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Here is a link to the draft ordinance which will be considered by the Planning Commission tonight: http:9fwww»cf,santa-anaxa.:aas/,pba/plannir.t,F✓ ocuments]ADU.Draft-10-17.p,id > A granny flats update from the Council Public Safety sub -committee meeting courtesy of SA resident Mary Thornton: (This is from a previous meeting) > So far, the GF ordinance appears to have taken into account most of what would be considered "residents' concerns". A draft of the ordinance was available at the meeting; some key highlights are below: > - owner must live in one of the two units (primary home or ADU) on the parcel: will be deed restricted to this even upon sale of the property > - property must be sold as a parcel; cannot separately sell the ADU > - only one additional unit (of any type) per parcel > - height limit of 15 ft (which pretty much wipes out building them over a garage) > - size limit is 50% of the primary dwelling or 750 sq. Ft, whichever is less > - lot size must be 6,000 sq. Ft minimum > - existing lot coverage and setbacks limits still apply; architectural guidelines to match the style and character of the primary residence > - cannot be rented for less than 30 days > - existing illegal units cannot be "converted" to legal ADUs - they would have to be permitted and meet all requirements as apply to new ADUs - there will be no "conversion" process for illegal garage units, for example > Additionally, ADUs will be prohibited in areas of the City classified as "Areas of Open Space Deficiency" which I believe applies to a lot of neighborhoods. > There was also discussion as to using public safety concerns, water/sewage impacts, etc., to limit where ADUs can be permitted (the state law allows these considerations): Public Works was tasked with determining if water/sewage would be affected but did an evaluation and came up with no areas of impact. Jose Solorio also encouraged another look at Public Safety impacts as we have a low ratio of police/population. > There were several questions: Candida did a very nice job of answering and clearly, even though they apparently did not hear from too many people early on, they got the right message. There will be additional opportunities for public comment (future Coml-ink and supposedly a public community forum through Planning Commission). There is some urgency to pass the ordinance however, since anybody can now request a permit and without a city ordinance in place, the city has to grant the permit within 120 days as long as the