LAKEPORT >> Amendments to the Lake County Zoning Ordinance were unanimously approved by the county”s Board of Supervisors during this week”s regular meeting, after a public hearing was held.
The amendments pertain to multiple sections of the ordinance, including transitional and supportive housing, as well as emergency shelters. Age restrictions for “Granny Units” were also amended.
According to Lake County Senior Planner Michalyn DelValle, the amendments “came as a result of 2012 housing element update, which included multiple programs.”
The purpose of the amendments were to clarify restrictions and definitions within the zoning ordinance.
No members of the public offered comment.
According to the amended zoning ordinance, transitional housing will be defined as a “building configured as rental housing.”
However, the housing must be operated under program requirements that “call for termination of assistance and recirculation eligible program recipient ? which will be no less than six months.”
As for supportive housing, no limit on length of stay is required as long as it is linked to on- and off-site service that assists the resident in retaining the housing, DelValle said.
Previously, occupancy of “Granny Units” is limited to one or two adults, one of whom is 60-years-old or older. However, with the amendment, the age restriction has been removed.
“It”s just too hard to enforce,” Lake County Community Development and Code Enforcement Director Richard Coel said.
In R3 zoning, parking standards were reduced by the amended to have two parking spaces per dwelling or one space per bedroom, whichever is less. The requirement for multifamily homes to have at least one recreational vehicle parking spot was removed with the amendment.
“Does anyone see the irony in providing parking to low-income families who have a recreational vehicle?” District 5 Supervisor Rob Brown said.
Permits for multi-family residential developments in R3 zoning was also amended to allow 50 units or less, development with less than 20 units will require a minor use permit.
However, Coel said, “we strongly feel there needs to be a public review process” for the multi-family units.
Contact J. W. Burch, IV at 900-2022.
