Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 30, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1332Introduced by Assembly Member Juan Carrillo(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bains, Jackson, Quirk-Silva, and Villapudua)February 16, 2023An act to add Section 65852.27 to the Government Code, and to add Section 50454 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to local government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1332, as amended, Juan Carrillo. Accessory dwelling units: permit ready preapproved plans.Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a local agency, by ordinance or ministerial approval, to provide for the creation of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for residential use, as specified. Existing law authorizes a local agency to impose standards on accessory dwelling units that include, but are not limited to, parking, height, setback, landscape, architectural review, and maximum size of a unit.This bill would require each local agency, by April 1, 2025, to develop and offer at least 6 permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit, as defined, that meet specified requirements. The bill would require the local agency to develop and offer floor plans for a studio, one-bedroom, and 2-bedroom detached accessory dwelling units, in both standard and reverse formats. The bill would require a local agency to post the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans on its internet website and offer the plans to a development proponent at no cost. The bill would require, in specified circumstances, a local agency to either approve or deny an application for a permit for a proposed accessory dwelling unit within 30 days that utilizes either a permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plan or a floor plan that is identical to a floor plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the previous 3 years.This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to also develop at least 6 permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit that meet the same requirements described above. The bill would authorize a local agency to satisfy its requirement to develop and offer 6 permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans by adopting the 6 floor plans developed by the department.This bill would require each local agency, by January 1, 2025, to develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans, whereby the local agency accepts accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval and approves or denies the preapproval applications, as specified. The bill would authorize a local agency to charge a fee to an applicant for the preapproval of an accessory dwelling unit plan, as specified. The bill would require the local agency to post preapproved accessory dwelling unit plans and the contact information of the applicant on its internet website. The bill would require a local agency to either approve or deny an application for a permit for a proposed accessory dwelling unit within 30 days that utilizes either a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan or a plan that is identical to a plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 65852.27 is added to the Government Code, to read:65852.27.(a)(1)Each local agency shall develop and offer at least six permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit that meet both of the following requirements:(A)The floor plan complies with the standards established pursuant to Section 65852.2.(B)The floor plan is compliant with applicable building code standards.(2)The six floor plans developed and offered pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A)A floor plan for a studio detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(B)A floor plan for a one-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(C)A floor plan for a two-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(3)A local agency shall post the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans on its internet website and offer the floor plans at no cost to a development proponent.(4)A local agency may adopt the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans developed by the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50454 of the Health and Safety Code to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.(5)A local agency shall comply with this subdivision by April 1, 2025.65852.27. (a) Each local agency shall, by January 1, 2025, develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans. The program shall comply with all of the following:(1) The local agency shall accept accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(2) The local agency shall not restrict who may submit accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(3) (A) The local agency shall approve or deny the application for preapproval pursuant to the standards established in Section 65852.2.(B) The local agency may charge the applicant the same permitting fees that the local agency would charge an applicant seeking approval pursuant to Section 65852.2 for the same-sized accessory dwelling unit in reviewing and approving a preapproval accessory dwelling unit plan submission.(4) (A) Accessory dwelling unit plans that are preapproved pursuant to this subdivision shall be posted on the local agencys internet website.(B) The local agency shall also post the contact information of the applicant of a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan, as provided by the applicant.(C) A local agency shall remove a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan from their internet website within 30 days of receiving a request for removal from the applicant.(5) A local agency may also admit the following accessory dwelling unit plans into the program:(A) Plans that have been developed and preapproved by the local agency.(B) Plans that have been preapproved by other agencies within the state.(b) A local agency shall approve or disapprove an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit ministerially without discretionary review pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 65852.2, except that the local agency shall either approve or deny the application within 30 days from the date the local agency receives a completed application, if the application utilizes either of the following:(1)A permit ready floor plan developed, offered, or adopted pursuant to subdivision (a).(1) A plan for an accessory dwelling unit that has been preapproved by the local agency pursuant to subdivision (a).(2) A floor plan that is identical to afloor plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the previous three years. the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle.(c) For purposes of this section: section, accessory dwelling unit and local agency have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section 65852.2.(1)Accessory dwelling unit means a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. Accessory dwelling unit includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated.(2)Local agency means a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered.(d) The Legislature finds and declares that the lack of housing is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.SEC. 2.Section 50454 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50454.(a)The department shall develop at least six permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit that meets both of the following requirements:(1)The floor plan complies with the standards established pursuant to Section 65852.2 of the Government Code.