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THE CITY OF <br />mm <br />"—No pill;. <br />PLEASANTON. <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Date: October 7, 2025 <br />To: Mayor and City Council C-6 <br />From: Gerry Beaudin, City Manager <br />Ellen Clark, Community & Economic Development Director <br />Emily Carroll, Associate Planner <br />Subject: October 7, 2025 City Council Meeting, Agenda Item 4 - P25-0026, Accessory <br />Dwelling Unit Amendments <br />This memorandum provides additional detail on the comments and issues raised by the <br />California Housing Defense Fund (Cal HDF) in its communication to the City on the ADU <br />Ordinance Amendments, and how the Ordinance has been subsequently amended to <br />address them. <br />Cal HDF has sent two letters regarding the proposed amendments to Pleasanton Municipal <br />Code (PMC) Chapter 18.106 — Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), on March 18 and August <br />26, 2025. <br />The March 18, 2025, letter detailed concerns with standards applied to "Statewide <br />exemption accessory dwelling units," or units that comply with Government Code Section <br />66323, defined in PMC 18.106.020 (E). There are several regulations that statewide <br />exemption ADUs are exempt from, including parking standards, design standards, <br />underlying zoning standards, and front setback standards. Following receipt of this letter, <br />staff revised the ordinance to explicitly exempt "statewide exemption ADUs" from such <br />provisions of the Draft Ordinance (contained in Sections 18.106.030 (E), 18.106.045 (A), <br />(B), (C) and (D), 18.106.060, and 18.106.070). <br />Staff circulated this revised version to the California Housing and Community Development <br />Department (HCD) for a courtesy review. HCD had minor comments, primarily focused on <br />the number of ADUs permitted per lot under Government Code sections 66314 and 66323 <br />(section 66314 is the broad Government Code section allowing ADUs and section 66323 <br />defines statewide exempt units) and the combinations thereof (e.g. attached, detached, <br />ADUs and Junior ADUs). HCD staff also provided minor comments about potentially <br />subjective standards in the Ordinance, including visibility of address signs, appliance <br />requirements for Junior ADUs and setbacks corner lot standards. Staff made additional <br />revisions to reflect these comments. <br />