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Public Hearing to consider a Consistency Determination (ALUC-18-03) for the proposed County of Solano Secondary Dwelling Unit Ordinance and Accessory Building Ordinance with the Travis Air Force Base, the Nut Tree Airport and the Rio Vista Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans. (Sponsor: County of Solano)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Determine that application ALUC-2018-03 (County of Solano Secondary Dwelling and Accessory Building Ordinance) is consistent with the Travis Air Force Base, the Nut Tree Airport and the Rio Vista Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans.
DISCUSSION:
Introduction
On January 1, 2018, new state legislation went in to effect mandating certain minimum requirements for any local zoning regulations pertaining to accessory dwelling units. The legislation rendered invalid any local regulations if they were not in complete conformance with the new state rules for secondary dwellings. The main effect of the legislation was to cap, at 1,200 square feet, the size of any secondary dwelling permitted by a city or county. The legislation also imposed several restrictions and requirements which local government must meet in any local ordinance regulating secondary dwellings.
Prior to this legislation, secondary dwellings in certain Solano County zoning districts could be permitted up to 1,800 square feet. The legislation does permit local agencies to adopt secondary dwelling unit regulations with different size limitations, providing the local ordinances comply with all of the state's other requirements. The County wishes to re-establish it's more generous size limitations for secondary dwellings. The County has prepared two ordinances which, together, restore the maximum sizes for secondary dwellings which were in effect prior to January 1, 2018 and add the mandated restrictions and requirements imposed by the State. The proposed ordinance amendments are summarized below:
Accessory Building Ordinance (Attachment A and A1)
The proposed revisions inc...
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