Zoning Amendments to Implement the Housing Element, New State Laws and Other Needed Updates RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 25-XX (Attachment 1), the proposed amendments to Hercules Municipal Code Land Use Regulation Tables 13-6.1, 13-12.1, 13-15.1, 13-18.1, and 13-32.1; and amending Section 13-35.320 Accessory Dwelling Units, Chapter 13-36 Two-Unit Development, Chapter 13-42 Design Review, Chapter 13-53 Reasonable Accommodations For Persons with Disabilities, and Chapter 13-60 Definitions, to implement the 6th Cycle Housing Element; comply with Senate Bills No. 450, 477, 745 and 1211, Assembly Bill No. 2162, and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA); correct identified inconsistencies and finding the action exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

Committee

City Council

Introduced

January 16, 2025

On agenda

January 28, 2025

Where it was heard

City Council Jan 28, 2025 adopt Pass