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BACKGROUND On January 19, 2021, the City Council voted 4-1 to introduce the Ordinance, including modifications to address two-story ADUs. On February 16, 2021, the City Council voted, 3-2, to introduce the ordinance as modified, reflecting the direction provided on January 19, and with several additional modifications and clarifications. Staff has incorporated further changes to the ordinance to reflect this latter direction, included as Attachment 1. DISCUSSION As noted in the Summary, on February 16 the City Council directed staff to make additional modifications to the municipal code. The following summarizes the changes directed by City Council and provides a reference to the section of the municipal code. A. Prohibit ADUs above 16-feet in height, attached or detached, except when the ADU is the result of the conversion of existing space. PMC §18.84.150(E) was struck and PMC §§18.106.040(A) and 18.106.045(A) were modified. (Note: these revisions to the PMC reflect direction from the City Council on January 19 and were provided to the Council for review as part of the February 16 meeting materials1.) B. Add language to allow consideration of ADUs greater than 16 feet in height in new Planned Unit Developments. PMC §18.106.040(A) and PMC §18.106.045(A) were modified. C. Require a 10-foot street side setback for detached ADUs that exceed 800 square feet in size. PMC §18.106.045(B) was modified. D. Require landscape screening and solid fencing along rear and interior side property lines adjacent to an ADU, but for corner lots allow the owner to provide either fencing or landscaping along the street side property line. The solid fencing requirement would not apply to PUDs where open fencing is required. PMC §18.106.060(C)(1)(b) was modified. E. Retain the owner-occupancy requirements for ADUs approved prior to January 1, 2020. • PMC §18.106.060(A): Existing text that required owner-occupancy that was previously proposed for strikeout, is now proposed to remain. A sentence was added indicating owner occupancy for the primary dwelling or the ADU is not required for ADUs approved between January 2020 and January 2025, as mandated by state law. • PMC §18.106.060(l): Existing text that required a deed restriction for ADUs that was previously proposed for strikeout is proposed to remain. ' The revisions include clarifications to ensure consistency with State law, reflecting a limitation on total height, rather than a strict limitation on number of stories. Page 2 of 4