Accessory Structures in California (2026)

Government Code sections 66310 through 66342, the recodified ADU law formerly at 65852.2, establish statewide…

Butte County permits accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior ADUs in unincorporated areas served by municipal water…

Humboldt County permits accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior ADUs in any zone allowing single-family or…

The county's Second Unit Overlay District lets an immediate family member occupy a second home on a mapped…

Alameda caps detached accessory dwelling units at 1,200 square feet and 18 feet tall, with a bonus to 20 feet for a…

ADUs and junior ADUs in unincorporated Alameda County can be built simultaneously with or after the main house, but…

Alhambra allows accessory dwelling units on any lot zoned for single-unit, multi-unit or mixed residential use under…

Anaheim allows one accessory dwelling unit and one junior accessory dwelling unit by right on any single-family lot, on…

Antioch implements California state ADU law through Antioch Municipal Code Section 9-5.3805, allowing one ADU plus one…

Apple Valley must approve accessory dwelling unit permits ministerially within 60 days under Development Code Section…

Baldwin Park allows accessory dwelling units by right in any residential or mixed-use zone under Municipal Code §…

Bellflower will not finalize an ADU or JADU certificate of occupancy until the primary home already has one, and owners…

Berkeley allows accessory dwelling units on any lot zoned for residential use, capping new-construction ADUs at 1,200…

Bishop must allow accessory dwelling units under California state law. A detached ADU can be up to 1,200 sq ft, with…

Chapter 17.715 lets one ADU and one JADU onto qualifying lots in the RE, R-1-E, R-1, R-2, R-3, COR, CR and PEC zones…

Buena Park allows accessory dwelling units on single-family and multifamily lots under § 19.348.010, capping height at…

Burbank permits accessory dwelling units ministerially in all residential zones (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, MDR-3, MDR-4…

Calaveras County Code § 17.25.040 lets homeowners build one detached accessory dwelling unit up to 1,200 square feet…

Camarillo allows one attached or internal ADU plus a JADU, or one detached ADU, on any single-family lot under…

Carlsbad allows ADUs on any lot with an existing or proposed dwelling, capping detached units at 1,200 square feet and…

Carson caps detached ADUs at one story and 16 feet, and limits size to 1,200 square feet detached or up to 1,000 square…

Ceres allows accessory dwelling units on single- and multi-family lots through ministerial approval, capping detached…

Chico lets ADU applicants get a zoning clearance or apply directly for a building permit, with a 4-foot side/rear…

Chino's zoning code allows accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs on residential lots, capping size, height, and…

State law under Government Code § 65852.2 requires Chino Hills to allow accessory dwelling units, and the city's own…

Clovis allows one accessory dwelling unit and one junior ADU per single-family lot under Municipal Code Section…

Unincorporated Colusa County regulates ADUs as 'accessory units' in Section 44-4.10 of the Zoning Code (Chapter 44)…

Compton's ADU ordinance, Section 30-11.2, lets homeowners build one accessory dwelling unit plus one junior ADU by…

Corona reviews accessory dwelling units ministerially through a building permit plan check, with a 60-day decision…

Costa Mesa approves accessory dwelling units ministerially, without a public hearing, on any single-family or…

Cupertino allows accessory dwelling units on any residential or mixed-use residential lot with an existing dwelling…

Daly City follows state ADU law, which supersedes conflicting city code provisions. Single-family lots may add one…

Davis Municipal Code Section 40.26.450 implements state ADU law (Gov. Code Section 65852.2) with local development…

Downey allows up to two ADUs plus one JADU on single-family lots in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-3-O, and M-U zones under §…

Dublin implements state ADU law, Government Code Sections 66310 through 66342, through Municipal Code Chapter 8.80…

Eastvale approves accessory dwelling units ministerially, without discretionary review, once a proposal meets Municipal…

El Cajon allows one accessory dwelling unit and one junior ADU on every eligible single-family lot as a matter of right…

El Dorado County allows one accessory dwelling unit and one junior ADU by right on any lot zoned for single-family or…

El Monte permits one accessory dwelling unit on almost any residential or mixed-use lot under Zoning Code Section…

Elk Grove allows accessory dwelling units by right in all residential, agricultural-residential, and agricultural zones…

Escondido allows one attached or detached ADU on any single-family or multifamily lot under Municipal Code Article 70…

Fairfield's zoning code caps a detached ADU at 1,200 square feet and 16 feet in height, with four-foot side and rear…

Folsom allows attached, detached, and junior accessory dwelling units on any parcel zoned for single-unit, two-unit, or…

Fremont approves accessory dwelling units ministerially under Municipal Code Section 18.190.005, with no discretionary…

Fresno processes Accessory Dwelling Units ministerially under FMC § 15-2754, allowing up to two ADUs plus one JADU on a…

Fresno County caps detached and attached accessory dwelling units at 850 to 1,200 square feet depending on bedroom…

Fullerton allows one accessory dwelling unit and one junior ADU on any lot zoned for single-family or multifamily use…

Garden Grove allows one ADU on any lot zoned for single-family or multi-family residential use under Municipal Code…

Glendale must approve accessory dwelling units on any lot zoned for single or multi-family housing as a ministerial…

In unincorporated Glenn County, ADUs are permitted as 'second dwellings' under Chapter 15.175 and built to the…

Hanford's accessory dwelling unit standards set a four-foot side and rear setback and cap detached ADU height at 16 to…

Hawthorne allows one accessory dwelling unit on any single-family lot and up to two ADUs on multifamily lots, reviewed…

Hemet approves accessory dwelling units ministerially under Sec. 90-321, with a four-foot setback and 16-foot height…

Hercules ministerially approves ADU building permits within 60 days, caps detached units at 850 or 1,000 square feet by…

Hesperia issues accessory dwelling unit permits ministerially under its Development Code, which sets a four-foot side…

Imperial County allows ADUs in every zone permitting residential use, capping attached-unit floor area, requiring a CUP…

Indio caps detached accessory dwelling units at 1,200 square feet and 18 feet tall, with 4-foot side/rear setbacks…

Inglewood allows one accessory dwelling unit and one junior ADU per single-family lot, and internal or attached ADUs…

Jurupa Valley allows ADUs and JADUs ministerially under Municipal Code Sec. 9.240.290, rewritten by Ordinance No…

Kern County Zoning Ordinance Chapter 19.90 allows one accessory dwelling unit per legal lot, capped at 1,200 square…

Kings County requires seven Building Official findings before issuing an ADU or JADU permit in the RR, R-1, or RM…

Lake County's own accessory-dwelling category, the granny unit, caps size at 720 or 1,008 square feet depending on lot…

Lakewood lets a single-family lot host up to two Accessory Dwelling Units through ministerial Building and Safety plan…

Lancaster caps attached and detached ADUs at 850 square feet for a studio or one-bedroom unit and 1,200 square feet for…

Lodi allows one accessory dwelling unit and one junior ADU by right on any lot zoned for single-family or multi-family…

