La Verne

City Council

September 15, 2025 Item #4

Agenda Item 4

4.\nSecond Reading and Adoption of Ordinances Regarding Zoning Amendments Related to\nAccessory Dwelling Units, Reasonable Accommodation, Two-Unit Housing Projects and\nUrban Lot Splits, and Adding a New Section on Historic Structures and an Amendment to\nChapter 8.20 Relating to Noise (Case No. 54-25ZA, 55-25ZA, 56-25ZA, 57-25ZA) and\nFindings of Exemption under CEQA. Four ordinances are being presented for Second\nReading for City Council adoption to bring the La Verne Municipal Code into compliance with\nState law and implement the General Plan. Updates address accessory dwelling units (ADUs),\nhistoric structures and noise regulations, reasonable accommodations, and two-unit housing\nprojects and urban lot splits. All actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) or covered by prior environmental review.\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt the following Ordinances:\n1. An "ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA,\nAMENDING THE ZONING PROVISIONS OF THE LA VERNE MUNICIPAL CODE\nRELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW AND MAKING A\nDETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PURSUANT TO\nPUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21080.17 (Case Number 54-25ZA)";\n2. An "ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA\nADDING A NEW SECTION 2.56.090 RELATING TO HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND\nDELETING AND READOPTING CHAPTER 8.20 OF THE LA VERNE MUNICIPAL\nCODE RELATING TO NOISE TO IMPLEMENT THE ACTION ITEMS SET FORTH IN\nTHE LA VERNE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE (Case Number 55-25ZA)";\n3. An "ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA,\nREPEALING CHAPTER 18.116 AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 18.116 TO TITLE 18,\nZONING, OF THE LA VERNE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO REASONABLE\nACCOMMODATIONS POLICY AND PROCEDURES AND MAKING A DETERMINATION\nTHAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA\nCODE OF REGULATIONS SECTION 15061(B)(3) (Case Number 56- 25ZA)"; and\n4. An "ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA\nAMENDING CHAPTER 18.22 AND SECTION 16.12.060 OF THE LA VERNE\nMUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPLEMENT STATE LAW CHANGES RELATING TO TWOUNIT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND URBAN LOT SPLITS AND MAKING A\nDETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA PURSUANT TO\nGOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 65852.21 AND 66411.7 (Case Number 57-25ZA)".\nPUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE\nDISCUSSION CALENDAR