Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to UR, RA, R, RM, MXU, and PO zoning districts
Uses
Permitted by right2
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
ADUs and JADUs shall not exceed a single story and eighteen feet (18') in height, with an additional 2 feet for pitched roofs.
Other
- Maximum attached ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. size (percentage of primary)50 pct
up to 50% of the primary dwelling for attached ADUs.
- Maximum detached ADUAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. size1,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Accessory dwelling unit means an additional dwelling unit up to 1200 sq ft for detached ADUs.
- Maximum JADU size500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Junior accessory dwelling unit... no more than five hundred (500) square feet in size.
- Ministerial approval required
All applications for ADUs/JADUs shall be approved ministerially within 60 days of a completed application submission.
A setback of four (4) feet from the side and rear lot lines is required for an ADU.
Parking
- Parking requirement1 space
Up to one off street parking space may be required unless exempt under Gov. Code § 65852.2(a)(1)(D).
From the ordinance
A setback of four (4) feet from the side and rear lot lines is required for an ADU... ADUs and JADUs shall not exceed a single story and eighteen feet (18') in height.
Parking requirements
{
"ADU": "up to 1 space, with exemptions",
"JADU": "no parking required"
}