Inglewood, CA Accessory Structures: ADU Impact Fees (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- IMC § 12-147, Ord. 24-02 (12-12-23)
- Fee-exempt ADU size
- Under 750 square feet
- Application review time
- 60 days for complete application
- Site Plan Review needed for
- New detached ADU structures only
- Affordable ADUs
- Deed-restricted units exempt from review
- Review authority
- Economic & Community Development Director
Summary
Inglewood waives development impact fees for any accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet, and reviews complete ADU or JADU applications within sixty days, under the Article 35 accessory dwelling unit standards.
(e) Application Review Timeframe. The Economic and Community Development Director shall act on a planning application to create an ADU or JADU within sixty days of receipt of a complete application so long as the proposed ADU or JADU meet the requirements of Article 35. ... (f) Impact fees shall not be required for an ADU that is less than seven hundred fifty square feet. (g) Affordable Accessory Dwelling Units. Accessory dwelling units that will be deed restricted for affordability are exempt from Site Plan Review.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954608; v8 updated 2026-05-19).
Full Breakdown
Section 12-147(f) of the Inglewood Municipal Code (Ord. 24-02, adopted December 12, 2023) states plainly that impact fees shall not be required for an ADU that is less than 750 square feet, matching the fee exemption threshold set by state ADU law. Larger ADUs remain subject to applicable impact fees. Section 12-147(e) requires the Economic and Community Development Director to act on a complete ADU or JADU planning application within sixty days, though the clock tolls if the applicant requests a delay, and the City may defer acting on a JADU application submitted alongside a new single-family dwelling application until it rules on the house itself, without converting the JADU review into a discretionary process.
Most ADUs also skip Site Plan Review: Section 12-147(b) exempts converting an existing detached structure with no added square footage, subsection (c) exempts converting existing non-livable floor area in a multifamily building, and subsection (d) exempts an ADU or JADU that expands an existing detached structure. Only a brand-new detached ADU structure triggers Site Plan Review under Section 12-147(a). Subsection (g) also exempts deed-restricted affordable ADUs from Site Plan Review. 22.
Violations & Fines
Article 35 does not attach its own fine schedule to the impact fee exemption; an ADU built without the required permits, or one that misrepresents its square footage to avoid an impact fee it actually owes, is enforced as a building code and permitting violation through the City's standard code enforcement process rather than under a penalty clause specific to this Section.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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