Elk Grove, CA Accessory Structures: ADU Rental Restrictions (2026)

010's statement of purpose, which frames ADUs as a way to expand rental housing while keeping neighborhoods primarily single-family in character. 040(I) puts that purpose into a specific rule: an ADU may be rented separately from the primary dwelling, but only for a term of thirty days or longer, closing off short-term and vacation rental use of a backyard cottage or converted garage unit. The thirty-day floor applies regardless of which ADU type is built, whether an attached unit under subsection (D)(1), a new detached unit under (D)(2), or one of the multifamily-lot configurations under (D)(3) and (D)(4).

26 allows it, an ADU cannot be sold separately from the primary dwelling, so ownership and the rental-term limit both work to keep the ADU tied to the main house rather than functioning as an independent, transient-use property. 050(G): either the primary unit or the JADU itself must be owner-occupied, which further limits turning a JADU into a stand-alone short-term rental even before the thirty-day minimum is considered.