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"g—the provisions for accessory dwellings [herein described shall] not extend to dwellings constructed after the effective date of this Ordinance. 8. Appellant concedes that his proposed structure cannot comply with the foregoing provisions of Zoning Ordinance Section 2.5.2 because the construction of the single - family residence located on the Subject Property was not completed until March 8, 1990. 9. Appellant urges that the provisions of Zoning Ordinance Section 2.5.2 are invalid because they do not conform to the requirements of Government Code Section 65852.2. Specifically, Appellant states that said Section 65852.2 does not authorize a city to adopt an ordinance which limits construction of second dwelling units to inclusion within single - family residential structures which were in existence as of the date of the enactment of its local ordinance. 10. Government Code Section 65852.2(a) grants to municipalities broad discretion to enact ordinances which regulate the creation of accessory dwellings. 11. Government Code Section 65852.2(b) provides, in pertinent part: 11(b)... 11 "this subdivision establishes the maximum standards that local agencies shall use to evaluate proposed second units on lots zoned for residential use which contain an existing single - family dwelling. No additional standards, other than those provided in this subdivision or subdivision (a), shall be utilized or imposed, except that a local agency many require an applicant for a permit issued pursuant to this subdivision to be an owner - occupant." 12. Said subdivision (b) establishes the standards that shall apply for the approval or disapproval of an application to construct a second dwelling unit on lots zoned for residential use when a local agency has not adopted an ordinance governing such units pursuant to subdivision (a) of said section. Among the standards established by subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 65852.2 is the following: "(3) The lot contains an existing single- family dwelling." (Emphasis added.) 13. The legislative findings made in adopting Government Code Section 65852.2 include the following: "... "(b) The Legislature finds and declares that California's existing housing resources are vastly underutilized due in large part to the changes in social patterns. The improved utilization of this state's existing housing resources offers an innovative and cost - effective solution to California's housing crisis." (Sl.b Chapter 1440, Stats. 1982; emphasis added.) MINUTE BOOK NO. 50 Reg. Mtg. Minutes Page No. 070 September 17, 1990 Page 9