(2)The floor plan is compliant with applicable building code standards.(b)The six floor plans developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1)A floor plan for a studio detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(2)A floor plan for a one-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(3)A floor plan for a two-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(c)The department shall post the permit ready floor plans to its internet website by January 1, 2025. The permit ready floor plans shall be made available to the general public at no cost.SEC. 3.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 30, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1332Introduced by Assembly Member Juan Carrillo(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bains, Jackson, Quirk-Silva, and Villapudua)February 16, 2023An act to add Section 65852.27 to the Government Code, and to add Section 50454 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to local government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1332, as amended, Juan Carrillo. Accessory dwelling units: permit ready preapproved plans.Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a local agency, by ordinance or ministerial approval, to provide for the creation of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for residential use, as specified. Existing law authorizes a local agency to impose standards on accessory dwelling units that include, but are not limited to, parking, height, setback, landscape, architectural review, and maximum size of a unit.This bill would require each local agency, by April 1, 2025, to develop and offer at least 6 permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit, as defined, that meet specified requirements. The bill would require the local agency to develop and offer floor plans for a studio, one-bedroom, and 2-bedroom detached accessory dwelling units, in both standard and reverse formats. The bill would require a local agency to post the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans on its internet website and offer the plans to a development proponent at no cost. The bill would require, in specified circumstances, a local agency to either approve or deny an application for a permit for a proposed accessory dwelling unit within 30 days that utilizes either a permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plan or a floor plan that is identical to a floor plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the previous 3 years.This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to also develop at least 6 permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit that meet the same requirements described above. The bill would authorize a local agency to satisfy its requirement to develop and offer 6 permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans by adopting the 6 floor plans developed by the department.This bill would require each local agency, by January 1, 2025, to develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans, whereby the local agency accepts accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval and approves or denies the preapproval applications, as specified. The bill would authorize a local agency to charge a fee to an applicant for the preapproval of an accessory dwelling unit plan, as specified. The bill would require the local agency to post preapproved accessory dwelling unit plans and the contact information of the applicant on its internet website. The bill would require a local agency to either approve or deny an application for a permit for a proposed accessory dwelling unit within 30 days that utilizes either a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan or a plan that is identical to a plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1332
Introduced by Assembly Member Juan Carrillo(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bains, Jackson, Quirk-Silva, and Villapudua)February 16, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Juan Carrillo(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bains, Jackson, Quirk-Silva, and Villapudua)
February 16, 2023
An act to add Section 65852.27 to the Government Code, and to add Section 50454 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to local government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1332, as amended, Juan Carrillo. Accessory dwelling units: permit ready preapproved plans.
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a local agency, by ordinance or ministerial approval, to provide for the creation of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for residential use, as specified. Existing law authorizes a local agency to impose standards on accessory dwelling units that include, but are not limited to, parking, height, setback, landscape, architectural review, and maximum size of a unit.This bill would require each local agency, by April 1, 2025, to develop and offer at least 6 permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit, as defined, that meet specified requirements. The bill would require the local agency to develop and offer floor plans for a studio, one-bedroom, and 2-bedroom detached accessory dwelling units, in both standard and reverse formats. The bill would require a local agency to post the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans on its internet website and offer the plans to a development proponent at no cost. The bill would require, in specified circumstances, a local agency to either approve or deny an application for a permit for a proposed accessory dwelling unit within 30 days that utilizes either a permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plan or a floor plan that is identical to a floor plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the previous 3 years.This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to also develop at least 6 permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit that meet the same requirements described above. The bill would authorize a local agency to satisfy its requirement to develop and offer 6 permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans by adopting the 6 floor plans developed by the department.This bill would require each local agency, by January 1, 2025, to develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans, whereby the local agency accepts accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval and approves or denies the preapproval applications, as specified. The bill would authorize a local agency to charge a fee to an applicant for the preapproval of an accessory dwelling unit plan, as specified. The bill would require the local agency to post preapproved accessory dwelling unit plans and the contact information of the applicant on its internet website. The bill would require a local agency to either approve or deny an application for a permit for a proposed accessory dwelling unit within 30 days that utilizes either a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan or a plan that is identical to a plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, authorizes a local agency, by ordinance or ministerial approval, to provide for the creation of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned for residential use, as specified. Existing law authorizes a local agency to impose standards on accessory dwelling units that include, but are not limited to, parking, height, setback, landscape, architectural review, and maximum size of a unit.
