CC 2022-05-24_09b Supplemental 1
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Andrew Perez, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Supplemental Information
Agenda Item 9.b – May 24, 2022 City Council Meeting
Discuss and Consider Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Title 16
of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code to Implement Senate Bill 9;
Development Code Amendment 21-002; Location – Citywide
DATE: May 24, 2022
This supplemental memo contains revisions, shown in redline, to the draft ordinance made
after the publication of the agenda.
cc: City Manager
Assistant City Manager/Public Works Director
Community Development Director
City Attorney
City Clerk
City Website (or public review binder)
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ATTACHMENT 1
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE AMENDING TITLE 16 OF THE ARROYO
GRANDE MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING SECTIONS
16.32.060 AND 16.20.180 PERTAINING TO REGULATIONS
FOR TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND TO PARCEL
MAPS FOR URBAN LOT SPLITS TO COMPLY WITH
SENATE BILL 9 (SB 9), CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTIONS 65852.21 AND 66411.7
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 9 into
law, which establishes a series of new regulations to allow for ministerial approval of two
units on parcels located in single-family residential zones as set forth in Government
Code Section 65852.21 and ministerial approval of urban lot splits pursuant to
Government Code Section 66411.7; and
WHEREAS, Government Code sections 65852.21 and 66411.7 permit the imposition of
objective zoning standards, objective design standards and objective subdivision
standards on two-unit residential development projects and urban lot splits, provided that
they do not physically preclude the construction of up to two units of at least 800 square
feet in floor area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arroyo Grande desires to amend Title 16 of the Arroyo Grande
Municipal Code to comply with the provisions of Government Code sections 65852.21
and 66411.7; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arroyo Grande has duly initiated this amendment to the Arroyo
Grande Municipal Code to add Section 16.32.060 pertaining to Regulations for Two-Unit
Residential Development within Single-Family Residential Zones and Section 16.20.180
pertaining to Parcel Maps for Urban Lot Spits; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Arroyo Grande, after giving notices
thereof as required by law, held a public hearing on May 3, 2022 concerning this code
amendment and carefully considered all pertinent testimony and the staff report offered
in the case as presented; and
WHEREAS, on May 3, 2022, the Planning Commission of the Arroyo Grande
recommended to the City Council adding Sections 16.20.180 and 16.32.060 to the
AGMC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande has, after giving notice thereof
as required by law, held a public hearing on May 24, 2022, concerning the addition of
AGMC Sections 16.20.180 and 16.32.060; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande, at its regularly scheduled public
meeting on May 24, 2022 introduced this Ordinance to add Section 16.20.180 to Title 16,
Chapter 20 and 16.32.060 to Title 16, Chapter 32 of the AGMC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully considered all pertinent testimony and the staff
report, its attachments and all supporting materials referenced therein or offered in the
matter as presented at the public hearing.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals and findings are true and correct and are incorporated
herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Section 16.20.180 is hereby added to Title 16, Chapter 20 of the Arroyo
Grande Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 16.20.180 Parcel Maps for Urban Lot Spits
A. Purpose and Scope
1. This Section implements Government Code section 66411.7 to provide an owner
of property in the Single-Family single-family zoning districts an additional method
to subdivide the parcel for the purpose of housing development.
2. Urban lot split means the subdivision of an existing legal parcel in a single-family
zoning district to create no more than two new parcels.
B. Application and Approval
1. A parcel map for an urban lot split may not be approved except in conjunction with
a concurrently submitted application for building permits for two-unit residential
development pursuant to Section 16.32.060. Development on the resulting parcels
is limited to the residential development approved in the concurrently submitted
building permit applications.
2. A parcel map for an urban lot split must be prepared by a registered civil engineer
or licensed land surveyor in accordance with Government Code sections 66444 –
66450 and this Section, and submitted for approval to the City Engineer. A fee in
an amount established by City Council resolution must be paid concurrently with
the submission of the parcel map.
3. The City Engineer is the approval authority for parcel maps under this Section. The
City Engineer shall approve a parcel map for an urban lot split if the Engineer
determines that it meets all of the requirements of this Section.
