Rancho Palos Verdes, California · General provision

17.10.050

Extracted standards

3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Accessory dwelling units

  • Approval timeframe60 days

    An application to create or serve an ADU or JADU on a lot with an existing dwelling that meets all applicable standards described in this chapter shall be approved or denied ministerially within 60 days after receiving a completed application, without need for a hearing and notwithstanding any ordinance regulating the issuance of variances or special use permits.

  • Ministerial approval required

    shall be allowed on any lot zoned for single-family or multifamily residential, on lots with existing or proposed single-family dwelling units, with ministerial approval of a site plan review by the director.

  • No conversion to primary for 20 years20 years

    Any new ADU or JADU may not be converted to primary dwelling unit space for a minimum of 20 years from construction.

From the ordinance

ADUs and/or JADUs, either attached or detached, which adhere to the standards in Sections 17.10.020, 17.10.030, or 17.10.040, shall be allowed on any lot zoned for single-family or multifamily residential, on lots with existing or proposed single-family dwelling units, with ministerial approval of a site plan review by the director.
17.10.050