This bill would require each local agency, by April 1, 2025, to develop and offer at least 6 permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit, as defined, that meet specified requirements. The bill would require the local agency to develop and offer floor plans for a studio, one-bedroom, and 2-bedroom detached accessory dwelling units, in both standard and reverse formats. The bill would require a local agency to post the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans on its internet website and offer the plans to a development proponent at no cost. The bill would require, in specified circumstances, a local agency to either approve or deny an application for a permit for a proposed accessory dwelling unit within 30 days that utilizes either a permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plan or a floor plan that is identical to a floor plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the previous 3 years.
This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to also develop at least 6 permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit that meet the same requirements described above. The bill would authorize a local agency to satisfy its requirement to develop and offer 6 permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans by adopting the 6 floor plans developed by the department.
This bill would require each local agency, by January 1, 2025, to develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans, whereby the local agency accepts accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval and approves or denies the preapproval applications, as specified. The bill would authorize a local agency to charge a fee to an applicant for the preapproval of an accessory dwelling unit plan, as specified. The bill would require the local agency to post preapproved accessory dwelling unit plans and the contact information of the applicant on its internet website. The bill would require a local agency to either approve or deny an application for a permit for a proposed accessory dwelling unit within 30 days that utilizes either a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan or a plan that is identical to a plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 65852.27 is added to the Government Code, to read:65852.27.(a)(1)Each local agency shall develop and offer at least six permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit that meet both of the following requirements:(A)The floor plan complies with the standards established pursuant to Section 65852.2.(B)The floor plan is compliant with applicable building code standards.(2)The six floor plans developed and offered pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A)A floor plan for a studio detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(B)A floor plan for a one-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(C)A floor plan for a two-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(3)A local agency shall post the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans on its internet website and offer the floor plans at no cost to a development proponent.(4)A local agency may adopt the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans developed by the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50454 of the Health and Safety Code to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.(5)A local agency shall comply with this subdivision by April 1, 2025.65852.27. (a) Each local agency shall, by January 1, 2025, develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans. The program shall comply with all of the following:(1) The local agency shall accept accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(2) The local agency shall not restrict who may submit accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(3) (A) The local agency shall approve or deny the application for preapproval pursuant to the standards established in Section 65852.2.(B) The local agency may charge the applicant the same permitting fees that the local agency would charge an applicant seeking approval pursuant to Section 65852.2 for the same-sized accessory dwelling unit in reviewing and approving a preapproval accessory dwelling unit plan submission.(4) (A) Accessory dwelling unit plans that are preapproved pursuant to this subdivision shall be posted on the local agencys internet website.(B) The local agency shall also post the contact information of the applicant of a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan, as provided by the applicant.(C) A local agency shall remove a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan from their internet website within 30 days of receiving a request for removal from the applicant.(5) A local agency may also admit the following accessory dwelling unit plans into the program:(A) Plans that have been developed and preapproved by the local agency.(B) Plans that have been preapproved by other agencies within the state.(b) A local agency shall approve or disapprove an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit ministerially without discretionary review pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 65852.2, except that the local agency shall either approve or deny the application within 30 days from the date the local agency receives a completed application, if the application utilizes either of the following:(1)A permit ready floor plan developed, offered, or adopted pursuant to subdivision (a).(1) A plan for an accessory dwelling unit that has been preapproved by the local agency pursuant to subdivision (a).(2) A floor plan that is identical to afloor plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the previous three years. the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle.(c) For purposes of this section: section, accessory dwelling unit and local agency have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section 65852.2.(1)Accessory dwelling unit means a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. Accessory dwelling unit includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated.(2)Local agency means a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered.(d) The Legislature finds and declares that the lack of housing is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.SEC. 2.Section 50454 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50454.(a)The department shall develop at least six permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit that meets both of the following requirements:(1)The floor plan complies with the standards established pursuant to Section 65852.2 of the Government Code.(2)The floor plan is compliant with applicable building code standards.(b)The six floor plans developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1)A floor plan for a studio detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(2)A floor plan for a one-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(3)A floor plan for a two-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(c)The department shall post the permit ready floor plans to its internet website by January 1, 2025. The permit ready floor plans shall be made available to the general public at no cost.SEC. 3.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 65852.27 is added to the Government Code, to read:65852.27.(a)(1)Each local agency shall develop and offer at least six permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit that meet both of the following requirements:(A)The floor plan complies with the standards established pursuant to Section 65852.2.(B)The floor plan is compliant with applicable building code standards.