Accessory dwelling units in Long Beach must meet the same zoning standards as the underlying district, parking, height…

Detached ADUs in unincorporated LA County are capped at 1,200 sq ft and 25 feet tall, require a 4-foot rear and side…

California's ministerial ADU law runs the process, but Los Banos Municipal Code § 9-3.3005 sets the numbers that apply…

Madera implements the state ADU mandate at Municipal Code § 10-3.513: ADUs are approved ministerially, capped at 1,200…

Manteca ADUs get a 4-foot side/rear setback, a 16-foot height cap, and an 850-square-foot size ceiling (1,000 sq ft…

Marin County Development Code § 22.32.120 sorts accessory dwelling units into a by-right Category 1 (an 800 sq. ft…

Mendocino County allows one accessory dwelling unit and one junior ADU per parcel by right on any lot zoned for single…

Merced allows one attached ADU, one detached ADU and one JADU per single-family lot under Municipal Code Section…

Unincorporated Merced County allows up to four accessory dwelling units on a single-family parcel: one junior ADU, one…

Modesto Municipal Code Article 5 (sections 10-4.501 to 10-4.512) permits ADUs ministerially on lots with a…

Monterey's Section 38-112.6 caps a detached or attached ADU at 850 square feet for a studio or one-bedroom and 1,000…

Unincorporated Monterey County permits one ADU plus one JADU on lots with a single-family dwelling. Inland (Title 21…

Moorpark requires an accessory dwelling unit to get a zoning clearance under Municipal Code § 17.28.020(G), plus…

Moreno Valley allows up to three accessory dwelling units on a single-family lot under Municipal Code Section 9.09.130…

A single-family lot in Mountain View can add one accessory dwelling unit plus one junior ADU under Sec. 36.12.75(a)…

Murrieta allows one ADU and one JADU on any single-family lot, and two detached ADUs on multi-family parcels, reviewed…

Newport Beach approves ADUs and junior ADUs ministerially within 60 days under Municipal Code Section 20.48.200…

Norwalk allows one accessory dwelling unit and one junior ADU on any lot zoned for single-family or multifamily…

Owners of accessory dwelling units built before January 1, 2020 can apply to delay code enforcement for up to five…

Oceanside's Zoning Ordinance Section 3006 lets any single-family or multifamily lot add one accessory dwelling unit…

Ontario permits accessory dwelling units ministerially under Section 5.03.010 of the Development Code, limiting…

Orange must approve a complete ADU application ministerially within 60 days under Chapter 17.29. A one-bedroom ADU tops…

Unincorporated Orange County allows ADUs and JADUs through a ministerial permit under Section 7-9-90, capping detached…

Oxnard's zoning code lets any single-family lot add one internal or attached ADU plus one junior ADU, and a separate…

Pacifica allows one accessory dwelling unit on any site with a lawful single-family or multi-family home, reviewed…

Palm Springs allows accessory dwelling units under Municipal Code § 93.23.14, with two approval tracks: a…

Palmdale allows one ADU and one JADU per single-family lot under PMC § 17.91.010, approved ministerially through zoning…

Pasadena allows one detached ADU, one attached or detached conversion ADU, and one Junior ADU per single-family lot in…

Perris allows an ADU on any lot with an existing home, with no minimum lot area required, capping detached units at…

Petaluma allows one detached accessory dwelling unit on any single-family lot, plus a junior ADU inside the home under…

In unincorporated Placer County, residential parcels may have one primary dwelling, one accessory dwelling unit (ADU)…

A detached accessory dwelling unit in Pleasanton tops out at 16 feet in height and must sit at least four feet from…

Pomona regulates ADUs and JADUs under Sec. 830.A of the Zoning and Development Code, approving compliant units…

Rancho Cordova allows one attached or detached ADU plus one junior ADU by right on any single-family or multifamily…

Rancho Cucamonga regulates accessory dwelling units under Development Code Chapter 17.100. Detached ADUs are capped at…

Redding allows accessory dwelling units by right on any lot zoned RL, RE, RS, RM, GO, GC, GC-VR, DCD, or DMUD under…

Redlands zoning still carries a 2003/2010 'second unit' ordinance requiring rear placement, a hidden entrance and extra…

Redondo Beach permits accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs by right on single-family and multi-family residential…

Redwood City lets any residential lot with a single-family home add one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and one junior…

Richmond permits ADUs and JADUs ministerially in all residential zones, with no owner-occupancy requirement for the…

Ridgecrest allows ADUs ministerially in any single-family or multi-family zone under local size, height, and setback…

Riverside's ADU rules set real numbers: a detached ADU can't exceed 1,200 square feet, new one-story ADUs under 16 feet…

Riverside County caps non-ministerial ADUs at 1,000 square feet with a 16-foot height limit and 4-foot side/rear…

Rohnert Park allows an accessory dwelling unit as a permitted use on any single-family or multi-family zoned lot under…

Roseville allows an accessory dwelling unit on lots zoned CMU, R1, RS, R2, R3, and RMU under Municipal Code §…

A single-unit lot in Sacramento may add up to two accessory dwelling units, one ADU plus one junior ADU, or two junior…

Unincorporated Sacramento County allows one ADU, attached or detached, plus one JADU on single-family and halfplex…

Detached and attached ADUs in unincorporated San Benito County need only a ministerial building permit, no…

San Bernardino County caps attached ADUs at 1,200 square feet, limits floor area to 50% of the primary home, and sets…

San Clemente reviews ADU applications ministerially within 60 days, no hearing required, under Section 17.28.270…

San Diego permits ADUs under SDMC Chapter 14, Article 1, Division 3, consistent with California ADU law (Government…

Attached ADUs in unincorporated San Diego County are capped at 50% of the primary residence's floor area, up to 1,200…

San Francisco's Local ADU Program lets homeowners citywide build one accessory dwelling unit on lots with four or fewer…

San Jose allows one accessory dwelling unit plus one junior ADU on any single-family lot by right, capping floor area…

Section 2.04.388 lets any single-family lot add one ADU plus one JADU, or a two-family/multi-family lot add up to two…

Unincorporated San Luis Obispo County permits an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on any lot with an existing…

San Marcos caps accessory dwelling units under Municipal Code § 20.410.060 at 850 square feet for a one-bedroom unit…

San Mateo County allows accessory dwelling units by right in the R-1, R-2, R-3, PC, CMU, NMU, R-E, RH, RM and TPZ…

San Rafael must act on a complete accessory dwelling unit application within 60 days under city code, with no…

Santa Ana caps detached ADUs at 20 feet and 1,000 square feet, with 4-foot side, street-side and rear setbacks, under…

In unincorporated Santa Barbara County, ADUs are ministerial and follow California state law (Gov. Code 66310 et seq…

Detached accessory dwelling units in unincorporated Santa Clara County are capped at 1,200 square feet, must sit at…

Santa Clarita reviews accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs through a ministerial Class I application under Section…

Unincorporated Santa Cruz County allows accessory dwelling units ministerially under County Code 13.10.681 and…

