City Council

Item 50:\nAccessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU)\nRegulation Amendments to the San Diego Municipal Code and Local Coastal\nProgram Amendment.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere is no cost to the City with this action. Costs associated with the implementation of\nthese regulations will be covered by project applicants through the project permitting\nprocess. Funds from the new ADU Home Density Bonus Community Enhancement Fee\nFund will go into a new ADU Bonus Community Enhancement Fee Fund that will be\nused to fund neighborhood enhancing improvements and services, with a focus on\nCommunities of Concern.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was amended by Council action by interlineation at\nthe time of introduction on 6/16/2025, Item 202, Subitem-B (Council voted 5-4,\nCouncilmember Whitburn-nay, Councilmember Lee-nay, Councilmember Moreno-nay,\nCouncilmember Elo-Rivera-nay):\n(O-2025-136 Rev. Cor. Copy)\nOrdinance amending Chapter 11, Article 3, Division 1 of the San Diego Municipal Code\nby amending Section 113.0103; amending Chapter 12, Article 5, Division 4 by amending\nSection 125.0431; amending Chapter 13, Article 1, Division 3 by amending Section\n131.0322, Table 131-03B; amending Chapter 14, Article 1, Division 3 BY retitling and\namending Section 141.0302, Table 141-03A; amending Chapter 14, Article 3, Division 8\nby amending Section 143.0815; and amending Chapter 14, Article 4, Division 5 by\namending Section 144.0501, relating to the Amendment to the Accessory Dwelling Unit\nand Junior Dwelling Unit Regulations.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Land Use and Housing Committee meeting on May 15, 2025.\nACTION: Motion by Chair Lee, second by Vice Chair Elo-Rivera, to approve staff’s\nrecommendation with an amendment to item 16 to utilize Option 2 related to development\nscale using a unit cap approach, and implement the following proposed amendments to\nAction Item 2 relating to the Community Enhancement Fee:\n•\nExempt ADUs that are deed-restricted to very low (30-50%) or low income (3060%) households from paying the Community Enhancement Fee in Moderate, High, and\nVery High Opportunity Areas as determined by The California Tax Credit Allocation\nCommittee; and\n• Add requirements to the Community Enhancement Fee resolution to model it after the\nClimate Equity Fund.\nVOTE: 3-1; Lee-yea, Elo-Rivera-yea, Campillo-yea, Moreno-nay.\nPlanning: Liz Saidkhanian, (619) 533-5990\nCity Attorney Contact: Corrine Neuffer