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Ordinance No. 5691
Interim Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto
Temporarily Extending Interim Ordinance 5645, Amending Various
Chapters of Title 16 (Building Regulations) and Title 18 (Zoning) and
Title 21 (Subdivisions and Other Divisions of Land) of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code to Implement Recent State Housing Laws
The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as
follows:
A. On January 13, 2025, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5645, Amending
Various Chapters of Title 16 (Building Regulations) and Title 18 (Zoning) and Title 21
(Subdivisions and Other Divisions of Land) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to
Implement Recent State Housing Laws, with an expiration date of December 31,
2025.
B. The City Council now desires to extend these sections of the ordinance until
December 31, 2026.
SECTION 2. The effective date of Ordinance No. 5645 is hereby extended to
December 31, 2026, unless further extended by the City Council or superseded by replacement
legislation.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion or
sections of the Ordinance. The Council hereby declares that it should have adopted the
Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
invalid.
SECTION 4. Environmental Review.
The Council finds that the Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with
certainty that there is no possibility that updating the municipal code to implement existing
changes in preemptive state housing law will have a significant effect on the environment.
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SECTION 4. Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be effective on the thirty-first day after the date of its adoption (second
reading).
INTRODUCED: DECEMBER 8, 2025
PASSED: JANUARY 12, 2026
AYES: BURT, LAUING, LU, LYTHCOTT-HAIMS, RECKDAHL, STONE, VEENKER
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City Clerk Mayor
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Assistant City Attorney City Manager
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Director of Planning and
Development Services
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Subject: ORD 5691 - Extend Ord 5646, Amend Chapters of Titles 16 and 18 to Implement State Housing Laws
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