November 2021
Earlier this year, the LWVSD board adopted a Housing Action Policy. A principal recommendation was
to create a Housing Committee that would study, monitor and report on key housing issues. At
the LWVSD Annual Meeting in June of this year, the membership also approved doing a study of single-family zoning and whether it should be broadened to include other types of housing.
Accordingly, we have formed a housing subcommittee of the Public Policy Committee. Its first assignment is to conduct a study of single-family zoning. The subcommittee has been meeting regularly since late July. Recent meetings have focused on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and understanding their impacts in single-family zones. The committee has also familiarized itself with the recently passed and approved new state law, SB 9, which authorizes single-family lots to be divided into two lots with two units allowed on each new lot.
League members who wish to become involved should contact Myles Pomeroy.