{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"66337","citation":"Gov. Code, § 66337","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000. - 66499.58.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-7"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING [65000. - 66345.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-7/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 13. Accessory Dwelling Units [66310. - 66342.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-7/division-1/chapter-13"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Junior Accessory Dwelling Units [66333. - 66339.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-7/division-1/chapter-13/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 7, Sec. 20.   (SB 477)   Effective March 25, 2024.","effective":"2024-03-25","html":"<p>(a) For purposes of any fire or life protection ordinance or regulation, a junior accessory dwelling unit shall not be considered a separate or new dwelling unit.</p><p>(b) This article shall not be construed to prohibit a city, county, city and county, or other local public entity from adopting an ordinance or regulation relating to fire and life protection requirements within a single-family residence that contains a junior accessory dwelling unit so long as the ordinance or regulation applies uniformly to all single-family residences within the zone regardless of whether the single-family residence includes a junior accessory dwelling unit or not. </p>","text":"(a) For purposes of any fire or life protection ordinance or regulation, a junior accessory dwelling unit shall not be considered a separate or new dwelling unit. (b) This article shall not be construed to prohibit a city, county, city and county, or other local public entity from adopting an ordinance or regulation relating to fire and life protection requirements within a single-family residence that contains a junior accessory dwelling unit so long as the ordinance or regulation applies uniformly to all single-family residences within the zone regardless of whether the single-family residence includes a junior accessory dwelling unit or not.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/junior-accessory-dwelling-units-66337","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}