City Council Meeting Next Tuesday

Dear Campbell Residents and Community Members,

The City of Campbell City Council will hold a public meeting to consider adoption of an interim ordinance updating the City’s rules for single-family homes, subdivisions, and accessory structures in response to recent changes in State housing law and ongoing experience administering the City’s current standards.The proposed ordinance would make several changes affecting residential neighborhoods throughout the City, including:

• Simplifying subdivision rules for residential properties by replacing detailed lot design and geometric requirements with more flexible standards intended to better accommodate irregular parcels.

• Removing architectural design standards currently applied to single-family homes in the San Tomas Area and Campbell Village neighborhoods.

• Simplifying rules for detached garages, sheds, and similar accessory structures, including aligning setback requirements with those applicable to primary homes.

• Creating a limited pathway for homeowners to modify certain older homes built under Planned Development permits.

The proposed ordinance would also update the City’s historic resource provisions in response to Assembly Bill 1061 (“AB 1061”), a recent State law that reduced local authority to exempt certain historic properties from California’s streamlined housing laws.

These proposed changes are intended to simplify residential development standards, reduce inconsistencies created by recent State housing laws, and provide a more uniform set of rules for homeowners throughout the City.

The City Council agenda and supporting materials will be available through the City’s Agenda Center. The meeting may be attended in person at City Hall or online via Zoom.Questions may be directed to the Planning Division at (408) 866-2140 or planning@campbellca.gov.

Sincerely, Rob Eastwood,Community Development Director