Santa Maria permits one ADU and one JADU per single-family lot ministerially within 60 days; detached ADUs may be up to…

Santa Monica allows ADUs and JADUs by-right on residential parcels, approved ministerially within 60 days, with…

Santa Rosa allows one ADU plus one JADU on single-family lots under Zoning Code Section 20-42.130, adopted by urgency…

In unincorporated Shasta County, ADUs are regulated by Zoning Code Section 17.88.132. One ADU is allowed per legal lot…

Simi Valley permits one ADU plus one JADU per single-family lot ministerially under SVMC 9-44.160, conforming the city…

Unincorporated Solano County allows ADUs and JADUs by right on residential lots in rural residential (R-R) and…

The City of Sonoma caps ADU-permit-track accessory dwelling units at 850 square feet for a studio or one bedroom and…

Unincorporated Sonoma County permits ADUs ministerially under County Code Sec. 26-88-060, implementing California ADU…

South Gate must approve or deny a complete accessory dwelling unit application within sixty days, and the review is…

Stanislaus County allows one accessory dwelling unit plus one junior ADU on any single-family parcel in the…

Sunnyvale allows accessory dwelling units on residential lots subject to detailed numeric standards in Section…

In unincorporated Sutter County, ADUs are ministerially permitted by Zoning Clearance in all districts allowing…

Tehama County Code § 17.08.050 lets one attached or detached ADU go on an R-1, RE, AG-1 through AG-4, or NR lot with an…

Temecula allows one accessory dwelling unit per qualifying residential lot under Development Code Chapter 17.23…

Tracy allows one accessory dwelling unit on any residentially zoned lot with a single-family home under Municipal Code…

Union City must approve or deny a complete ADU or JADU permit application within 60 days and cannot require a hearing…

Upland allows ADUs and JADUs by right under Municipal Code Chapter 17.37, which implements California's state ADU law…

Vacaville reviews accessory dwelling units ministerially: Section 14.09.270.040(D) requires only an ADU permit and a…

Vallejo processes ADUs and JADUs ministerially, without a discretionary permit, once a project meets the size, height…

Ventura allows one ADU on any residential or mixed-use lot and one JADU on single-family-zoned lots under Municipal…

In unincorporated Ventura County, accessory dwelling unit floor area is capped by lot size, 850 to 1,800 square feet…

Victorville's Development Code caps a new accessory dwelling unit at 850 square feet for a studio or one bedroom and…

Visalia Municipal Code Chapter 17.14 (adopted by City Council on January 21, 2025) regulates ADUs ministerially under…

Vista allows accessory dwelling units on lots zoned R-1, R-1-B, E-1, A-1, O-R, R-M and M-U under Development Code…

West Sacramento must allow an 850-square-foot accessory dwelling unit with 4-foot side and rear setbacks even where…

Westminster approves accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs ministerially under Municipal Code Section 17.400.135…

Whittier caps a detached accessory dwelling unit at sixteen feet in height, eighteen feet within a half-mile of a major…

ADUs are a ministerial, permitted use on residentially zoned lots, with a 1,200 sq ft cap on detached units and 4-foot…

Yuba City's ADU standards, at Municipal Code Section 8-5.5004, follow the state's mandatory floor: the city cannot…

Unincorporated Yuba County allows detached accessory dwelling units up to 850 square feet for one bedroom or 1,200…

Bakersfield allows an accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU as a permitted use on any parcel zoned for residential use…

Unincorporated Contra Costa County allows one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on lots of at least 6,000 sq ft in…

Napa County Code Section 18.104.180 ministerially permits Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs, called 'second units') and…

San Ramon allows accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs by right in every zone that permits residential use…

An ADU or junior ADU application that meets Turlock's zoning checklist is approved ministerially, no discretionary…

Bostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, so accessory dwelling units follow the County Zoning Ordinance (Sec…

Hayward repealed its own accessory dwelling unit design and development standards in 2024 and now regulates ADUs…

Irvine no longer writes its own accessory dwelling unit standards. Zoning Ordinance Sec. 3-26-1, enacted September 9…

ADU applications in Los Angeles require no discretionary approval; the City must issue a ministerial decision based…

Menifee allows one ADU plus one junior ADU on residential lots through ministerial building-permit review, with a…

In unincorporated Nevada County, ADUs and JADUs are reviewed ministerially and are governed primarily by California…

Rialto allows one ADU plus one junior ADU per single-family lot with ministerial approval within 60 days under Rialto…

Salinas zoning tables list accessory dwelling units as a permitted use in every base district, from agricultural to…

Santa Clara permits ADUs and JADUs under California Gov Code 65852.2. Ministerial approval applies to compliant designs…

The City of Santa Cruz allows accessory dwelling units on lots of any size in any zone that permits residential use…

Thousand Oaks must review ADU and Junior ADU (JADU) applications ministerially, no discretionary review, no public…

Antioch charges development impact fees on accessory dwelling units, but caps them below the standard per-unit rate. An…

Baldwin Park cuts its park land-dedication in-lieu fee in half for a second dwelling unit added to a single-family lot…

Bellflower charges ADU development impact fees scaled to the primary home's square footage, plus a separate utility…

Brentwood charges development impact fees on accessory dwelling units through its adopted development fee program, but…

Buena Park charges a proportionate Park Land Dedication and In-Lieu Fee on any accessory dwelling unit of 750 square…

Chico cuts development impact fees in half for an ADU that shares its sewer lateral with the main house, under Chico…

Chino waives its citywide development impact fee entirely for accessory dwelling units of 750 square feet or less…

Chula Vista exempts accessory dwelling units under 750 square feet from its Public Facilities Development Impact Fee…

Cupertino cannot charge impact fees on an accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU under 750 square feet. Larger ADUs pay…

Davis Municipal Code Section 40.26.450(h)(3) waives impact fees entirely for ADUs under 750 square feet, matching state…

El Monte charges parks, traffic, water, and sewer impact fees on any accessory dwelling unit of 750 square feet or…

Elk Grove exempts accessory dwelling units of 750 square feet or less from its Measure A transportation impact fee…

Escondido charges an accessory dwelling unit permit fee set by city council resolution, plus a separate appeal fee if a…

Fairfield charges accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs a water connection fee sized to their fixture-unit burden…

Fullerton charges no impact fee on an accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet. Larger ADUs pay impact fees…

Garden Grove waives development impact fees entirely for accessory dwelling units under 750 square feet. Municipal Code…

Glendale exempts small ADUs from development impact fees entirely and prorates the fee for larger ones. Municipal Code…

Hercules waives impact fees entirely for ADUs under 750 square feet or built within existing space, and prorates Master…

Indio charges no development impact fees on an ADU or JADU smaller than 750 square feet; larger units pay fees prorated…

Manteca waives development impact fees for ADUs and JADUs under 750 square feet; units 750 square feet or larger pay…

Merced exempts accessory dwelling units under 750 square feet from all development impact fees. Larger ADUs pay impact…

Moorpark exempts accessory dwelling units under 750 square feet from its police, fire, library, city hall…

