File #: ID#25-539    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading
File created: 11/18/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/9/2025 Final action:
Title: Zoning Code Amendment 2025-001; Rescind Section 37-50.250 (Accessory Dwelling Units) of Chapter 37 of the Salinas Municipal Code (Zoning Code), remove and modify applicable Zoning Code Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) definitions and development regulations and apply applicable State ADU law for the processing of ADU applications
Attachments: 1. ZCA 2025-001 CC Staff Report, 2. ZCA 2025-001 Draft CC Ordinance - CC Granicus version, 3. PC Resolution 2025-12, 4. ZCA 2025-001 PC Staff Report

Title

Zoning Code Amendment 2025-001; Rescind Section 37-50.250 (Accessory Dwelling Units) of Chapter 37 of the Salinas Municipal Code (Zoning Code), remove and modify applicable Zoning Code Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) definitions and development regulations and apply applicable State ADU law for the processing of ADU applications

Recommended Action

Consider finding Zoning Code Amendment 2025-001 categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305; and adopt an Ordinance to comply amending Chapter 37 of the Salinas Municipal Code (Zoning Code) to rescind Section 37-50.250 (Accessory Dwelling Units), remove and modify Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) definitions of Section 37-10.250 (“A” definitions), modify the ADU development regulations of Sections 37-30.020, 37-30-060, 37-30-110, 37-30.160, 37-30.390, and 37-30.430, and apply applicable State ADU Law to process ADU applications.