When the County Planning Commission meets at 9 a.m. tomorrow in San Bernardino, short-term vacation rentals will be back on the agenda. Reporter Mike Lipsitz says the focus will be limited to accessory dwelling units…
Among the items on tomorrow’s agenda is a proposed amendment to the development code regulations related to accessory dwelling units in unincorporated areas. The amendment will bring county code into compliance with a series of new state housing-related bills (SB 13, AB 68, AB 587, AB 670, AB 671, AB 881) that were signed into law in recent months. This proposal is a San Bernardino County Development Code (Development Code) Amendment revising the regulations related to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in Chapters 82.03, 82.04, 82.05, 82.06, 83.02, 83.11 and 84.01 (Project). These Chapters include the land use tables, parking and loading standards, allowed projections table and accessory structures and uses.
Much of the recently enacted legislation is related to rules and regulations on accessory dwelling units with the goal of removing restrictive development standards, reducing fees, allowing additional time for compliance and streamlining the review process.
In addition to these changes, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is required to review the local agencies’ changes to ensure compliance with state law. Until the changes have been adopted by the County and certified by HCD, implementation of these changes has been ongoing since the effective date of January 1, 2020.
The proposed amendments, if approved, are not expected to impact the county’s March 31 deadline for owners of short-term vacation rentals to apply for permits.
