CHAPTER 13. Accessory Dwelling Units
Chapter 13 added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 7, Sec. 20.
§§ 66310–66342 · 36 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 66310–66313.5 · 7 sections
- § 66310 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Accessory dwelling units are a valuable form of housing in California. (b) Accessory dwelling…
- § 66311 It is the intent of the Legislature that an accessory dwelling unit or a junior accessory dwelling unit ordinance adopted by a local agency has the effect of…
- § 66311.5 (a) Fees charged for the construction of accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 5…
- § 66311.7 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a local agency shall not deny a permit for an unpermitted accessory…
- § 66312 Notwithstanding Section 65803, this chapter shall also apply to a charter city.
- § 66313 For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Accessory dwelling unit” means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living…
- § 66313.5 The department may review, adopt, amend, or repeal guidelines to implement uniform standards or criteria that supplement or clarify the terms, references, and…
ARTICLE 2. Accessory Dwelling Unit Approvals §§ 66314–66331 · 16 sections
- § 66314 A local agency may, by ordinance, provide for the creation of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned to allow single-family or multifamily dwelling…
- § 66315 Section 66314 establishes the maximum standards that a local agency shall use to evaluate a proposed accessory dwelling unit on a lot that includes a proposed…
- § 66316 An existing accessory dwelling unit ordinance governing the creation of an accessory dwelling unit by a local agency or an accessory dwelling ordinance adopted…
- § 66317 (a) (1) A permit application for an accessory dwelling unit shall be considered and approved ministerially without discretionary review or a hearing,…
- § 66318 (a) A local agency may amend its zoning ordinance or general plan to incorporate the policies, procedures, or other provisions applicable to the creation of an…
- § 66319 An accessory dwelling unit that conforms to Section 66314 shall be deemed to be an accessory use or an accessory building and shall not be considered to exceed…
- § 66320 When a local agency that has not adopted an ordinance governing accessory dwelling units in accordance with Section 66314 receives an application for a permit…
- § 66321 (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a local agency may establish minimum and maximum unit size requirements for both attached and detached accessory dwelling…
- § 66322 Notwithstanding any other law, and whether or not the local agency has adopted an ordinance governing accessory dwelling units in accordance with Section…
- § 66323 (a) Notwithstanding Sections 66314 to 66322, inclusive, a local agency shall ministerially approve an application for a building permit within a residential or…
- § 66325 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this article shall supersede a conflicting local ordinance. (b) This article does not limit the authority of local…
- § 66326 (a) A local agency shall submit a copy of the ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 66314 to the Department of Housing and Community Development within 60 days…
- § 66328 (a) A local agency shall not issue a certificate of occupancy for an accessory dwelling unit before the local agency issues a certificate of occupancy for the…
- § 66329 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in this article shall be construed to supersede or in any way alter or lessen the effect or application of…
- § 66330 A local agency may count an accessory dwelling unit for purposes of identifying adequate sites for housing, as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 65583.1,…
- § 66331 In enforcing building standards pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 17960) of Chapter 5 of Part 1.5 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code for…
ARTICLE 3. Junior Accessory Dwelling Units §§ 66333–66339.5 · 10 sections
- § 66333 Notwithstanding Article 2 (commencing with Section 66314), a local agency may, by ordinance, provide for the creation of junior accessory dwelling units in…
- § 66333.5 (a) A local agency shall submit a copy of the ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 66333 to the Department of Housing and Community Development within 60 days…
- § 66334 (a) A junior accessory dwelling unit ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 66333 shall not require additional parking as a condition to grant a permit. (b)…
- § 66335 (a) (1) An application for a permit pursuant to this article shall, notwithstanding Section 65901 or 65906 or any local ordinance regulating the issuance of…
- § 66335.5 When a local agency that has not adopted an ordinance governing junior accessory dwelling units in accordance with Section 66333 receives an application for a…
- § 66336 A local agency shall not deny an application for a permit to create a junior accessory dwelling unit pursuant to this article due to the correction of…
- § 66337 (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…
- § 66338 (a) For purposes of providing service for water, sewer, or power, including a connection fee, a junior accessory dwelling unit shall not be considered a…
- § 66339 If a local agency has not adopted a local ordinance pursuant to this article, the local agency shall ministerially approve a permit to construct a junior…
- § 66339.5 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this article shall supersede a conflicting local ordinance. (b) This article does not limit the authority of local…
ARTICLE 4. Accessory Dwelling Unit Sales §§ 66340–66342 · 3 sections
- § 66340 For purposes of this article: (a) “Qualified buyer” means persons and families of low or moderate income, as that term is defined in Section 50093 of the…
- § 66341 A local agency shall allow an accessory dwelling unit to be sold or conveyed separately from the primary residence to a qualified buyer if all of the following…
- § 66342 In addition to the requirement that a local agency allow the separate sale or conveyance of an accessory dwelling unit pursuant to Section 66341, a local…