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Conduct a Public Hearing to consider a Consistency Determination ALUC-2019-19 for the proposed amendments to the Benicia Municipal Code pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units and related matters with the Travis Air Force Base Land Use Compatibility Plan (Sponsor: City of Benicia). (Planner: Jim Leland)
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Published Notice Required? Yes ___ No _ _
Public Hearing Required? Yes ___ No _ _
RECOMMENDATION:
Determine that application ALUC-2019-19 (City of Benicia ADU Ordinance) is consistent with the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan).
DISCUSSION:
INTRODUCTION
History
On July 12, 2018, the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission conducted a public hearing to consider consistency determination ALUC-18-05, an ordinance of the City of Benicia permitting accessory dwelling units within the Benicia city limits. The Commission concluded that the proposed ordinance was consistent with the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan).
The City has submitted a new application to amend the accessory dwelling unit regulations to bring them into consistency with recent state legislation. (See Attachments A, Attachment A1: Markup of proposed changes to existing regulations)
Current Request
Since the City's adoption of ADU regulations in 2019, state law has been amended to modify existing rules and add new provisions regulating accessory dwelling units. However, upon adoption of these regulations in January 2019, the City Council directed staff to consider future revisions to address concerns including:
1. The quality of living space above ground floor garage (e.g., dormer requirements, allowed height)
2. Allowed lot coverage
3. Setbacks
4. Other comments from architects on the adopted regulations
As a result, the City has drafted a proposed ordinance revision which would bring the City's regulations into compliance with the new laws which went into effect on January 1, 2020.
The proposed project is an amendmen...
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