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Page 1 of 5 <br />Item #6 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />March 18, 2025 <br />Community Development <br /> <br />TITLE: INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18.106 OF THE <br />PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING <br />UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, TO COMPLY WITH <br />STATE LAW, AND CONSIDER INCLUSION OF PROVISIONS TO ALLOW <br />SEPARATE CONVEYANCE OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AS IDENTIFIED <br />IN STATE LAW [P25-0026] <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />In September 2024 Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1211 (SB 1211) and Assembly Bill <br />2533 (AB 2533), amending existing State law with respect to accessory dwelling units and <br />junior accessory dwelling units; the laws took effect January 1, 2025. Accordingly, the City is <br />initiating amendments to the Pleasanton Municipal Code to comply with the recent legislation <br />and other minor amendments to be consistent with State law. Additionally, staff seeks <br />additional input from the City Council on separate conveyance of accessory dwelling units as <br />identified in Assembly Bill (AB 1033); staff and the Planning Commission have recommended <br />not proceeding at this time with adoption of PMC provisions to allow for separate conveyance, <br />due to the administrative complexity and low likelihood of uptake given Pleasanton’s local <br />conditions. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. Find the proposed amendment to the Pleasanton Municipal Code statutorily exempt <br />from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant Public <br />Resources Code Section 21080.17 and categorically exempt per CEQA Guidelines <br />Section 15303; and <br />2. Introduce the ordinance, find the subject code amendment consistent with the General <br />Plan, and approve Case P25-0026, amendment to the Pleasanton Municipal Code as <br />shown in Exhibit A. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />For the past several years, the State has adopted a series of new laws intended to encourage <br />the production of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units <br />(JADUs), principally by reducing regulatory barriers to property owners from being able to <br />construct these units. Recent examples include legislation requiring ministerial approval of <br />ADU and JADU applications within 60 days, authorizing ADUs on lots with multifamily <br />dwellings, and prohibiting local agencies from imposing local development standards (e.g., <br />height and setbacks) beyond State-set limits.  <br /> <br />The City has progressively updated its ADU ordinance to respond to and come into <br />compliance with State law. To this end, recent amendments were made: Ordinance 2213 was <br />adopted in March 2021 to modify PMC Chapters 18.08, 18.28, 18.32, 18.36, 18.44, <br />Page 66 of 348