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C. The following supplemental information is required to be submitted with a parcel map
to establish compliance with the construction plans and all provisions of this Code and
applicable State law:
1. A map of appropriate size and to scale showing all of the following:
a. Total area (in acreage and square feet) of each proposed lot.
b. Location and dimensions of existing and proposed property lines;
c. Zoning District;
d. The location and use of all existing and proposed structures;
e. All required zoning setbacks for the existing and proposed lots;
f. The location of all existing water, sewer, electricity, storm drain, or gas service
lines, pipes, systems, or easements;
g. The location of all proposed new water, sewer, storm drain, lines, pipes, or
systems;
h. The location of any proposed easements for access or public utilities to serve
a lot created by the subdivision;
i. The location of any existing trees larger than four inches in diameter measured
four feet six inches above the base and any such trees proposed for removal;
j. Any area of the parcel that has a slope of 25% or greater by way of contours at
5-foot intervals;
l. Name and dimensions, including right-of-way and improved area, of public and
private streets or public alleys adjoining the parcel;
m. Curb, gutter, sidewalk, parkway, and street trees: type, location, and
dimensions;
n. Location of existing or proposed driveway dimensions, materials, and slope
(including cross slope); and
o. Location of existing or proposed pedestrian pathway access to the public right
of way.
2. A statement of the owner, signed under penalty of perjury under the laws of
California, that:
a. The proposed urban lot split would not require or authorize demolition or
alteration of any of the following types of housing:
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(i) Housing that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that
restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of moderate, low,
or very low income.
(ii) Housing that is subject to any form of rent or price control through a public
entity’s valid exercise of its police power.
(iii) A parcel or parcels on which an owner of residential real property has
exercised the owner’s rights under Section 12.75 (commencing with Section
7060) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code to withdraw
accommodations from rent or lease within 15 years before the date that the
development proponent submits an application.
(iv) Housing that has been occupied by a tenant in the last three years.
b. The parcel has not been established through prior exercise of an urban lot split
under this Section;
c. Neither the owner of the parcel being subdivided nor any person acting in
concert with the owner has previously subdivided an adjacent parcel under the
provisions of this Section.
d. The owner intends to occupy one of the housing units located on a lot created
by the parcel map as their principal residence for a minimum of three years
from the date of the recording of the parcel map.
e. Rental terms of any unit created by the subdivision shall not be less than 31
consecutive days, nor shall rental terms allow termination of the tenancy prior
to the expiration of at least one thirty-one (31) day period of occupancy by the
same tenant.
f. The uses allowed on a lot created by the parcel map shall be limited to
residential uses.
D. Design and Improvement Requirements
1. A parcel map may subdivide an existing legal parcel to create no more than two
parcels of approximately equal lot area. One parcel shall not be smaller than 40
percent of the lot area of the original parcel proposed for subdivision and neither
parcel shall be smaller than 1,200 square feet.:
2. Each parcel must be served by a separate water service meter and a separate
sewer connection.
3. Each parcel shall either drain a developed drainage easement or in accordance
with the City’s Standard Specification and Engineering Standards.
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4. Rights-of-way as required for access along all natural watercourses as necessary
for flood control, maintenance, and improvement shall be dedicated.
5. The parcel must satisfy the requirements of Government Code section 66411.7(a).
6. A lot line shall not bisect or be located within 4 feet of any of the following:
a. A dwelling that has been occupied by a tenant at any time during the three
years before the date of the parcel map;
b. A structure designated as a historic structure or a candidate structure under
any City ordinance or included on the State Historic Resources Inventory;
c. A dwelling that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts
rents to levels affordable to persons and families of moderate, low, or very low
income.
d. Existing easements if the resulting lot would create a developable area that
would interfere with the use of the easement for its intended purpose.
