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Government Code§65852.22 <br /> permit application to create a new single-family dwelling on the lot, the permitting agency may <br /> delay acting on the permit application for the junior accessory dwelling unit until the permitting <br /> agency acts on the permit application to create the new single-family dwelling, but the <br /> application to create the junior accessory dwelling unit shall still be considered ministerially <br /> without discretionary review or a hearing. If the applicant requests a delay, the 60-day time <br /> period shall be tolled for the period of the delay. A local agency may charge a fee to reimburse <br /> the local agency for costs incurred in connection with the issuance of a permit pursuant to this <br /> section. <br /> (d) For purposes of any fire or life protection ordinance or regulation, a junior accessory <br /> dwelling unit shall not be considered a separate or new dwelling unit. This section shall not be <br /> construed to prohibit a city, county, city and county,or other local public entity from adopting an <br /> ordinance or regulation relating to fire and life protection requirements within a single-family <br /> residence that contains a junior accessory dwelling unit so long as the ordinance or regulation <br /> applies uniformly to all single-family residences within the zone regardless of whether the <br /> single-family residence includes a junior accessory dwelling unit or not. <br /> (e) For purposes of providing service for water, sewer, or power, including a connection fee, a <br /> junior accessory dwelling unit shall not be considered a separate or new dwelling unit. <br /> (f)This section shall not be construed to prohibit a local agency from adopting an ordinance or <br /> regulation, related to parking or a service or a connection fee for water, sewer, or power, that <br /> applies to a single-family residence that contains a junior accessory dwelling unit, so long as that <br /> ordinance or regulation applies uniformly to all single-family residences regardless of whether <br /> the single-family residence includes a junior accessory dwelling unit. <br /> (g) If a local agency has not adopted a local ordinance pursuant to this section, the local agency <br /> shall ministerially approve a permit to construct a junior accessory dwelling unit that satisfies the <br /> requirements set forth in subparagraph(A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision(e) of Section 65852.2 <br /> and the requirements of this section. <br /> (h)For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: <br /> (1)"Junior accessory dwelling unit" means a unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and <br /> contained entirely within a single-family residence. A junior accessory dwelling unit may <br /> include separate sanitation facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure. <br /> (2) "Local agency" means a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered. <br /> (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 655, Sec. 2. (AB 68) Effective January 1, 2020.) <br /> P20-0412,Accessory Dwelling Units <br /> Planning Commission Exhibit B,Page 30 <br />Exhibit B, Page 29 <br />ct"means a project to construct <br /> residential units for which the project developer provides sufficient legal commitments to the <br /> appropriate local agency to ensure the continued availability and use of at least 49 percent of the <br /> housing units for very low, low-, and moderate-income households with an affordable housing <br /> P20-0412,Accessory Dwelling Units <br /> Planning Commission Exhibit B,Page 26 <br /> B,Page 20 <br />sult 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 />