Moreno Valley cannot charge impact fees on a junior ADU or any ADU smaller than 750 square feet under Municipal Code…

Norwalk only charges ADU impact fees once a unit crosses 750 square feet. Municipal Code § 17.04.210(W)(1) makes the…

Oxnard charges no development impact fee on an accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet, tracking Assembly Bill…

In the City of Pacifica, water and sewer agencies cannot charge any impact fee on an accessory dwelling unit under 750…

Pleasanton exempts most accessory dwelling units from new-development utility fees. Section 18.106.070(D) says ADUs are…

Pomona charges no impact fee on an ADU of 749 square feet or smaller. Larger ADUs pay a fee prorated to the primary…

Rancho Cordova exempts accessory dwelling units under 750 square feet from its Measure A transportation development…

Rancho Cucamonga waives its storm drainage impact fee for accessory dwelling units under 650 square feet under…

Redondo Beach charges no development impact fees on an accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet of living area…

Riverside County calculates accessory dwelling unit impact and connection fees under County Code Section 17.294.070…

Roseville does not set accessory dwelling unit impact fees in its zoning code. Under Municipal Code Section 19.60.100…

ADUs under 750 square feet pay zero county impact fees in unincorporated San Benito County; larger units pay a fee…

San Diego waives development impact fees for the first two ADUs on a property and for any ADU under 750 square feet…

Unincorporated San Diego County waives impact, connection and capacity fees when legalizing an ADU or JADU that was…

San Mateo County waives development impact fees entirely for accessory dwelling units under 750 square feet, and for…

Santa Barbara County waives development impact mitigation fees for any accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet…

Santa Clarita charges accessory dwelling unit development impact fees based on the ADU's square footage relative to the…

Santa Rosa exempts small accessory dwelling units from utility connection fees entirely: units 750 square feet or…

Sonoma County charges ADU development fees proportionally by square footage compared to the primary residence, and…

Stockton waives impact fees on any ADU under 750 square feet and on JADUs of 500 square feet or less. Larger ADUs pay…

Tehama County folds accessory dwelling units into its single-family development impact fee, $2,750 per unit, under §…

Temecula ADUs under 750 square feet pay zero development impact fees. Larger ADUs still owe fees, but Section…

Union City charges impact fees on accessory dwelling units of 750 square feet or larger, prorated to the ADU's share of…

Upland waives impact fees entirely for any ADU under 750 square feet. Larger ADUs owe a fee prorated by floor area…

Vacaville exempts accessory dwelling units under 750 square feet from all development impact fees. Larger ADUs still…

ADUs under 750 square feet pay no impact fees at all in Visalia. Larger ADUs pay fees proportional to their size…

Westminster caps the parks and recreation development impact fee for an accessory dwelling unit at the same amount…

Alhambra Municipal Code § 23.22.040(M)(2) waives impact fees and connection or capacity charges for owners legalizing…

Anaheim exempts accessory dwelling units under 750 square feet from park, water and other agency impact fees under…

Butte County cannot charge an impact fee on an accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU under 750 square feet, and any fee…

Chino Hills charges its standard traffic, storm drain, parks, and general facilities impact fees against accessory…

Clovis exempts a qualifying accessory dwelling unit from paying its own garbage, greenwaste, and recycling fees when…

Compton exempts small accessory dwelling units from development impact fees entirely. Section 30-11.2.e.2.a states that…

Downey waives impact fees entirely for any ADU under 750 square feet, and for larger units caps the fee proportionally…

Eastvale waives development impact fees entirely on an accessory dwelling unit of 750 square feet or less, including a…

El Cajon waives development impact fees entirely for any accessory or junior accessory dwelling unit under 750 square…

Folsom cannot charge city impact fees on an ADU of 750 square feet or less, or a JADU of 500 square feet or less…

Fresno County charges no impact fees, including school fees, on an accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet…

Hawthorne charges a non-refundable application review fee for every ADU or JADU permit under § 17.21.040(A), set by…

Imperial County exempts ADUs under 750 square feet from impact fees entirely, and caps fees on larger units…

Inglewood waives development impact fees for any accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet, and reviews complete…

An accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet pays no development impact fees at all in Los Banos. Municipal Code §…

Madera requires a separate utility connection fee or capacity charge for most new ADUs under § 10-3.513(E)(3), but…

A junior accessory dwelling unit in unincorporated Mendocino County is never treated as a separate or new dwelling unit…

Menifee's Local Development Mitigation Fee, the habitat fee funding the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan…

Monterey charges no impact fees at all on an accessory dwelling unit smaller than 750 square feet under City Code…

Pasadena exempts accessory dwelling units of 900 square feet or less from both its traffic reduction and transportation…

Placer County waives building permit fees and road and park impact fees for accessory dwelling units of 750 square feet…

Redwood City charges no impact fees on any accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU smaller than 750 square feet. Above…

ADUs under 750 square feet pay no City impact fees at all in Riverside, per §19.442.030(K)(1); larger ADUs are charged…

Rohnert Park exempts small accessory dwelling units from impact fees entirely and prorates fees for larger ones. Under…

San Clemente charges no impact fee at all on an ADU under 750 square feet. Larger ADUs pay an impact fee, but only…

San Francisco charges no impact fees on ADUs and JADUs under 750 square feet, or on any ADU proposed on a lot with…

Santa Cruz County cannot charge an impact fee on any JADU or on an ADU smaller than 750 square feet. SCCC §…

Santa Maria waives development impact fees entirely for any ADU under 750 square feet under SMMC Section…

The City of Sonoma charges no impact fee on an ADU under 750 square feet. Larger ADUs pay a fee scaled to the ADU's…

Ventura waives development impact fees for small accessory dwelling units. Municipal Code Section 24.430.070(A) exempts…

Vista waives all development impact fees for accessory dwelling units of 750 square feet or less under Municipal Code…

Unincorporated Yuba County charges no development impact fee on accessory dwelling units under 750 square feet, and…

Alameda exempts accessory dwelling units from its Improvement Tax under AMC Section 3-62 and bars treating an ADU as a…

Unincorporated Alameda County waives park dedication impact fees for accessory dwelling units under 750 sq ft, and…

Camarillo exempts every accessory dwelling unit from the Park Impact Fee that new development otherwise pays under…

Fremont exempts accessory dwelling units from development impact fees when the ADU is built as a remodel or addition…

Hayward's Traffic Impact Fee, otherwise charged on every new dwelling unit, does not apply to accessory dwelling units…

Hemet cannot charge impact fees on an ADU or JADU under 750 square feet of interior livable space, and units at 500…

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior ADUs are explicitly exempt from the City of Los Angeles park fee, the…

Mountain View exempts accessory dwelling units from its citywide transportation impact fee under City Code Sec…

Oakland exempts Accessory Dwelling Units from its Affordable Housing Impact Fee entirely. Municipal Code §…

Oceanside cannot charge development impact fees on an ADU or JADU under Zoning Ordinance Section 3006.D.6.a. Utility…