(2)The six floor plans developed and offered pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A)A floor plan for a studio detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(B)A floor plan for a one-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(C)A floor plan for a two-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(3)A local agency shall post the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans on its internet website and offer the floor plans at no cost to a development proponent.(4)A local agency may adopt the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans developed by the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50454 of the Health and Safety Code to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.(5)A local agency shall comply with this subdivision by April 1, 2025.65852.27. (a) Each local agency shall, by January 1, 2025, develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans. The program shall comply with all of the following:(1) The local agency shall accept accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(2) The local agency shall not restrict who may submit accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(3) (A) The local agency shall approve or deny the application for preapproval pursuant to the standards established in Section 65852.2.(B) The local agency may charge the applicant the same permitting fees that the local agency would charge an applicant seeking approval pursuant to Section 65852.2 for the same-sized accessory dwelling unit in reviewing and approving a preapproval accessory dwelling unit plan submission.(4) (A) Accessory dwelling unit plans that are preapproved pursuant to this subdivision shall be posted on the local agencys internet website.(B) The local agency shall also post the contact information of the applicant of a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan, as provided by the applicant.(C) A local agency shall remove a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan from their internet website within 30 days of receiving a request for removal from the applicant.(5) A local agency may also admit the following accessory dwelling unit plans into the program:(A) Plans that have been developed and preapproved by the local agency.(B) Plans that have been preapproved by other agencies within the state.(b) A local agency shall approve or disapprove an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit ministerially without discretionary review pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 65852.2, except that the local agency shall either approve or deny the application within 30 days from the date the local agency receives a completed application, if the application utilizes either of the following:(1)A permit ready floor plan developed, offered, or adopted pursuant to subdivision (a).(1) A plan for an accessory dwelling unit that has been preapproved by the local agency pursuant to subdivision (a).(2) A floor plan that is identical to afloor plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the previous three years. the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle.(c) For purposes of this section: section, accessory dwelling unit and local agency have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section 65852.2.(1)Accessory dwelling unit means a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. Accessory dwelling unit includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated.(2)Local agency means a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered.(d) The Legislature finds and declares that the lack of housing is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.
SECTION 1. Section 65852.27 is added to the Government Code, to read:
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65852.27.(a)(1)Each local agency shall develop and offer at least six permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit that meet both of the following requirements:(A)The floor plan complies with the standards established pursuant to Section 65852.2.(B)The floor plan is compliant with applicable building code standards.(2)The six floor plans developed and offered pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A)A floor plan for a studio detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(B)A floor plan for a one-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(C)A floor plan for a two-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.(3)A local agency shall post the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans on its internet website and offer the floor plans at no cost to a development proponent.(4)A local agency may adopt the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans developed by the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50454 of the Health and Safety Code to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.(5)A local agency shall comply with this subdivision by April 1, 2025.65852.27. (a) Each local agency shall, by January 1, 2025, develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans. The program shall comply with all of the following:(1) The local agency shall accept accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(2) The local agency shall not restrict who may submit accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(3) (A) The local agency shall approve or deny the application for preapproval pursuant to the standards established in Section 65852.2.(B) The local agency may charge the applicant the same permitting fees that the local agency would charge an applicant seeking approval pursuant to Section 65852.2 for the same-sized accessory dwelling unit in reviewing and approving a preapproval accessory dwelling unit plan submission.(4) (A) Accessory dwelling unit plans that are preapproved pursuant to this subdivision shall be posted on the local agencys internet website.(B) The local agency shall also post the contact information of the applicant of a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan, as provided by the applicant.(C) A local agency shall remove a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan from their internet website within 30 days of receiving a request for removal from the applicant.(5) A local agency may also admit the following accessory dwelling unit plans into the program:(A) Plans that have been developed and preapproved by the local agency.(B) Plans that have been preapproved by other agencies within the state.(b) A local agency shall approve or disapprove an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit ministerially without discretionary review pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 65852.2, except that the local agency shall either approve or deny the application within 30 days from the date the local agency receives a completed application, if the application utilizes either of the following:(1)A permit ready floor plan developed, offered, or adopted pursuant to subdivision (a).(1) A plan for an accessory dwelling unit that has been preapproved by the local agency pursuant to subdivision (a).(2) A floor plan that is identical to afloor plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the previous three years. the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle.(c) For purposes of this section: section, accessory dwelling unit and local agency have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section 65852.2.(1)Accessory dwelling unit means a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. Accessory dwelling unit includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated.(2)Local agency means a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered.(d) The Legislature finds and declares that the lack of housing is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.
