City Council

9A.\nCONSIDERATION OF AN URGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 20.400.330\nOF THE STANTON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING\nUNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND FINDING THAT THE\nACTION IS STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER PUBLIC RESOURCES\nCODE §21080.17\nThe proposed urgency ordinance will amend Section 20.400.330 of the Stanton Municipal\nCode to comply with recent changes to state law that impose new limits on local authority\nto regulate Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units\n(JADUs). Except as otherwise noted, these new laws take effect on January 1, 2026. The\nCouncil previously held a public hearing for a similar ordinance that introduced the same\ncode amendments to comply with new ADU legislation, however, if adopted, the\nOrdinance will not become effective until after January 1, 2026. If the City does not have\na compliant ordinance in place on January 1, 2026 then its regulations become entirely\nnull and void. The proposed urgency ordinance would become effective immediately after\napproval so staff is requesting the proposed urgency ordinance.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council waive full reading and adopt by title only Urgency Ordinance No. 1168,\nentitled:\n“AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nSTANTON AMENDING SECTION 20.400.330 OF THE STANTON MUNICIPAL\nCODE RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR\nACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS TO COMPLY WITH RECENT CHANGES IN\nSTATE LAW, AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE STATUTORILY EXEMPT\nFROM CEQA UNDER PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE § 21080.17”; and\n2. Find that the adoption of the proposed Urgency Ordinance No. 1168 is statutorily\nexempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under\nPublic Resources Code § 21080.17.