7. The location and orientation of new lot lines shall meet the following standards:
a. Front lot lines shall conform to the minimum public street frontage requirements
of the Development Code; a flag lot, or a lot with a narrow projecting strip of
land extending along a street, is not permitted.
b. Each parcel shall have approximately equal lot width and lot depth, consistent
with the minimum lot sizes described in subsection D, above. Lot depth shall
be measured at the midpoint of the front lot line. Lot width shall be measured
by a line connecting two points on opposite interior lot lines that will result in a
line parallel to the front lot line.
c. New lot lines must be straight lines, unless there is a conflict with existing
improvements or the natural environment in which case the line may be not be
straight but shall follow the appropriate course.
d. Lot lines facing a street shall generally be parallel to the street. Unless the
minimum public street frontage is provided, the lot line dividing the two parcels
must be parallel to and not less than 50 feet from an existing front lot line, or
outside the front half of the existing lot, whichever is greater.
e. Interior lot lines not facing the street shall be at right angles perpendicular to
the street on straight streets, or radial to the street on curved streets.
f. Lot lines shall be located within appropriate physical locations such as the top
of creek banks, at appropriate topographical changes (top or bottom of slopes
etc.) or at locations which clearly separate existing and proposed land uses.
g. Lot lines shall be contiguous with existing zoning boundaries.
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h. The placement of lot lines shall not result in an accessory building or accessory
use on a lot without a main building or primary use on the same lot, as defined
in the Development Code.
i. Lot lines shall not render an existing structure as nonconforming in any respect
(e.g., setbacks, Floor Area Ratio, parking), nor increase the nonconformity of
an existing nonconforming structure.
E. Access Standards
1. Each lot shall front upon or have access to a public street, or be served by an
access easement serving no more than two lots. Access shall be provided in
compliance with these standards:
a. Vehicle access easements serving a maximum of two units shall meet the
following standards:
i. Easement width shall be a minimum of 10 feet and a maximum of 16 feet,
unless a wider driveway is required by the California Fire Code due to
distance of the structure from the easement, or as needed to meet the
driveway and parking standards in the City’s standards.
ii. The minimum length for a vehicle access easement is 20 feet. No maximum
easement length shall be set. If easement length is more than 75 feet, a
vehicle turnaround shall be provided.
iii. No residential structure shall be closer than 3 feet to the easement.
b. Vehicle access easements serving three to four units shall meet the following
standards:
i. Easement width shall be a minimum of 20 feet.
ii. The minimum length for a vehicle access easement is 20 feet. No maximum
easement length shall be set. If easement length is more than 75 feet, a
vehicle turnaround shall be provided.
iii. No residential structure shall be closer than 5 feet to the easement.
c. Where a lot does not abut a public street, and where no automobile parking
spaces are required or proposed for the residential development, a vehicle
access easement is not required. An easement providing pedestrian access to
a street from each lot shall be provided meeting the following standards:
i. Easement width shall be a minimum of five feet;
ii. Pedestrian access easements shall not exceed 200 feet in length.
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2. Vehicle access easements shall not be located closer than 25 feet to an
intersection.
3. Access and provisions for fire protection consistent with the California Fire Code
shall be provided for all structures served by an access easement.
4. Surfacing of easements, pedestrian walkways required within easements, and
turnaround dimensions shall meet the requirements of the California Fire Code,
the City’s Design Standards, and the parking design standards in the Development
Code.
5. Lots taking access by an easement must record a shared maintenance agreement
for the driveway. The agreement shall be recorded prior to or concurrently with the
final map.
F. Map Requirements
1. The content and form of a parcel map shall meet all the requirements of
Government Code sections 66444 – 66450.
2. The parcel map shall show all easements for public utilities necessary to serve
each lot created by the subdivision.
3. The parcel map shall show all easements necessary to provide each lot with
access to the public or private street or alley abutting the original parcel.
4. The parcel map shall contain a declaration that:
a. Each lot created by the parcel map shall be used solely for residential
dwellings;
b. That rental of any dwelling unit on a lot created by the parcel map shall not be
less than 31 consecutive days, nor shall rental terms allow termination of the
tenancy prior to the expiration of at least one 31-day period occupancy by the
same tenant.
G. Concurrent Processing With Other Ministerial Permits for Housing Development
1. No development, including grading or vegetation removal, shall commence on
either lot, concurrent or subsequent to an urban lot split, unless it is approved with
a valid building permit for the construction of a housing development and complies
with all the objective development and design standards outlined for two-unit
residential development or accessory dwelling units in this Code, or any other
adopted objective design standards in effect at the time a complete application is
submitted.
2. A building permit for development on an urban lot split cannot be issued until the
parcel map is recorded.
