[Save Sacramento Neighborhoods] Tell City of Sacramento NO to large ADUs and set back reductions: Hearing May 18

[no2rezone at list.omsoft.com]

This Tuesday, May 18, the Sacramento City Council Law and Legislation
committee will discuss the City's proposed changes to the Accessory Dwelling
Unit Ordinance.

Please send this message (or craft your own) to the members of the committee
(emails below) and cc the rest of the City Council:

Dear City Council Law and Legislation Committee:

I urge you to reject the proposed 150% increase in the size of Accessory
Dwelling Units (ADUs) that would be exempt from lot coverage requirements.
The city currently allows a total of 800 square feet of ADUs to be exempt
from lot coverage. 

The 150% increase to allowing 1200 square feet to be exempted is excessive
and not necessary. ADUs are intended to be small. A 1200 square foot unit is
the size of many houses in Sacramento. This larger size enables more people
to live in an ADU, units that currently have NO requirement for onsite
parking.

Also, please reject the reduction in setback requirements for the second
story of an ADU from four feet to three feet. The city is currently allowing
ADUs to be built on the rear or side yard property lines if 60 feet from the
front property line and currently requires the second story to be four feet
from the property line. 

This proposed change would allow a three story unit just three feet from
adjacent property. This infringes on the light and privacy of other homes in
single family neighborhoods.

I also urge that one parking space per ADU be required.

Any deviations from the zoning requirements for ADUs must be heard by the
Planning Commission and City Council, not just decided administratively.

I support keeping Sacramento's existing single family neighborhoods and not
densifying them with large ADUs or upzoning for multiple units.

Sincerely

Law and Legislation Committee members

Jay Schenirer  <mailto:jschenirer at cityofsacramento.org>
jschenirer at cityofsacramento.org, (916) 808-7005
Jeff Harris  <mailto:jsharris at cityofsacramento.org>
jsharris at cityofsacramento.org, (916) 808-7003
Katie Valenzuela,  <mailto:kvalenzuela at cityofsacramento.org>
kvalenzuela at cityofsacramento.org, 916 808-7004
Eric Guerra, District 6  <mailto:eguerra at cityofSacramento.org>
eguerra at cityofSacramento.org, (916) 808-7006

Emails only: 
 <mailto:jschenirer at cityofsacramento.org> jschenirer at cityofsacramento.org,
jsharris at cityofsacramento.or <mailto:jsharris at cityofsacramento.org> g,
<mailto:kvalenzuela at cityofsacramento.org> kvalenzuela at cityofsacramento.org,
<mailto:eguerra at cityofSacramento.org> eguerra at cityofSacramento.org



Cc Rest of City Council & Save Sacramento Neighborhoods:
 <mailto:MayorSteinberg at cityofsacramento.org>
MayorSteinberg at cityofsacramento.org,   <mailto:aashby at cityofsacramento.org>
aashby at cityofsacramento.org,   <mailto:Sloloee at cityofsacramento.org>
Sloloee at cityofsacramento.org,  <mailto:rjennings at cityofsacramento.org>
rjennings at cityofsacramento.org,  <mailto:district8 at cityofsacramento.org>
district8 at cityofsacramento.org, No2Rezone at gmail.com  

 

 

 

 

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