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<br /> <br />Table of Contents <br />Understanding ADUs and Their Importance ...................................................................................... 1 <br />Summary of Recent Changes to Accessory Dwelling Unit Laws ..................................................... 3 <br />Frequently Asked Questions: Accessory Dwelling Units ................................................................. 7 <br />Should an Ordinance Encourage the Development of ADUs? .......................................................... 7 <br />Are Existing Ordinances Null and Void? ........................................................................................... 7 <br />Are Local Governments Required to Adopt an Ordinance? .............................................................. 8 <br />Can a Local Government Preclude ADUs? ...................................................................................... 8 <br />Can a Local Government Apply Development Standards and Designate Areas? ............................. 8 <br />Can a Local Government Adopt Less Restrictive Requirements? .................................................... 8 <br />Can Local Governments Establish Minimum and Maximum Unit Sizes? .......................................... 9 <br />Can ADUs Exceed General Plan and Zoning Densities? ................................................................. 9 <br />How Are Fees Charged to ADUs?.................................................................................................. 10 <br />What Utility Fee Requirements Apply to ADUs…………………………………………………………..11 <br />What Utility Fee Requirements Apply to Non-City and County Service Districts? ........................... 10 <br />Do Utility Fee Requirements Apply to ADUs within Existing Space? .............................................. 10 <br />Does “Public Transit” Include within One-half Mile of a Bus Stop and Train Station? ..................... 10 <br />Can Parking Be Required Where a Car Share is Available? .......................................................... 11 <br />Is Off Street Parking Permitted in Setback Areas or through Tandem Parking? ............................. 11 <br />Is Covered Parking Required? ....................................................................................................... 11 <br />Is Replacement Parking Required When the Parking Area for the Primary Structure is Used for an <br />ADU? ............................................................................................................................................. 11 <br />Are Setbacks Required When an Existing Garage is Converted to an ADU? ................................. 11 <br />Are ADUs Permitted in Existing Residence and Accessory Space? ............................................... 12 <br />Are Owner Occupants Required? .................................................................................................. 12 <br />Are Fire Sprinklers Required for ADUs? ......................................................................................... 12 <br />Is Manufactured Housing Permitted as an ADU? ........................................................................... 13 <br />Can an Efficiency Unit Be Smaller than 220 Square Feet?............................................................. 13 <br />Does ADU Law Apply to Charter Cities and Counties? .................................................................. 13 <br />Do ADUs Count toward the Regional Housing Need Allocation………………………………… ....... 14 <br />Must Ordinances Be Submitted to the Department of Housing and Community Development? ..... 14 <br /> <br />8.B. - Page 49