San Leandro Zoning Code §2.04.388 does not impose owner-occupancy for ADUs; for JADUs, owner-occupancy is required only when sanitary facilities are shared with the primary dwelling.
For accessory dwelling units (ADUs), San Leandro imposes no owner-occupancy requirement, consistent with California Gov. Code §65852.2(a)(7)(A), which bars local owner-occupancy mandates on ADUs permitted between January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2025. For junior ADUs (JADUs), §2.04.388 requires owner-occupancy only where the JADU shares sanitary facilities with the primary dwelling, tracking Gov. Code §65852.22(a)(2). The owner-occupancy condition for JADUs that share a bathroom is recorded as a deed restriction running with the land. An owner may live in either the main house or the JADU. Once written into the recorded covenant, the requirement is enforceable as a zoning condition.
Violating a recorded JADU owner-occupancy covenant (e.g., renting the JADU when the owner does not occupy the property) is a zoning code violation subject to enforcement under SLMC Title 7, including administrative citations and abatement. The City may also pursue specific performance of the recorded deed restriction.
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