ADU and JADU Regulation Amendments Urgency Ordinance to Implement Changes in State Law (Case No. 25-0005-ORD)
Summary
SCH Number
2025120774
Public Agency
City of Goleta
Document Title
ADU and JADU Regulation Amendments Urgency Ordinance to Implement Changes in State Law (Case No. 25-0005-ORD)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/17/2025
Document Description
The project includes the replacement of the City’s existing Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) regulations (Section 17.41.030 of the Goleta Municipal Code) with a new set of citywide ADU and JADU standards that will fully comply with the changes in State laws (Assembly Bill (AB) 462 (2025), AB 1154 (2025), Senate Bill (SB) 9 (2025), and SB 543). Changes to the City’s ADU and JADU regulations relate to: ADU and JADU Sizes, Quantity of Building Permit Only ADUs, ADU Permitting Process, ADU Processing in the Coastal Zone, Fire Sprinklers, JADU Owner-Occupancy, Disaster-Affected Areas, and Impact Fees. Additional revisions include minor alignments with State ADU law and clarifying clauses and subsection titles, where appropriate.
Contact Information
Name
Cam Audras
Agency Name
City of Goleta
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Goleta
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Citywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code, §21080.17
Reasons for Exemption
Under California Public Resources Code Section 21080.17, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city or county implementing the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, which is California’s ADU law and which also regulates JADUs, as defined by Section 66313. Therefore, the adoption of the proposed ordinance is statutorily exempt from CEQA in that it implements State ADU law.
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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