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State Land Use Enacted Legislation
| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AB 68 |
CA | 2019 | D | By-right zoning, Written findings, burden and standard of proof |
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Summary
- Removes lot coverage and minimum lot size as permissible ADU ordinance standards, and expands eligible ADU locations to include attached garages, storage areas, and accessory structures.
- Reduces the permit approval window from 120 to 60 days for lots with an existing single-family or multifamily dwelling.
- Replaces the efficiency unit floor for size restrictions with a minimum of 800 square feet, 16 feet in height, and 4-foot side and rear yard setbacks, and prohibits lot coverage, FAR, open space, and minimum lot size limits that would prevent construction meeting those specifications.
- Expands ministerial approval to cover: one ADU and one JADU per single-family lot; detached new construction ADUs; multiple ADUs within existing multifamily structures; and up to two detached ADUs on multifamily lots.
- Strengthens HCD enforcement by authorizing written compliance findings, requiring local agencies to amend noncompliant ordinances or adopt findings-based resolutions, and requiring HCD to notify the Attorney General if a local agency fails to comply.
- Prohibits issuance of a certificate of occupancy for an ADU before the primary residence receives its certificate, and requires local agencies without JADU ordinances to apply the same standards as those with ordinances.
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Bill Title
Land use: accessory dwelling units
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