Orange charges no City impact fees on an ADU smaller than 750 square feet. An ADU of 750 square feet or larger still…

Palmdale charges zero impact fees on any junior accessory dwelling unit and on any accessory dwelling unit under 750…

Petaluma exempts junior accessory dwelling units from local utility connection fees. IZO Section 7.035(L) and (M) waive…

Sacramento County waives its Countywide Transportation Mitigation Fee for accessory dwelling units under 750 square…

Accessory dwelling units in Salinas are exempt from the city's development impact fees, which otherwise fund park…

San Marcos charges no utility fees or capacity charges on ADUs, and Municipal Code § 20.410.060.G exempts any ADU under…

ADUs and JADUs in Santa Monica are fully exempt from development impact fees, including affordable housing, child care…

South Gate cannot charge an impact fee on an accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet; larger ADUs pay fees only…

ADUs under 750 square feet are exempt from local impact fees in Thousand Oaks, and an ADU generally isn't treated as a…

Turlock's zoning code bars the City from charging a separate utility connection fee or capacity charge for an ADU built…

Whittier waives impact, connection and capacity fees for homeowners legalizing a junior or accessory dwelling unit…

Yuba City charges no impact fees on a junior ADU or an accessory dwelling unit under 750 square feet. Municipal Code…

Buena Park requires the owner of a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) to live in one of the dwellings on the…

Corona requires the property owner to live in either the primary home or the junior accessory dwelling unit as a…

El Monte requires the property owner to live in either the primary dwelling or the junior ADU whenever a junior ADU is…

Lakewood ties ADU owner-occupancy to when the unit was permitted: Municipal Code Section 9302.1(B)(1) exempts ADUs…

Long Beach requires the property owner to live in either the primary dwelling or the accessory dwelling unit under…

Madera County's older second-unit conversion pathway requires three years of owner-occupancy before converting part of…

Perris requires JADUs to carry a recorded deed restriction confirming owner-occupancy as defined by California's…

For any accessory dwelling unit permitted after January 1, 2025 on a single-family lot, Redondo Beach requires the…

Redwood City requires the owner to live in either the main house or the junior accessory dwelling unit whenever a JADU…

A junior accessory dwelling unit in unincorporated San Benito County requires the property owner to live on-site, and…

Unincorporated San Mateo County requires the parcel owner to live in one unit whenever a junior accessory dwelling unit…

A Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit in Simi Valley comes with a recorded owner-occupancy deed restriction. SVMC Section…

Sunnyvale requires the property owner to live on site whenever a junior accessory dwelling unit is created. Section…

Whittier requires the owner of a parcel with a junior accessory dwelling unit to live in either the main house or the…

Alameda requires the property owner to record a deed restriction before a junior accessory dwelling unit permit issues…

Baldwin Park requires the property owner to live in either the primary house or the accessory dwelling unit at all…

Bellflower requires the property owner to live in either the single-family home or the junior accessory dwelling unit…

Berkeley requires the owner to live in either the Junior ADU or the single-family home it sits in whenever a property…

Carson requires the lot's legal or equitable owner to live in either the main house or the junior ADU as a permanent…

Chico's code requires junior accessory dwelling units to be owner-occupied, but standard ADUs carry no such requirement…

Chino requires the property owner to live on-site at any single-family home with a junior accessory dwelling unit, with…

Chino Hills requires the property owner to live on-site, either in the junior accessory dwelling unit or the remaining…

Compton requires owner-occupancy only when a junior accessory dwelling unit is on the property: Section 30-11.2.d.3…

Costa Mesa requires the owner of a lot with a Junior ADU to live in either the primary home or the Junior ADU as a…

A Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit in Cupertino requires that either the main house or the JADU stay owner-occupied…

Downey does not require an owner to live on-site for a standard detached or attached ADU, but a Junior ADU is…

El Cajon does not impose an owner-occupancy requirement on standard accessory dwelling units, but § 17.140.180(F)(1)…

El Dorado County Code Section 130.40.300(D) requires the property owner to live in either the primary home or the…

Elk Grove requires the property owner to live in either the primary home or the junior accessory dwelling unit under…

Fairfield requires the property owner to live on-site, in either the primary home or the new unit, whenever a junior…

Folsom requires the titleholder to live in either the primary home or the junior ADU whenever the JADU shares a…

Fresno does not require the owner to live on-site for a standard Accessory Dwelling Unit, but a Junior ADU is…

Fresno County requires the titled owner of a parcel with a junior accessory dwelling unit to live in either the main…

Garden Grove does not require an owner to live on site to rent out a regular ADU. Municipal Code Section 9.54.060(C)…

A Hanford junior accessory dwelling unit requires the owner to occupy either the primary home or the JADU itself…

Hemet requires the homeowner to live in either the house or the JADU itself; standalone ADUs carry no such occupancy…

Hercules allows one junior accessory dwelling unit per single-family lot, but the property owner must live in either…

Inglewood requires the single-family lot hosting a junior accessory dwelling unit to be owner-occupied, with the owner…

Kings County requires the property owner to live in either the main house or the junior accessory dwelling unit itself…

Lancaster requires at least one person holding legal or equitable title to reside on the property as their permanent…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, standard accessory dwelling units carry no owner-occupancy requirement since the…

Los Banos does not require an owner to live on site for a standalone ADU permitted between January 1, 2020 and January…

Madera requires a recorded deed restriction before an ADU can be occupied, but the unit is legal only if the owner of…

Manteca requires owner-occupancy only for junior ADUs, not standard ADUs: the owner must live in either the main house…

A Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit in unincorporated Marin County requires the property to be owner-occupied. Marin…

Building a junior accessory dwelling unit in unincorporated Mendocino County requires the lot owner to live on-site…

Merced imposed no owner-occupancy requirement on ADUs permitted between January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2025. Starting…

Merced County requires the property owner to live on site, either in a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) or in the…

In Monterey County's Coastal Zone, an owner who builds a junior accessory dwelling unit must live in either the…

Building a junior accessory dwelling unit in Mountain View requires at least one legal owner to occupy one of the…

Murrieta's Development Code does not require the owner to live on-site for a standalone ADU, but a junior accessory…

Norwalk requires every junior accessory dwelling unit to have an owner living on site. Municipal Code § 17.04.210(Q)…

Oakland's Planning Code does not require an owner to live on site for a standard Accessory Dwelling Unit, but it does…

Oceanside requires an owner to actually live on-site for every Junior ADU: Zoning Ordinance Section 3006.E.4 mandates…

A single-family home with a JADU in Orange must always have an owner living in either the main house or the JADU. A…

Unincorporated Orange County requires the building site's owner to occupy a dwelling unit whenever a junior accessory…

A full accessory dwelling unit in Oxnard carries no owner-occupancy requirement, but a junior ADU does under some…

A Pacifica property owner who builds a junior accessory dwelling unit must live in the primary single-family home as a…

Palm Springs Municipal Code § 93.23.14(E)(7) exempts accessory dwelling units from any owner-occupancy requirement, but…

