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<br />4 <br /> <br />Fees <br />SB 1069 provides that ADUs shall not be considered new residential uses for the purpose of calculating utility <br />connection fees or capacity charges, including water and sewer service. The bill prohibits a local agency from <br />requiring an ADU applicant to install a new or separate utility connection or impose a related connection fee or <br />capacity charge for ADUs that are contained within an existing residence or accessory structure. For attached and <br />detached ADUs, this fee or charge must be proportionate to the burden of the unit on the water or sewer system <br />and may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the service. <br />Fire Requirements <br />SB 1069 provides that fire sprinklers shall not be required in an accessory unit if they are not required in the <br />primary residence. <br />ADUs within Existing Space <br />Local governments must ministerially approve an application to create within a single family residential zone one <br />ADU per single family lot if the unit is: <br />• contained within an existing residence or accessory structure. <br />• has independent exterior access from the existing residence. <br />• has side and rear setbacks that are sufficient for fire safety. <br />These provisions apply within all single family residential zones and ADUs within existing space must be allowed in <br />all of these zones. No additional parking or other development standards can be applied except for building code <br />requirements. <br />No Total Prohibition <br />SB 1069 prohibits a local government from adopting an ordinance that precludes ADUs. <br />AB 2299 (Bloom) <br />Generally, AB 2299 (Chapter 735, Statutes of 2016) requires a local government (beginning January 1, 2017) to <br />ministerially approve ADUs if the unit complies with certain parking requirements, the maximum allowable size of <br />an attached ADU, and setback requirements, as follows: <br /> The unit is not intended for sale separate from the primary residence and may be rented. <br /> The lot is zoned for single-family or multifamily use and contains an existing, single-family dwelling. <br /> The unit is either attached to an existing dwelling or located within the living area of the existing dwelling or <br />detached and on the same lot. <br /> The increased floor area of the unit does not exceed 50% of the existing living area, with a maximum <br />increase in floor area of 1,200 square feet. <br /> The total area of floorspace for a detached accessory dwelling unit does not exceed 1,200 square feet. <br /> No passageway can be required. <br /> No setback can be required from an existing garage that is converted to an ADU. <br />8.B. - Page 54