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Government Code§65852.2, in effect until January 1, 2025 <br /> (ii) Adopt the ordinance without changes. The local agency shall include findings in its <br /> resolution adopting the ordinance that explain the reasons the local agency believes that the <br /> ordinance complies with this section despite the findings of the department. <br /> (3) (A) If the local agency does not amend its ordinance in response to the department's findings <br /> or does not adopt a resolution with findings explaining the reason the ordinance complies with <br /> this section and addressing the department's findings, the department shall notify the local <br /> agency and may notify the Attorney General that the local agency is in violation of state law. <br /> (B) Before notifying the Attorney General that the local agency is in violation of state law,the <br /> department may consider whether a local agency adopted an ordinance in compliance with this <br /> section between January 1, 2017, and January 1, 2020. <br /> (i) The department may review, adopt, amend, or repeal guidelines to implement uniform <br /> standards or criteria that supplement or clarify the terms, references, and standards set forth in <br /> this section. The guidelines adopted pursuant to this subdivision are not subject to Chapter 3.5 <br /> (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2. <br /> (j) As used in this section, the following terms mean: <br /> (1) "Accessory dwelling unit"means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that <br /> provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot <br /> with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions for living, <br /> sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily <br /> dwelling is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes the following: <br /> (A)An efficiency unit. <br /> (B) A manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code. <br /> (2)"Accessory structure"means a structure that is accessory and incidental to a dwelling located <br /> on the same lot. <br /> (3) "Efficiency unit"has the same meaning as defined in Section 17958.1 of the Health and <br /> Safety Code. <br /> (4) "Living area"means the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit, including basements and <br /> attics, but does not include a garage or any accessory structure. <br /> (5) "Local agency"means a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered. <br /> (6) "Neighborhood"has the same meaning as set forth in Section 65589.5. <br /> (7)"Nonconforming zoning condition"means a physical improvement on a property that does <br /> not conform with current zoning standards. <br /> (8) "Passageway"means a pathway that is unobstructed clear to the sky and extends from a street <br /> to one entrance of the accessory dwelling unit. <br /> (9) "Proposed dwelling"means a dwelling that is the subject of a permit application and that <br /> meets the requirements for permitting. <br /> P20-0412,Accessory Dwelling Units <br /> Planning Commission Exhibit B, Page 7 <br />tment pursuant to <br /> subparagraph (A) and shall do one of the following: <br /> (i)Amend the ordinance to comply with this section. <br /> P20-0412,Accessory Dwelling Units <br /> Planning Commission Exhibit B,Page 6 <br />412,Accessory Dwelling Units <br /> Planning Commission Exhibit B,Page 5 <br />med approved. <br /> P20-0412,Accessory Dwelling Units <br /> Planning Commission Exhibit B,Page 3 <br />PMC Amendments Page 5 <br />be attached or detached and may be the result of <br /> P20-0412,Accessory Dwelling Units Planning Commission <br /> Exhibit A, PMC Amendments Page 4 <br /> Units Planning Commission <br /> 11 of 13 <br />3 <br /><br />y zoning districts include the RM and MU <br /> districts. The Central-Commercial (C-C) District also allows multifamily dwellings and thus in accordance with the <br /> new state law, must now also allow ADUs; JADUs would be allowed in existing single-family dwellings. <br /> P20-0412, Accessory Dwelling Units Planning Commission <br /> 3 of 13 <br />