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State Land Use Enacted Legislation

Bill # State Year Party Topic

AB 671

CA 2019 D Accessory dwelling units regulations, Planning Requirements

Provided by Furman

Summary

  • Requires local agencies’ housing elements to include a plan that incentivizes and promotes the creation of ADUs that can offer affordable rents for very low, low-, or moderate-income households and requires HCD to develop a list of state grants and financial incentives in connection with the planning, construction and operation of affordable ADUs.
  • Reasonable restrictions on ADUs and JADUs remain permissible provided they do not unreasonably increase construction costs, effectively prohibit construction, or extinguish the ability to build consistent with state minimum standards.

Provided by lawmakers

Bill Title

Accessory dwelling units: incentives

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