Limited Density Owner-Built Rural Dwelling (LDRD) Ordinance Amendments
Amador County
Summary
The ordinance expands flexible rural building rules to nearly all zone districts where homes are allowed and bans using these dwellings as short-term rentals — adoption set for April 14.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Mar 24, 2026.
Impact analysis
Lowers barriers to affordable rural home construction; short-term rental ban protects long-term housing.
Rural property owners building affordable homes and neighbors seeking stable housing stock.
No party identified; the county retained scrutiny through the zone-district listing approach.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Board of Supervisors — March 24, 2026
The ordinance expands flexible rural building rules to nearly all zone districts where homes are allowed and bans using these dwellings as short-term rentals — adoption set for April 14.
Board of Supervisors — January 27, 2026
The Board wants to make it cheaper to build your own home in the county — dropping the five-acre minimum, adding a permanent ban on using LDRD homes as short-term rentals, and streamlining the paperwork so the Building Official can sign off over the counter.
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