(a)(1)Each local agency shall develop and offer at least six permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit that meet both of the following requirements:
(A)The floor plan complies with the standards established pursuant to Section 65852.2.
(B)The floor plan is compliant with applicable building code standards.
(2)The six floor plans developed and offered pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(A)A floor plan for a studio detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.
(B)A floor plan for a one-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.
(C)A floor plan for a two-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.
(3)A local agency shall post the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans on its internet website and offer the floor plans at no cost to a development proponent.
(4)A local agency may adopt the permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans developed by the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50454 of the Health and Safety Code to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.
(5)A local agency shall comply with this subdivision by April 1, 2025.
65852.27. (a) Each local agency shall, by January 1, 2025, develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans. The program shall comply with all of the following:(1) The local agency shall accept accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(2) The local agency shall not restrict who may submit accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(3) (A) The local agency shall approve or deny the application for preapproval pursuant to the standards established in Section 65852.2.(B) The local agency may charge the applicant the same permitting fees that the local agency would charge an applicant seeking approval pursuant to Section 65852.2 for the same-sized accessory dwelling unit in reviewing and approving a preapproval accessory dwelling unit plan submission.(4) (A) Accessory dwelling unit plans that are preapproved pursuant to this subdivision shall be posted on the local agencys internet website.(B) The local agency shall also post the contact information of the applicant of a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan, as provided by the applicant.(C) A local agency shall remove a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan from their internet website within 30 days of receiving a request for removal from the applicant.(5) A local agency may also admit the following accessory dwelling unit plans into the program:(A) Plans that have been developed and preapproved by the local agency.(B) Plans that have been preapproved by other agencies within the state.(b) A local agency shall approve or disapprove an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit ministerially without discretionary review pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 65852.2, except that the local agency shall either approve or deny the application within 30 days from the date the local agency receives a completed application, if the application utilizes either of the following:(1)A permit ready floor plan developed, offered, or adopted pursuant to subdivision (a).(1) A plan for an accessory dwelling unit that has been preapproved by the local agency pursuant to subdivision (a).(2) A floor plan that is identical to afloor plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the previous three years. the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle.(c) For purposes of this section: section, accessory dwelling unit and local agency have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section 65852.2.(1)Accessory dwelling unit means a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. Accessory dwelling unit includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated.(2)Local agency means a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered.(d) The Legislature finds and declares that the lack of housing is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.
65852.27. (a) Each local agency shall, by January 1, 2025, develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans. The program shall comply with all of the following:(1) The local agency shall accept accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(2) The local agency shall not restrict who may submit accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(3) (A) The local agency shall approve or deny the application for preapproval pursuant to the standards established in Section 65852.2.(B) The local agency may charge the applicant the same permitting fees that the local agency would charge an applicant seeking approval pursuant to Section 65852.2 for the same-sized accessory dwelling unit in reviewing and approving a preapproval accessory dwelling unit plan submission.(4) (A) Accessory dwelling unit plans that are preapproved pursuant to this subdivision shall be posted on the local agencys internet website.(B) The local agency shall also post the contact information of the applicant of a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan, as provided by the applicant.(C) A local agency shall remove a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan from their internet website within 30 days of receiving a request for removal from the applicant.(5) A local agency may also admit the following accessory dwelling unit plans into the program:(A) Plans that have been developed and preapproved by the local agency.(B) Plans that have been preapproved by other agencies within the state.(b) A local agency shall approve or disapprove an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit ministerially without discretionary review pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 65852.2, except that the local agency shall either approve or deny the application within 30 days from the date the local agency receives a completed application, if the application utilizes either of the following:(1)A permit ready floor plan developed, offered, or adopted pursuant to subdivision (a).(1) A plan for an accessory dwelling unit that has been preapproved by the local agency pursuant to subdivision (a).(2) A floor plan that is identical to afloor plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the previous three years. the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle.(c) For purposes of this section: section, accessory dwelling unit and local agency have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section 65852.2.(1)Accessory dwelling unit means a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. Accessory dwelling unit includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated.(2)Local agency means a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered.(d) The Legislature finds and declares that the lack of housing is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.
