Palos Verdes Estates

City Council

January 14, 2026 Item #9

Agenda Item 9

9.\nZTA-002-25; AN URGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING PALOS VERDES\nESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 18.45 (ACCESSORY DWELLING\nUNITS) 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:\n1.\nWaive full reading and adopt by title only Urgency Ordinance No. 770\nentilted:  “AN URGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING PALOS VERDES\nESTATES\nMUNICIPAL\nCODE\nCHAPTER\n18.45\n(ACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNITS) REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS\n(ADU) AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADU) AND\nFINDING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA.”\n2.\nFind that the adoption of the proposed ordinances are statuorily exempt\nfrom review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)\nunder Public Resources Code section 21080.17.\nStaff Report