Council to introduce updated rules for ADUs and JADUs
Larkspur's City Council will hold a public hearing to introduce Ordinance 1099, which amends Municipal Code Chapter 18.23 governing Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units. Staff is recommending the council waive the first reading and introduce the ordinance by title only, the standard procedural step before a second reading and final adoption.
The agenda does not detail which specific ADU/JADU standards are changing, but the update follows a broader statewide push to streamline accessory unit approvals. No property-specific disputes are tied to this item; it is a citywide code change rather than an individual project hearing.
The same meeting opens with a closed-session performance evaluation of the City Manager before the public session begins, and includes a handful of other business items — from a dog park extension to winter storm preparedness — before any ADU discussion gets underway.