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3. The City Engineer shall deny an urban lot split if the building official has made a
written finding, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that the proposed
housing development project would have a specific, adverse impact, as defined
and determined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 65589.5 of the
Government Code, upon public health and safety or the physical environment and
for which there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific,
adverse impact.
H. Prohibition of Further Subdivision
A lot created by a parcel map under this Section shall not be further subdivided.
SECTION 3. Section 16.32.060 is hereby added to Title 16, Chapter 32 of the Arroyo
Grande Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 16.32.060 Two-Unit Residential Development
A. Purpose and Intent.
1. It is the intent of these regulations to provide opportunities for two units on one
legal parcel, consistent with state law and local regulations. In the event of an
inconsistency between this Section and Government Code Section 65852.21,
Government Code Section 65852.21 shall prevail. Provided that Government
Code Sections 65852.21 or 66411.7 are not repealed, qualifying two-unit
residential development in the single-family zoning districts shall be located,
developed, and used in compliance with this Section.
2. In accordance with Government Code Section 65852.21(a)(2), two-unit residential
development shall not be permitted under this Section in any of the following
circumstances:
a. Parcels located in:
i. Wetlands;
ii. Either prime farmland or farmland of statewide importance, as defined
pursuant to United States Department of Agriculture land inventory and
monitoring criteria, as modified for California, and designated on the maps
prepared by the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the
Department of Conservation;
iii. Very high fire severity zones, except if the site has adopted fire hazard
mitigation measures pursuant to existing building standards or state fire
mitigation measures applicable to the development;
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iv. A hazardous waste site, unless the site has been cleared by the State for
residential use;
v. Delineated earthquake fault zones, unless the development complies with
applicable seismic protection building code standards;
vi. Special flood hazard areas (100-year flood zones), unless the site has been
subject to a FEMA Letter of Map Revision issued to the City or the site
meets FEMA requirement necessary to meet minimum flood plain
management criteria of the National Flood Insurance Program;
vii. A regulatory flood way identified in a FEMA map, unless the development
has received a no-rise certification;
viii. Lands identified for conservation in an adopted natural resource protection
plan, habitat for protected species, or under a conservation easement; and
ix. A historic district or property designated pursuant to a local ordinance or
included on the State Historic Resources Inventory.
b. The proposed development would require demolition or alteration of any of the
following types of housing:
i. Housing that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that
restricts rents to moderate, low, or very low incomes;
ii. A unit that has been occupied by a tenant within the past three years; and
iii. A rent controlled unit.
c. The proposed development would result in the demolition of more than 25
percent of the existing exterior structural walls, unless the site has not been
occupied by a tenant in the last three years.
d. The building official finds that the proposed development would have a specific,
adverse impact on public health and safety or the physical environment that cannot be
feasibly mitigated or avoided, as defined and determined in paragraph (2) of subdivision
(d) of Government Code Section 65589.5.
B. Restrictions.
A qualifying two-unit residential project shall be subject to the following restrictions:
1. The development and use of the dwelling units shall only be valid and
permitted based on the terms established in the Section.
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2. The dwelling unit(s) shall not be rented for a period of less than thirty-
one (31) consecutive days, nor shall rental terms allow termination of
the tenancy prior to the expiration of at least one thirty-one (31) day
period of occupancy by the same tenants.
C. Unit Configurations
The new unit in a two-residential unit development may be permitted in the
following configurations. For the purpose of this section, “unit” means any
dwelling unit, including, but not limited to, two-unit residential development,
additional residential unit, primary residential unit, accessory dwelling unit, or
junior accessory dwelling unit.
1. One new unit incorporated entirely within an existing residential unit.
2. One new unit incorporated entirely within an existing accessory building,
including garages.
3. One new unit attached to and increasing the size of an existing
residential unit or an existing accessory building.
4. One new unit detached from and located on the same lot as an existing
unit. A unit that is attached to another detached accessory building, but
not another residential unit, or is attached by a breezeway or porch, is
considered detached.
5. Two newly constructed attached units (duplex) or two detached
residential units on a vacant lot.
6. A two-unit residential development in any of the configurations
described above may be added to a newly created lot concurrently with
an approval for a parcel map for an urban lot split, pursuant to AGMC
Section 16.20.180, Parcel Maps for Urban Lot Splits.
