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By Steve Puterski
Lawsuit forces Cardiff Elementary to delay in-person classes. Page A7.
CARLSBAD — The THE city finalized its policy regarding accessory dwelling VISTA units to reflect changes in NEWS state law. During its Sept. 1 meeting, the City Council approved amendments to the zoning and municipal codes, as well as the Village and Barrio Master Plan and Local Coastal Program. The changes to the city’s mu- The new nicipalRANCHO code California align SFNEWS with six new state laws aim laws aiming to spur con- to create struction of more ADUs, also known as affordable granny flats, and creating housing more afford- units for able housing options for residents residents. Don Neu, Carlsbad city planner, said ADUs are secondary residential units on an existing property and the city’s recent approval is keeping in line with the new state laws. The new laws allow for ADUs on any lot with a single-family or multi-family dwellings to include junior ADUs, which are within the walls of a single-family home with a maximum size of 500-square feet, along with ADUs, which are detached and can be up to 1,200-square feet. Other changes include setbacks, heights, lot coverage must allow for an 800-square-foot unit and they cannot be used as short-term rentals, Neu
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SARAH TALBOT’S daughter, Celeste, is among roughly 200 Cardiff Elementary students unable to attend in-person classes due to ongoing litigation between local group Save the Park and the Cardiff School District, National Park Service and California Department of Parks and Recreation. Photo by Caitlin Steinberg
Del Mar risks state enforcement of affordable housing By Dan Brendel
DEL MAR — Two Del Mar City Council members blocked long-planned residential land-use changes at the council’s September 8 meeting, leaving others worried the city will run afoul of state affordable housing law and face myriad consequences. Councilwoman Terry Gaasterland and Councilman Dave Druker cast no votes, preventing the four-fifths supermajority required to give full effect to a raft of proposed legislation. The aborted measure aimed “to bring the city
into compliance with state law,” Principal Planner Amanda Lee told the Council on Tuesday. “These actions are long overdue, and are a key piece of the city’s balanced housing strategy.” Specifically, the blocked changes would’ve allowed residential development on 20 parcels under the North Commercial (NC) and Professional Commercial (PC) land-use designations. These parcels are in two clusters, one near the San Dieguito Lagoon across from the Del Mar Fairgrounds, the other along Camino del Mar near
Shores Park. Their zoning currently allows only various commercial and light industrial uses, as well as very-low-density housing in some cases. Failure to implement the changes, according to a city staff report, could result in the state overriding local land-use authority, ineligibility for state grant funding, lawsuits, fines by the state up to $100,000 per month, and accelerated planning requirements that will eat up city staff’s time — what Councilman Dwight Worden called a TURN TO HOUSING ON A9
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