CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
NOTICE AND SUMMARY
ORDINANCE NO. ORD-24-1484

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 28, 2025, the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach (“City”) will consider the adoption of Ordinance No. ORD-24-1484.

Ordinance No. ORD-24-1484 amends Chapter 17.21 to make changes to the City’s regulations on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) to comply with recently adopted State law and to defer to the adopted Building Code regarding building separation. Specifically, this Ordinance does the following: (i) prohibits the City from denying an ADU or JADU that was constructed before January 1, 2020 unless that City finds that correcting a violation of the ADU or JADU is necessary to comply with standard specified in Health and Safety Code section 17920.3; (ii) prohibits the City from requiring replacement parking when an uncovered parking space is demolished for or replaced with an ADU; (iii) incorporates the State mandated definition of “livable space;” (iv) amends the City’s regulations on detached ADUs for lots with existing multifamily dwelling units to reflect the new maximum number of allowed detached ADUs; and (v) modifies the required building separation between ADUs and another habitable structure to defer to the Building Code. The Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to section 21080.17 of the Public Resources Code. Ordinance No. ORD-24-1484 was introduced for first reading by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at its regular meeting on November 12, 2024.

Ordinance No. ORD-24-1484 was introduced for first reading by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at its regular meeting on November 14, 2024 and modified at the January 14, 2025 City Council meeting. 

The above is simply a summary of the Ordinance. To obtain a full understanding of the Ordinance, it should be read in its entirety. A certified copy of the full text of the Ordinance is posted in the City Clerk’s office at Hermosa Beach City Hall, 1315 Valley Drive, 2nd floor, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, and on the City’s website at http://www.hermosabeach.gov.

Reanna Guzman
Acting City Clerk

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