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Subject: Secondary Units and Density Bonus Law
From: Community and Economic Development Agency
Recommendation: Approve the report and provide direction regarding modifications to minimums street pavement width requirements in Ordinance Number 12501 C.M.S. related to standards for Secondary Units
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CITY OF OAKLAND
AGENDA REPORT 2003 JUL -2 PM 4:52
TO: Office of the City Manager
ATTN: Robert C. Bobb
FROM: Community and Economic Development Agency
DATE: July 15, 2003
RE: Consideration of modifications to minimum street pavement width requirements
in Ordinance Number 12501 related to standards for Secondary Units.
SUMMARY
On June 17, 2003, the City Council adopted a Zoning Text Amendment that revised the City's
regulations for Secondary Units in response to a new state law. One of the newly adopted
regulations states that Secondary Units are allowed only if the streets leading from the property
to the nearest arterial street have a minimum pavement width of 20 feet. This requirement is the
same as the guidelines adopted by the City Council in 1999 and agreed to by the Fire Marshal at
that time.
At the June 3, 2003 City Council hearing, some councilmembers expressed an interest in
increasing the pavement width requirement to 24 feet, based on fire safety concerns. However,
making the change at that time would have necessitated an additional public hearing and would
have resulted in the City missing the state imposed deadline for adopting new Secondary Unit
regulations. Therefore, the City Council adopted the 20-foot requirement and instructed staff to
come back with a follow-up report on the subject immediately after the adoption of the new
Secondary Unit regulations.
The existing 20-foot minimum pavement width requirement is contained within Section
17.102.360(G) of the Oakland Planning Code, as amended by Ordinance No. 12501 ...
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