Palmdale requires the property owner to live on-site whenever a junior accessory dwelling unit shares a bathroom with…

Pasadena requires the property owner to live on-site when a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit shares a bathroom or kitchen…

Petaluma requires the owner of a parcel with a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) to live in either the primary…

Pleasanton does not require an owner to live on-site for a standard accessory dwelling unit, but a junior accessory…

Pomona requires owner-occupancy for junior accessory dwelling units. A natural person holding legal or equitable title…

Rancho Cucamonga requires the property owner to live in either the main house or the junior ADU whenever a JADU is…

Riverside County's owner-occupancy rule for accessory dwelling units turns on the permit date. Under County Code…

Rohnert Park requires the property owner to live in either the primary home or the junior accessory dwelling unit…

A Sacramento junior accessory dwelling unit, capped at 500 square feet and built within the walls of the primary home…

Sacramento County requires the property owner to live in either the main house or the junior accessory dwelling unit…

ADUs permitted before January 1, 2025 in San Clemente carry no owner-occupancy requirement, but any ADU permitted on or…

In unincorporated San Diego County, a junior accessory dwelling unit stays legal only while the owner of record lives…

San Marcos requires an owner-occupancy deed restriction before any Junior ADU gets a building permit. Municipal Code §…

San Rafael requires owner-occupancy of the single-family home whenever a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) is…

Santa Barbara County requires the owner to live in either the junior accessory dwelling unit or the primary one-family…

Santa Clara requires the property owner to live on site before a junior accessory dwelling unit can be permitted. Title…

Unincorporated Santa Clara County requires an owner to live in either the main house or the junior ADU whenever a…

A junior accessory dwelling unit in Santa Maria requires owner occupancy: either the primary house or the JADU itself…

Solano County requires the property owner to live in either the primary home or the junior accessory dwelling unit…

The City of Sonoma requires owner-occupancy for every junior accessory dwelling unit: the titleholder must live in…

Sonoma County does not require an owner to live on-site for a standalone accessory dwelling unit, but a junior…

Temecula requires owner-occupancy only for junior accessory dwelling units, not full-size ADUs. Under Municipal Code…

Union City exempts ADUs from owner-occupancy under state law, but a junior ADU (JADU) still requires the owner to live…

A Vallejo junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) requires that either the JADU or the primary residence stay…

Ventura does not require the owner to live on-site for a standard accessory dwelling unit built since 2020, but junior…

Unincorporated Ventura County does not require an owner to live on-site for a standalone ADU, but if the lot has both…

Victorville requires that whenever a property adds a junior accessory dwelling unit, the property owner must live in…

Before getting a building permit for a junior ADU (JADU), owners must record a deed restriction requiring them to live…

Westminster does not force accessory dwelling unit owners to live on-site, but junior accessory dwelling units are…

Yuba City requires the property owner to live on site whenever a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) is built, though…

In unincorporated Yuba County, the owner of a junior accessory dwelling unit's primary home must live on-site as a…

Alhambra imposes no owner-occupancy requirement on accessory dwelling units under Municipal Code § 23.22.040(H)(1). A…

Brentwood requires the property owner to live on-site when a junior accessory dwelling unit is added, occupying either…

Clovis does not require the owner to live on site for a standalone accessory dwelling unit, but Municipal Code Section…

Dublin's Municipal Code draws a sharp line on owner-occupancy: standard accessory dwelling units carry no such…

Eastvale does not require an ADU owner to live on site, but a junior ADU that shares a bathroom or kitchen with the…

Escondido's Municipal Code does not require owner-occupancy for a standard accessory dwelling unit. A junior accessory…

Hawthorne's accessory dwelling unit ordinance assumes an owner-occupancy condition can apply to ADUs and JADUs, but §…

Hayward does not require owner-occupancy to build an accessory dwelling unit; that field belongs to state law. But…

Moreno Valley does not require an owner to live on-site for a standalone ADU, but Municipal Code Section 9.09.130(G)(5)…

Newport Beach does not require an owner to live on site for a standard accessory dwelling unit, but it does for a…

Redding requires the property owner to live on-site if the lot has a junior accessory dwelling unit, but not if the lot…

Riverside doesn't require an ADU or MADU to be owner-occupied: neither the primary home nor the accessory unit needs an…

San Bernardino County does not require owner occupancy for a standalone accessory dwelling unit (ADU) under County Code…

Santa Monica does not require owner-occupancy for standard ADUs, but owner-occupancy is required for Junior ADUs…

Santa Rosa cannot require an owner to live on-site as a condition of building or keeping an accessory dwelling unit, at…

South Gate doesn't require the owner to live on-site for a full accessory dwelling unit, but owner-occupancy is…

Stockton does not require the property owner to live on site once an ADU is built. A JADU is the exception: if it…

Tehama County's zoning code requires the lot's existing home to be owner-occupied before an ADU can be added, but…

Thousand Oaks imposes no owner-occupancy requirement on a standalone ADU at all. The rule bites only on a lot with a…

Upland does not require an owner to live on-site for any ADU created since January 1, 2020, but junior ADUs (JADUs)…

Fremont does not require the property owner to live on site to build or keep an accessory dwelling unit. Municipal Code…

Rialto Municipal Code Sec. 18.10.070(H) does not require an owner to live in the primary house or the accessory…

Alhambra Municipal Code § 23.22.040(L) flatly prohibits using an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling…

Compton bars accessory dwelling units from being used as short-term rentals. Before the city will issue a Certificate…

Downey bans short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units outright: § 9414.14(c) states no ADU may be rented for a…

Hemet prohibits renting an ADU or JADU as a short-term rental: any rental term must exceed 30 days under the city's…

Indio prohibits renting an accessory dwelling unit for stays under 31 days, reserving ADUs for long-term housing rather…

Manteca's accessory dwelling unit ordinance flatly bars short-term rentals of ADUs and junior ADUs: units may be rented…

Unincorporated Merced County bars accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units from being used as…

Oakland Municipal Code § 15.08.750 makes it a public nuisance to rent out an accessory dwelling unit for less than 30…

Oxnard does not allow an accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU to be used as a short-term rental. Code of Ordinances…

Accessory dwelling units and Junior ADUs built or legalized in Pasadena on or after January 1, 2017 cannot be rented…

Perris bans renting any accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU for stays shorter than 31 days, aligning local code with…

Pomona bars short-term rental use of accessory dwelling units outright. City Code Sec. 30-591(d) says no ADU, junior…

Unincorporated Sacramento County bars ADUs from short-term rental use unless the unit was legally permitted before…

San Leandro Municipal Code § 4-40-120 flatly states that 'hosted short-term rentals are prohibited in secondary…

San Marcos bans short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units outright. Municipal Code § 20.410.060.H allows an ADU to…

Santa Barbara County bans using an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit as a Short-Term Rental…

Santa Cruz County flatly bars short-term rental use in any accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU. SCCC §…

Sunnyvale bars any accessory dwelling unit approved on or after January 1, 2020 from ever being used as a short-term…