7. Up to two accessory dwelling units pursuant to AGMC Section
16.52.150, Accessory Dwelling Units, may be proposed in addition to
the two units constructed pursuant to this Section. Only one accessory
dwelling unit may be added to a lot created through an Urban Lot Split.
D. Parking.
1. No parking shall be required for dwelling units developed pursuant to
this Section.
E. Rear and Side Setbacks.
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1. No setback shall be applied to existing structures or structures
constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as an
existing structure.
2. For projects not meeting the requirements of subsection 1 above, a
minimum four-foot setback shall be provided from side and rear lot lines.
F. Objective Zoning and Design Standards for Two-Unit Residential Developments.
Government Code Section 65852.21 permits the imposition of objective zoning standards
and objective design standards. Accordingly, the follow objective standards shall apply to
two-unit residential development projects:
1. Massing and Articulation
a. Maximum Unit Size: The total gross floor area of the unit(s), excluding
garages, shall not exceed the floor-area ratios maximums found in Section
16.32.050 of this Title. These maximums, however, shall not preclude the
construction of at least two (2) 1,200 square foot units per lot.
b. Building Separation: detached dwelling units shall have a minimum of 10
feet of separation whether the units are on one lot or adjacent lots.
c. Height: The maximum height of a unit developed pursuant to this Section
shall be 30-feet.
d. Rooftop decks shall be permitted in accordance with the design standards
established by Subsection D of Section 16.48.180 of this Title.
2. Colors and Materials
a. The primary cladding shall be stone, brick, fiber cement, composite wood
or stone, wood, stucco, or other cementitious material. Plywood, such as
T1-11 siding, is prohibited.
b. Color schemes shall consist of one primary color and at least one secondary
color, at a minimum. The roof color shall not be considered a color for
purposes of this standard.
3. Parking and Circulation
a. When parking is proposed, the parking areas shall not be located between
a structure and a public sidewalk within the front setback, with the exception
of permitted driveways. When parking areas are located in the front yard,
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outside of the front setback, a landscape buffer of at least 10 feet between
the sidewalk and parking area shall be provided.
b. All parking areas serving more than one unit shall be internally connected
and shall use shared driveways.
4. Utility and Service Areas
a. All new dwelling units must connect to City utilities in accordance with
Section 13.12.060 of Title 13.
b. Areas for the storage of trash, recycling, and green waste receptacles shall
not be visible from the public right of way.
c. All mechanical equipment shall be either screened or hidden from view from
the public street.
Ministerial Approval of Two-Unit Residential Development Projects.
1. The Community Development Director or his/her designee shall ministerially
review and approve a two-unit residential development application and shall not
require a public hearing, provided that the submitted application is complete and
demonstrates that the two-unit residential development project complies with the
requirements contained in this Title 16 and qualifies under Government Code
Section 65852.21(a).
2. In addition to obtaining planning approval for the two-unit residential development
project, the applicant shall be required to obtain a building permit, and other
applicable construction permit requirements prior to the construction of the
dwelling units.
SECTION 4. The adoption of this Ordinance is not considered a project, therefore is
statutorily exempt from the requirements of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.
The City Clerk shall file a Notice of Exemption from CEQA review in accordance with
CEQA Guidelines.
SECTION 5. A summary of this Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper published
and circulated in the City of Arroyo Grande at least five (5) days prior to the City Council
meeting at which the proposed Ordinance is to be adopted. A certified copy of the full text
of the proposed Ordinance shall be posted in the office of the City Clerk. Within fifteen
(15) days after adoption of the Ordinance, the summary with the names of those City
Council members voting for and against the Ordinance shall be published again, and the
City Clerk shall post a certified copy of the full text of such adopted Ordinance.
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SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect thirty (30)
days after its passage.
SECTION 7. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is
for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this
Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
On motion by Council Member ______, seconded by Council Member _______, and by
the following roll call vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
the foregoing Ordinance was adopted this ____ day of _______, 2022.
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CAREN RAY RUSSOM, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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JESSICA MATSON, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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WHITNEY McDONALD, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TIMOTHY J. CARMEL, CITY ATTORNEY