; State ADU law provides sufficient enforcement of development standards to regulate ADUs; and therefore the Zoning Code Amendments repeal the City’s ADU Ordinance and regulation of ADUs will revert to State ADU law; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission is required to make a recommendation on amendments to the Zoning Code to the City Council. Modifications to the various Articles listed herein would further the purposes of the Housing Element, the General Plan, and the Zoning Code; and WHEREAS, on May 5, 2026, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing, in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Redwood City Zoning Code, to consider the Zoning Code Amendments shown in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission voted 5-1-1 to adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council adopt the Zoning Code Amendments shown in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, on June 23, 2026, a public notice of these amendments was circulated in the San Mateo Daily Journal; and WHEREAS, on July 13, 2026, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing, in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Redwood City Zoning Code, to consider the Zoning Code Amendments shown in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, after the public hearing, the City Council has considered the whole of the record related to the Zoning Code, including all relevant testimony, and determined that it desires to adopt the Amendments shown in Exhibit A. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Recitals. The recitals set forth above are true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as findings as if fully set forth in their entirety. Section 2. Findings. In accordance with all requirements of Article 49 of the Zoning Code, the City Council hereby finds that the proposed Zoning Code Amendments (“Amendments”) are in the public interest, are consistent with the Redwood City General Plan, and increase the quality of the provisions of the Zoning Code in guiding and