Union City bans renting an accessory dwelling unit for less than 30 days, closing the door on Airbnb-style short-term…

Upland bars accessory dwelling units from the short-term rental market. Section 17.23.1.090(I) prohibits using any ADU…

Buena Park bars short-term rental of accessory dwelling units outright: BPMC § 19.348.010(C)(18) sets a 30-day minimum…

Chico bans short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units, requiring ADUs and JADUs to be leased for 30 or more…

Chino Hills bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units: § 16.10.140(D)…

Chula Vista disqualifies any Accessory Dwelling Unit or Junior ADU from short-term rental use if its construction…

Costa Mesa bars renting an accessory dwelling unit for less than 31 days under Municipal Code § 13-35(b)(8), and the…

Davis requires a recorded covenant before issuing a certificate of occupancy for any ADU or JADU, and Municipal Code…

Dublin bars renting accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs for stays of 30 days or less. Municipal Code Section…

El Monte requires any accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU to be rented for longer than 30 consecutive days, flatly…

In unincorporated Glenn County, a second dwelling (ADU) permitted in the Agricultural Preserve zone under Glenn County…

Hanford requires accessory dwelling unit rentals to run longer than 30 days, ruling out short-term rentals of ADUs, and…

Huntington Beach lets an accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU operate as a short-term rental only if it was legally…

Inglewood bars renting an accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU for less than thirty days and prohibits advertising or…

Livermore bars short-term rentals in any accessory dwelling unit permitted on or after January 1, 2020; only ADUs that…

Los Banos allows an ADU to be rented out, just not as a short-term rental. Municipal Code § 9-3.3006(b) bars renting an…

Monterey County's Coastal Zone ADU and JADU regulations bar renting an accessory dwelling unit, junior accessory…

Moreno Valley bars renting an accessory dwelling unit for anything shorter than 30 days. Municipal Code Section…

Mountain View lets owners rent an accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU independently of the main house under City Code…

Every ADU and JADU approved in Murrieta must carry a recorded covenant, under Section 16.44.160.E.4, barring the unit…

Norwalk bans short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs outright. Municipal Code § 17.04.210(D)(2)…

Accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs in unincorporated Orange County may only be rented long-term, for stays of 30…

Palm Springs Municipal Code § 93.23.14(E)(4) bars renting any accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU for less than 30…

Petaluma bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units permitted after September 7, 2017, requiring every rental…

Accessory dwelling units permitted in unincorporated Placer County after June 9, 2020 cannot be rented as short-term…

Rancho Cucamonga bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units. Development Code § 17.100.090(B) requires any…

Redding bans short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units outright. Municipal Code Section 18.43.140(I)(1) sets a…

Redondo Beach bans short-term rental of accessory dwelling units. Municipal Code Section 10-2.1506(a)(9) allows an ADU…

Redwood City bars owners from selling an accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU separately from the main house, and from…

Rohnert Park bars renting an accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU for fewer than thirty consecutive days, closing off…

Roseville requires accessory dwelling unit rentals to run longer than 30 calendar days. Municipal Code § 19.60.080(B)…

San Bernardino County lets accessory dwelling units be rented long-term anywhere, but short-term rentals under 30 days…

San Diego bars renting an accessory dwelling unit for stays shorter than 31 consecutive days, closing off short-term…

San Francisco ADUs and JADUs built under Planning Code § 207.2 may be rented under the Rent Ordinance, but the lot…

San Jose lets homeowners rent an accessory dwelling unit long-term, but Municipal Code § 20.80.160 flatly bars…

San Luis Obispo County lets homeowners rent an accessory dwelling separately from the main house, but only as a…

San Mateo County bars accessory dwelling units built under its ADU chapter from short-term rental: Zoning Regulations…

Accessory dwelling units on unincorporated Santa Clara County land cannot be rented for less than 30 days, ruling out…

Santa Clarita requires any accessory dwelling unit that is rented out to be leased for 30 days or longer, per UDC…

An accessory dwelling unit built under Santa Rosa's ADU ordinance cannot be rented out for stays shorter than 30 days…

Stanislaus County bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units: under Code § 21.74.050(C), the recorded covenant…

Temecula bans short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units. Under Section 17.23.050(B)(4), an ADU may be rented but…

Vacaville bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units outright: Section 14.09.270.040(F)(4) sets a 30-day…

Ventura bars short-term rental of accessory dwelling units. Municipal Code Section 24.430.050(D) sets a 30-day minimum…

Westminster bars short-term rentals of accessory units citywide. Code Section 17.400.135(I) states plainly that ADUs…

Yuba City bans short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs outright. Municipal Code Section…

Alameda bars selling or conveying an accessory dwelling unit apart from the primary home, except as state law allows…

Baldwin Park bars renting an accessory dwelling unit for 30 days or less. Municipal Code § 153.120.360(F)(3) requires…

Bellflower bans short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units, requiring any ADU rental to run 30 days or longer; a…

Berkeley requires every ADU and Junior ADU to carry a recorded deed restriction barring rentals shorter than 30 days…

Camarillo bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units built under Municipal Code Chapter 19.56: any ADU created…

Carlsbad bars newer accessory dwelling units from short-term vacation rental use and caps rents on ADUs built to…

Carson bars renting an ADU or JADU for 30 days or less and bars selling or conveying the unit separately from the main…

Chino allows an ADU or JADU to be rented separately from the main house, but Municipal Code Section 20.11.020(B)(7)…

Clovis Municipal Code Section 9.40.020(G)(2) lets homeowners rent an ADU or JADU separately from the main house, but…

Contra Costa County bars owners from renting an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit for less than…

Corona bars renting a junior accessory dwelling unit, or the primary home paired with one, for stays under 30 days…

Cupertino lets homeowners rent an accessory dwelling unit separately from the main house, but Municipal Code Section…

Eastvale requires any accessory dwelling unit rental to run longer than 30 days, banning short-term rental of an ADU…

El Dorado County Code Section 130.40.300(B) lets an accessory dwelling unit be rented separately from the main house…

An ADU in Elk Grove cannot be rented as a short-term vacation stay. EGMC Section 23.90.040(I) allows an accessory…

Escondido allows an ADU or JADU to be rented separately from the primary residence, but only under a written rental…

Folsom lets owners rent an ADU or JADU separately from the main house, but only on leases of 30 days or longer…

Fremont bars short-term rental of accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs. Under Municipal Code Sec. 18.190.005(b)(6)…

Fresno bars short-term rental of Accessory Dwelling Units: FMC § 15-2754(F)(3) requires any Second Dwelling Unit that…

Fresno County lets owners rent out an ADU but bars any rental term shorter than 30 days and prohibits selling or…

Fullerton bars renting an accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU for stints shorter than 31 days, closing off short-term…

Garden Grove bans short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs. Municipal Code Section 9.54.060(B)…

Glendale bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units built under its ADU ordinance: any lease must run longer…

Hawthorne Code § 17.21.070(H) lets owners rent an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit, but only…

