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-9— Ch. 735 <br />(1) "Living area" means the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit <br />including basements and attics but does not include a garage or any accessory <br />structure. <br />(2) "Local agency" means a city, county, or city and county, whether <br />general law or chartered. <br />(3) For purposes of this section, "neighborhood" has the same meaning <br />as set forth in Section 65589.5. <br />(4) "Accessory dwelling unit' means an attached or a detached residential <br />dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one <br />or more persons. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, <br />eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family <br />dwelling is situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes the following: <br />(A) An efficiency unit, as defined in Section 17958.1 of Health and Safety <br />Code. <br />(B) A manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health <br />and Safety Code. <br />(5) "Passageway" means a pathway that is unobstructed clear to the sky <br />and extends from a street to one entrance of the accessory dwelling unit. <br />0) Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede or in any way <br />alter or lessen the effect or application of the California Coastal Act (Division <br />20 (commencing with Section 30000) of the Public Resources Code), except <br />that the local government shall not be required to hold public hearings for <br />coastal development permit applications for accessory dwelling units. <br />SEC. 2. Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section <br />65852.2 of the Government Code proposed by both this bill and Senate Bill <br />1069. It shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become <br />effective on or before January 1, 2017, (2) each bill amends Section 65852.2 <br />of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Senate Bill 1069, <br />in which case Section 1 of this bill shall not become operative. <br />SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 <br />of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because a local agency or <br />school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments <br />sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, <br />within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code. <br />C <br />94 <br />