65852.27. (a) Each local agency shall, by January 1, 2025, develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans. The program shall comply with all of the following:(1) The local agency shall accept accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(2) The local agency shall not restrict who may submit accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.(3) (A) The local agency shall approve or deny the application for preapproval pursuant to the standards established in Section 65852.2.(B) The local agency may charge the applicant the same permitting fees that the local agency would charge an applicant seeking approval pursuant to Section 65852.2 for the same-sized accessory dwelling unit in reviewing and approving a preapproval accessory dwelling unit plan submission.(4) (A) Accessory dwelling unit plans that are preapproved pursuant to this subdivision shall be posted on the local agencys internet website.(B) The local agency shall also post the contact information of the applicant of a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan, as provided by the applicant.(C) A local agency shall remove a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan from their internet website within 30 days of receiving a request for removal from the applicant.(5) A local agency may also admit the following accessory dwelling unit plans into the program:(A) Plans that have been developed and preapproved by the local agency.(B) Plans that have been preapproved by other agencies within the state.
65852.27. (a) Each local agency shall, by January 1, 2025, develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans. The program shall comply with all of the following:
(1) The local agency shall accept accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.
(2) The local agency shall not restrict who may submit accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval.
(3) (A) The local agency shall approve or deny the application for preapproval pursuant to the standards established in Section 65852.2.
(B) The local agency may charge the applicant the same permitting fees that the local agency would charge an applicant seeking approval pursuant to Section 65852.2 for the same-sized accessory dwelling unit in reviewing and approving a preapproval accessory dwelling unit plan submission.
(4) (A) Accessory dwelling unit plans that are preapproved pursuant to this subdivision shall be posted on the local agencys internet website.
(B) The local agency shall also post the contact information of the applicant of a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan, as provided by the applicant.
(C) A local agency shall remove a preapproved accessory dwelling unit plan from their internet website within 30 days of receiving a request for removal from the applicant.
(5) A local agency may also admit the following accessory dwelling unit plans into the program:
(A) Plans that have been developed and preapproved by the local agency.
(B) Plans that have been preapproved by other agencies within the state.
(b) A local agency shall approve or disapprove an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit ministerially without discretionary review pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 65852.2, except that the local agency shall either approve or deny the application within 30 days from the date the local agency receives a completed application, if the application utilizes either of the following:
(1)A permit ready floor plan developed, offered, or adopted pursuant to subdivision (a).
(1) A plan for an accessory dwelling unit that has been preapproved by the local agency pursuant to subdivision (a).
(2) A floor plan that is identical to afloor plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the previous three years. the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle.
(c) For purposes of this section: section, accessory dwelling unit and local agency have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section 65852.2.
(1)Accessory dwelling unit means a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. Accessory dwelling unit includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated.
(2)Local agency means a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered.
(d) The Legislature finds and declares that the lack of housing is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.
(a)The department shall develop at least six permit ready accessory dwelling unit floor plans for a detached accessory dwelling unit that meets both of the following requirements:
(1)The floor plan complies with the standards established pursuant to Section 65852.2 of the Government Code.
(2)The floor plan is compliant with applicable building code standards.
(b)The six floor plans developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1)A floor plan for a studio detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.
(2)A floor plan for a one-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.
(3)A floor plan for a two-bedroom detached accessory dwelling unit, and its reverse.
(c)The department shall post the permit ready floor plans to its internet website by January 1, 2025. The permit ready floor plans shall be made available to the general public at no cost.
SEC. 3.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
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