Chino, CA Accessory Structures: ADU Rental Restrictions (2026)

Section 20.11.020(B)(7), titled "Sale and rental of units," sets Chino's two core ADU and JADU restrictions once a unit is built. Subsection (a) is an outright ban on separate sale: accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units "may not be sold or otherwise conveyed separate from the primary residence," so an ADU can never become its own parcel or be sold off independently of the main house. Subsection (b) permits rental income but sets a floor on term length: an ADU or JADU "may be rented separate from the primary residence but may not be rented for a term of less than thirty one consecutive days," which as a practical matter bars using a Chino ADU as a short-term or vacation rental.

The section opens by stating it "is intended to implement the provisions of Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 of the Government Code and, in case of ambiguity, shall be interpreted to be consistent with such provisions," the exact cross-reference printed in Chino's code. Those are the state ADU statute numbers as they existed when the section was adopted; California has since recodified its ADU law to Government Code Sections 66310 through 66342, and because state ADU law sets a floor local rules cannot fall below, any point where Chino's older text conflicts with the current state standard is unenforceable regardless of what the local code says. The thirty-one-day rental floor tracks the same policy line the city draws for regular dwellings at Section 8.95.030, which separately bans renting any residential dwelling for thirty consecutive days or less. This subsection was carried through Ordinance 2020-006, Ordinance 2021-001 and Ordinance 2022-010.