At its next meeting Wednesday, the Ukiah Planning Commission will consider whether updates to the city’s codes regarding Accessory Dwelling Units should be approved by the Ukiah City Council.
According to the staff report prepared for the July 9 meeting, “the Planning Commission will consider a proposed ordinance amendment to update the city’s Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations in the Ukiah City Code in compliance with state law and the findings of the California Department of Housing and Community Development.”
And although staff explain that the city’s “ADU regulations were updated in 2024, further amendments are now proposed to directly implement state housing law, and to maintain the city’s Housing Element certification with the California Department of Housing and Community Development.”
These updates are needed, the staff report details, because “on April 24, 2025, HCD issued formal findings (which) determined the city’s ordinance did not fully comply with State ADU law.” When the city submitted a written response in May, city staff note that in June “HCD confirmed that the response brought the ordinance into substantial compliance, (and) final adoption and submittal of the amended ordinance are necessary to complete this compliance process.”
Some of the “more substantive changes under the proposed ordinance” include:
Allowing up to eight detached ADUs on lots with existing multifamily dwellings Removing unit size caps for ADUs on multifamily properties and exempting certain conversions from size limitations. Codifying AB 2533, which allows owners of unpermitted ADUs constructed before January 1, 2020, to obtain permits to permanently “legalize” their ADU, while only meeting the requirements of Health and Safety Code (H&SC) 17920.3. This code section requires buildings to meet sanitary, structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, weather protection, approved material, maintenance, exit, and fire health and safety requirements. This incorporates the majority of the requirements in the California Building Standards Code.Staff further explain that “while some changes are directly responsive to HCD’s compliance findings, many of the proposed revisions are technical or administrative in nature. If adopted, the ordinance would provide clearer direction to applicants, support housing production goals, and reduce the risk of unintended conflicts with state law.”
The proposed updates will be considered by the Planning Commission at its July 9 meeting, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at both the City Council Chambers located at 300 Seminary Ave., and online at: us06web.zoom.us/j/83128884939
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