ADU and JADU Ordinance Update, File No. ORD25-0004
Summary
SCH Number
2025120488
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
ADU and JADU Ordinance Update, File No. ORD25-0004
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/11/2025
Document Description
The ordinance includes amendments to Chapter 26 of the Sonoma County Code to update and consolidate standards and permitting provisions pertaining to ADUs and JADUs in alignment with State ADU Law and General Plan goals and policies.
Contact Information
Name
Isabella Wotring
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Countywide, San Francisco Bay Area
State Highways
US 1, US 101, SR 12, SR 37, SR 1
Railways
Multiple
Airports
Sonoma County Airport
Schools
Multiple
Waterways
Multiple
Other Location Info
Base: Mt. Diablo
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Statutory Exemption under Public Resources Code Section 21080.17
Reasons for Exemption
Permit Sonoma determined that the proposed amendments to Chapter 26 (Zoning Code) are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 which provides that the adoption of an ordinance by a city or county to implement State provisions for ADUs and JADUs is exempt from CEQA.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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