RECOMMENDATION(S):
Direct the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) and the Office of County Counsel to evaluate the Second Unit Ordinance (Chapter 82-24 of the County Code) and to identify possible revisions to the Code for consideration by the Planning Commission and the Board which would increase the number of second unit applications particularly in communities such as Kensington, which have few second unit applications.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost for this type of analysis is estimated not to exceed $5,000 in staff time and can be incorporated in the DCD budget.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County has had a second unit ordinance since 1987. On June 3, 2003 the Board of Supervisors approved a new second unit ordinance that required second unit applications to be considered ministerially without a public hearing. The change to the ordinance was made in order to comply with Government Code Section 65852.2 which addresses residential second units.
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