Palos Verdes Estates

City Council

December 10, 2024 Item #7

Agenda Item 7

7. AN ORDINANCE AND URGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING PALOS\nVERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 18.45 (ACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNITS) TO COMPLY WITH RECENT CHANGES IN STATE LAW\nREGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUs) AND JUNIOR\nACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADUs); AND FINDING THE ACTION TO\nBE STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM CEQA\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1. Waive full\nreading and adopt by title only Urgency Ordinance No. 765 entilted: "AN\nURGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING PALOS VERDES ESTATES\nMUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 18.45 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS)\nREGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU) AND JUNIOR\nACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADU) AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE\nTO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA." 2. Introduce on first reading, by title only,\nOrdinance No. 765, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PALOS\nVERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 18.45 (ACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNITS) REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU)\nAND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADU) AND FINDING THE\nORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA." 3. Find that the adoption of\nthe proposed ordinances are statuorily exempt from review under the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") under Public Resources\nCode section 21080.17.\nStaff Report