Council Filed Tue, Nov 10 8:39 PM · Updated 8:42 PM
Sacramento County to weigh ADU repeal, trash rate hikes, housing loan
Supervisors will consider repealing the county's accessory dwelling unit ordinance, raising solid waste fees, and approving a $2.5 million housing loan.
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- Supervisors will consider repealing the county's accessory dwelling unit ordinance countywide (Agenda, item 57).
- A solid waste rate study would raise facility fees at Kiefer Landfill and North Area Recovery Station and start the Prop 218 process for residential trash rate increases (Agenda, item 60).
- A $2.5 million loan and final bond documents are proposed for the Auburn Falls housing project (Agenda, item 56).
- The board would adopt an ordinance amending the county's transient occupancy tax rules, continued from Sept. 15 (Agenda, item 10).
- Routine consent items include job order construction contracts, grant applications and board appointments (Agenda, items 11-13, 51-54).
County would repeal its ADU ordinance
- What
- Repeal of the Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance (Agenda, item 57)
- Where
- Countywide (Agenda, item 57)
- Applicant
- Planning and Environmental Review (Agenda, item 57)
- Source
- Agenda, item 57
Supervisors will consider repealing the county's accessory dwelling unit ordinance. The change would amend chapters 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the Sacramento County Zoning Code to remove the ADU rules.
The item applies countywide. The applicant is Planning and Environmental Review, and the environmental determination is a Notice of Exemption.
Trash and landfill fees could rise
- What
- 2026 Solid Waste Rate Study and facility fee increases (Agenda, item 60)
- Where
- Kiefer Landfill and North Area Recovery Station (Agenda, item 60)
- Next step
- Comply with Proposition 218 requirements for residential rate increases (Agenda, item 60)
- Source
- Agenda, item 60
Supervisors will consider approving the 2026 Solid Waste Rate Study. The item would let the Department of Waste Management and Recycling raise facility fees at Kiefer Landfill and North Area Recovery Station.
It would also start the steps needed under Proposition 218 to adopt proposed increases to residential solid waste utility rates. The changes apply countywide.
$2.5 million loan proposed for Auburn Falls project
- Loan
- $2.5 million (Agenda, item 56)
- Where
- Unincorporated area and City of Citrus Heights (Agenda, item 56)
- Also
- Final bond documents for the project (Agenda, item 56)
- Source
- Agenda, item 56
The board, sitting as the Housing Authority, will hold a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act hearing on the Auburn Falls project.
Staff propose approving $2.5 million in loan documents with the Sacramento Housing Authority Repositioning Program or a related entity, plus final bond documents for the project.
The item covers the unincorporated area and the City of Citrus Heights.
Transient occupancy tax ordinance amendment returns
- What
- Amendment to Sacramento County Code Chapter 3.08 on transient occupancy tax (Agenda, item 10)
- Status
- Continued from September 15, 2026, item 8 (Agenda, item 10)
- Source
- Agenda, item 10
Supervisors will consider an ordinance amending Chapter 3.08 of the Sacramento County Code, which covers the transient occupancy tax.
The item was continued from the Sept. 15 meeting and full reading would be waived.
Construction contracts up for approval
- Items 11-12
- Job Order Contracts 286-295 (Agenda, items 11-12)
- Items 13
- Job Order Contracts 296-300 at up to $4,000,000 each (Agenda, item 13)
- Source
- Agenda, items 11-13
Supervisors will consider bid awards for a series of job order contracts used for county construction work.
Items 11 and 12 cover contracts with North Star Construction and Engineering, Exbon Development and other firms, at $1 million each for two contracts and up to $6,402,606 each for eight others. Item 13 covers five more contracts at up to $4 million each.
Board appointments and a Hispanic Heritage Month resolution
- Resolution
- Recognizing the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (Agenda, item 51)
- Appointments
- Regional boards and commissions; EEOC and Disability Advisory Commission (Agenda, items 52-54)
- Source
- Agenda, items 51-54
Supervisors will consider a resolution recognizing the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce during Hispanic Heritage Month.
They will also consider appointments to regional boards and commissions, and ratify appointments to the Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committee and the Disability Advisory Commission.
Grants, contracts and reports grouped on consent
- Examples
- Community Resilience Centers grant share of $400,000 (Agenda, item 9); Sacramento Northern Trail grant request up to $4.5 million (Agenda, item 23); Youth Intensive Services Pool of $15,118,304 (Agenda, item 35)
- Reports
- Fireworks after-action review (Agenda, item 59); Welcome Home reports (Agenda, items 61-63)
- Source
- Agenda, items 9, 23, 35, 59, 61-63
The consent calendar also includes grant applications and acceptances, contract amendments and routine reports. Examples include a $400,000 share of a state Community Resilience Centers grant, a $4.5 million grant request for the Sacramento Northern Trail, and a $15,118,304 mental health services pool.
Other items cover sheriff grants, a concealed weapon permit processing contract, and a contract for on-demand transportation for foster youth.
The board will also receive several informational reports, including a fireworks after-action review and Welcome Home reports.
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