City Council

C.2.\nURGENCY ORDINANCE AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE\nTO UPDATE REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS\nAND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN COMPLIANCE WITH\nSTATE LAW [N. MARICICH, F. CONTRERAS, M. MONTENEGRO, A.\nSTAUBER]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider adopting an Urgency Ordinance\nand will introduce on first reading an Ordinance amending the City’s local\nregulations governing accessory dwelling units (“ADUs”) and junior\naccessory dwelling units (“JADUs”) to comply with recent changes to state\nlaw. Except as otherwise noted, these new laws take effect on January 1,\n2026. The proposed ordinances are statutorily exempt from review under\nthe California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under Public\nResources Code Section § 21080.17.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Find that the adoption of the proposed\nUrgency Ordinance is statutorily exempt from review under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) under Public Resources Code\nSection § 21080.17; 2) Waive full reading and adopt by title only Urgency\nOrdinance No. 25–30: “AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING\nSECTION 19.36.310 OF CHAPTER 19.36 OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD\nMUNICIPAL\nCODE\nRELATING\nTO\nACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS TO\nCOMPLY WITH RECENT CHANGES IN STATE LAW AND FINDING THE\nACTION TO BE STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER PUBLIC\nRESOURCES CODE §21080.17”; and 3) Introduce on first reading\nOrdinance No. 25–31: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD AMENDING SECTION 19.36.310 OF CHAPTER 19.36,\nSECTION 19.42.020 and SECTION 19.42.040 OF CHAPTER 19.42, AND\nADDING CHAPTER 19.43 (ADU PERMIT) TO TITLE 19 OF THE CITY\nOF\nWEST\nHOLLYWOOD\nMUNICIPAL\nCODE\nRELATING\nTO\nACCESSORY\nDWELLING\nUNITS\nAND,\nJUNIOR\nACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNITS AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE STATUTORILY\nEXEMPT\nFROM\nCEQA\nUNDER\nPUBLIC\nRESOURCES\nCODE\n§21080.17.”