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<br /> Planning Commission <br />Agenda Report <br /> August 27, 2025 <br /> Item 4 <br /> <br /> <br />SUBJECT: P25-0026 <br /> <br />APPLICANT: City of Pleasanton <br /> <br />PURPOSE: Consider and provide a recommendation to City Council for <br />Adoption for proposed amendments to Chapter 18.106 of the <br />Pleasanton Municipal Code regarding accessory dwelling units, to <br />comply with State Law <br /> <br />LOCATION: Citywide <br /> <br />GENERAL PLAN/ <br />SPECIFIC PLAN/ <br />ZONING: Various <br /> <br /> <br />EXHIBITS: A. Draft Resolution with proposed amendments to the <br />Pleasanton Municipal Code <br />B. California Housing Defense Fund Letter dated March 18, <br />2025 <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Planning Commission discuss the draft amendments to the <br />Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) and adopt a resolution recommending approval of Case <br />P25-0026 to the City Council with the proposed amendments shown in Exhibit A. <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />In September 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1211 (SB 1211) and <br />Assembly Bill 2533 (AB 2533), amending existing state law with respect to accessory dwelling <br />units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs). The laws took effect January 1, <br />2025. Accordingly, the City is initiating amendments to the PMC to comply with the recent <br />legislation and other minor amendments to be consistent with State law . In conjunction with <br />drafting the ordinance revisions, staff sought input from the State Department of Housing and <br />Community Development (HCD), with the agency’s comments and feedback reflected in the <br />proposed draft ordinance. <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 ADUs and JADUs, principally by reducing regulatory barriers to property <br />owners' construction of these units. Recent examples include legislation requiring ministerial