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Conduct a Public Hearing to consider a Consistency Determination (ALUC-20-05) for amendments to the Waterfront District Specific Plan City and the Accessory Dwelling Unit Zoning Regulations with the Travis Air Force Base Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan. (Sponsor: City of Suisun City)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Determine that application ALUC-2020-05 for the Suisun Waterfront Specific Plan and Accessory Dwelling Zoning Regulations are consistent with the Travis Air Force Base Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.
DISCUSSION:
Introduction
On January 1, 2020, additional 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 City of Suisun has initiated amendments to its Waterfront Specific Plan and Accessory Dwelling Unit Zoning Regulations to bring each document into compliance with the current state law in effect for accessory dwelling units.
Suisun Waterfront Specific Plan (Attachment B)
The Suisun Waterfront Specific Plan is being revised to add Accessory Dwelling Units as a permitted land use within the Main Street Mixed Use Zone and the Downtown Mixed Use Zone areas of the plan area and provides development standards applicable to accessory dwelling units.
Accessory Dwelling Unit Zoning Regulations - (Attachment C)
The proposed revisions to the Suisun City Zoning Regulations include:
1. Amending Section 18.04 to add definitions for a variety of types of accessory dwelling units,
2. Amending Section 18.30.170 to provide a purpose for the regulations,
3. Amending Section 18.30.170 to make revisions to the regulations governing accessory dwelling units, and
4. Amending Section 18.31 adding explanatory footnotes to Table 18.31.01 Development Standards in Residential Zones.
These changes do not alter the intensity...
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