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Page 1 of 5 <br />Item #4 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />October 7, 2025 <br />Community and Economic 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 [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 (ADUs) <br />and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs). The laws took effect on January 1, 2025. <br />Accordingly, the City is initiating amendments to the Municipal Code to comply with the recent <br />legislation and other minor amendments to be consistent with State law. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. Find that the proposed amendment to the Municipal Code is statutorily exempt from the <br />provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public <br />Resources Code Section 21080.17 and categorically exempt per California <br />Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15303; and <br />2. Introduce the ordinance, find the subject code amendment consistent with the General <br />Plan, and approve Case P25-0026, an amendment to the Pleasanton Municipal Code <br />(PMC) as 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' construction of these <br />units. Recent examples include legislation requiring ministerial approval of ADU and JADU <br />applications within 60 days, authorizing ADUs on lots with multifamily dwellings, and <br />prohibiting local agencies from imposing local development standards (e.g., height and <br />setbacks) beyond state-set limits. <br /> <br />The City has progressively updated its ADU ordinance (PMC Chapter 18.106) to respond to <br />and come into compliance with State law. Among these revisions, Ordinance 2213 was <br />adopted in March, 2021 to modify PMC Chapters 18.08, 18.28, 18.32, 18.36, 18.44, <br />18.46,18.84, and 18.106 to implement State law changes enacted in 2020; Ordinance 2277 <br />was adopted in May, 2024 to further revise Chapter 18.106 to comply with additional State law <br />provisions enacted in 2023. <br /> <br />Governor Newsom signed additional ADU-related legislation in 2024. Staff drafted proposed <br />amendments to Chapter 18.106 in response, and the Planning Commission reviewed <br />Page 76 of 376