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HEARING: Staff recommends the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the proposed amendments to the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Ordinance (Project OR19-0002)**, and for the Planning Commission to review and discuss the modifications required by state law as presented by staff and forward a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to take the following actions:
1) Approve the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption consistent with Section 15282(h) of the CEQA Guidelines pursuant to Section 21080.17 of the California Public Resources Code (Exhibit A); and
2) Approve the proposed amendments to the Secondary Dwelling Ordinance, now referred to under state law as the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Ordinance and related Articles of the Zoning Ordinance, and adopt an Ordinance for comprehensive minor amendments to Title 130 of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code relating to ADUs (Exhibit B) as presented by staff.
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A request to consider proposed Title 130 Zoning Ordinance Minor Amendments related to Secondary Dwelling units submitted by the County for consistency with Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 (Project File OR19-0002). (Statutory Exemption consistent with Section 15282(h) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant to Section 21080.17 of the California Public Resources Code)**
The amendments include but are not limited to amendments to the Secondary Dwelling Ordinance (Section 130.40.300) hereafter called the Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance, and related sections in Title 130 (Zoning Ordinance) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Code for consistency with Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22. The amendments include but are not limited to: 1) universal name change from “Secondary Dwelling” to “Accessory Dwelling Unit” (ADU) throughout Title 130; 2) add the ADU Use Type as an allowed use in Residential Multi-fami...
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