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CityCouncil | 2017-06-20 | 14 | Vice Mayor Vella responded staff would add language. The Assistant Community Development Director responded the intent has always been that the 60% would apply to all second units, whether attached or detached; the language would be clarified. Vice Mayor Vella stated the intent should match the language. The City Attorney stated the language needs to be clarified now to be published between the first and second reading. Councilmember Oddie stated the design standards state: "where there is clearly architectural design style present in the immediate surroundings, the attached building shall have the same architectural style and level of interest as the immediate surrounding buildings;" stated there is a housing crisis and the State will step in if more is not done to address the issue; giving all Alamedan's an opportunity to stay in Alameda is important; residents should be able to age in place; the ordinance is a step in the right direction; he will support the ordinance. Mayor Spencer inquired about houses on the study list and about the contemporary compatible design appropriate to specific neighborhoods versus eclectic neighborhoods. The Planning Services Manager responded the ordinance addresses the preservation of the historic properties. Councilmember Matarrese inquired whether AAPS is proposing a 600 square feet threshold, to which the Planning Services Manager responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Matarrese stated a good compromise is to have no design review required if the second addition is within the envelope of a building; he agrees that if the ADU is visible from the street, staff should determine if the ADU is ministerial or requires design review; he would like a threshold to say: if a building is past a certain size, it will require design review; he is concerned with the affordability standards; he would like to incentivize affordability; with the exception of the trigger that states there is no design review, even for a 1,200 square foot addition, he supports the guidelines and rules for the ADU mandates. Mayor Spencer inquired whether a person wanting to do a two story ADU would be required to do design review if the project is within the acceptable square footage. The Planning Services Manager responded there are two scenarios: 1) if there is a two story addition to the back of the house or 2) if the unit is detached, which does not allow for a two story ADU. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council June 20, 2017 | CityCouncil/2017-06-20.pdf |