Hercules bars ADUs from being rented for stays under 30 days and from being sold apart from the main house. The City…

Lakewood bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units outright: Municipal Code Section 9302.21a(D)(12) requires…

Lancaster bars renting any ADU or JADU for less than 30 days, a ban that applies no matter when the unit was created…

Long Beach bars short-term rental of accessory dwelling units: Municipal Code § 21.51.276.E.1.d requires that any…

In unincorporated LA County, an ADU or JADU can only be rented for stays longer than 30 consecutive days, and it can't…

Madera bars accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs from being rented for terms under 30 days. Section 10-3.513 also…

Mendocino County bans short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units: a junior ADU cannot be sold and cannot be rented…

Merced bars short-term and transient rentals of accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs, requiring a minimum…

Before Monterey issues a building permit for an accessory dwelling unit, the owner must record a covenant under City…

Newport Beach lets owners rent out an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) or junior ADU, but bans renting either one for 30…

Oceanside bars short-term rentals of ADUs and JADUs outright: Zoning Ordinance Section 3006.E.3 requires that neither…

Orange lets owners rent an ADU out separately from the main house, but never sell it separately, and every ADU or JADU…

A junior accessory dwelling unit in Pacifica cannot be rented for less than thirty consecutive days, which bars…

Palmdale bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs outright: every rental period must run at…

Pleasanton bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units: Municipal Code Section 18.106.030 sets a 30-day minimum…

Rialto Municipal Code Sec. 18.10.070(H) sets a firm floor on accessory dwelling unit tenancies: any rental must run…

Riverside's Zoning Code bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units. Municipal Code Section 19.442.030(A)(5)…

Riverside County bars renting an accessory dwelling unit, junior ADU, second unit, or ranchet for 30 days or less, so…

An ADU or JADU in San Clemente can never be rented for less than 30 days, regardless of when it was built, and it can…

Unincorporated San Diego County bars renting an accessory dwelling unit for stays under 31 days, blocking short-term…

San Rafael bars selling an ADU separately from the main house, and requires a 30-day minimum rental term for ADUs built…

Building a junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) in Santa Ana comes with a rental catch: Municipal Code Section…

Santa Clara's Title 18 Zoning Code bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units. Under Section 18.60.020, every…

Santa Maria sets no owner-occupancy or short-term-rental ban on ADUs and JADUs, but SMMC Section 12-56.05(1)(f) bars…

Simi Valley bars short-term rental of accessory dwelling units. SVMC Section 9-44.160(A)(10) requires that renting an…

When a Solano County lot carries both an accessory dwelling unit and a junior accessory dwelling unit, Section…

An accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit in the City of Sonoma cannot be rented for a term shorter…

Sonoma County accessory dwelling units can be rented out, but the county bars renting an ADU for less than 30 days and…

South Gate allows ADUs to be rented separately from the main house, but only on leases of 30 days or longer, and the…

Stockton lets homeowners rent out an ADU or JADU, but Development Code Section 16.80.310(F) sets a 30-day minimum…

Thousand Oaks lets owners rent an ADU or JADU separately from the main house, but bans rentals of 30 days or less and…

Turlock bars renting an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit for thirty days or less, closing off…

Before Vallejo issues an occupancy permit for an ADU, the owner must record a deed restriction with Solano County…

Accessory dwelling units and junior ADUs in unincorporated Ventura County can be rented out, but only for terms longer…

Victorville bars short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units. Development Code…

Whittier bars short-term rentals of junior accessory dwelling units: any JADU lease must run at least thirty-one days…

Accessory dwelling units built in unincorporated Yuba County after January 1, 2020 can't be rented for less than 30…

An accessory dwelling unit or junior ADU in unincorporated Butte County must be rented under the same rental term as…

Imperial County only imposes an ADU owner-occupancy requirement when a lot has both an ADU and a junior ADU, mirroring…

ADUs and JADUs in Los Angeles may be rented to tenants but cannot be sold separately from the main dwelling unit. ADUs…

Madera County's second-unit overlay ordinance bars renting or selling a second dwelling and requires family-only…

ADUs and JADUs in Santa Monica may not be rented for terms of 30 days or less unless specifically authorized under the…

A junior ADU (JADU) in Visalia cannot be sold separately from the primary dwelling: both must remain under the same…

A carport or attached garage next to an Oakland house must carry its own residential fire sprinklers under Municipal…

Burbank Municipal Code Section 10-1-604 treats detached storage sheds and similar buildings as accessory structures…

Alameda caps backyard sheds and other accessory buildings at one story and ten feet at the parapet under Municipal Code…

In unincorporated Alameda County's R districts, a detached shed or accessory building must sit at least six feet from…

Alhambra limits detached accessory structures such as sheds, garages, and gazebos to 15 feet in height, sets a 3-foot…

Anaheim caps garden sheds, storage sheds, garages and other accessory structures in single-family zones at one story or…

Antioch Municipal Code Section 9-5.603 caps accessory structures in residential districts at 15 feet tall, requires a…

Apple Valley lets small sheds under 120 square feet and 10 feet tall sit as close as 5 feet to a side or rear lot line…

In Bakersfield's residential zones, a shed or accessory building stays exempt from side/rear setbacks only if it is 7…

Baldwin Park caps permit-exempt storage sheds at one story and 10 feet tall, requires 6 feet of separation from other…

In Bellflower's R-1 zone, detached sheds and accessory buildings are capped at one story or 18 feet, must sit well back…

A new backyard shed in Berkeley needs an Administrative Use Permit in most residential districts, with height capped by…

Brentwood limits a portable shed in a rear or side yard to 120 square feet of floor area and a height no greater than…

Buena Park caps non-habitable accessory structures, sheds, gazebos, cabanas, workshops, at 50 percent of the home's…

One-story detached sheds under 120 sq ft do not require a Butte County building permit, but they must meet zoning…

Detached accessory structures such as sheds, garages, and workshops must meet the development standards of their zoning…

Camarillo caps detached accessory buildings like sheds and garages at 15 feet in height and 40 percent of the required…

A detached shed, garage, or patio cover built in a Carlsbad R-T zone setback tops out at 440 square feet, one story…

Carson requires a 25-foot setback from the street property line for a street-facing garage, and a 26-foot setback from…

Ceres treats a backyard shed as a detached accessory structure: it needs a building permit under the adopted California…

Storage sheds and similar detached accessory structures on Chico single-family lots need 3-foot side, 10-foot…

Chino caps small nonhabitable structures like sheds at 14 feet and bars them from the front yard or front setback, with…

Detached garages, carports, and covered patios in Chula Vista's residential zones can skip the normal rear- and…

Clovis defines storage sheds as accessory structures under Municipal Code Section 9.40.030, requiring at least 64…

Unincorporated Colusa County's Zoning Code treats a carport as a 'private garage' / accessory structure. A carport must…

A backyard tool or storage shed in Compton can skip a building permit only if it's a single story, no bigger than 120…

In unincorporated Contra Costa County, one-story detached accessory structures (sheds) with a floor area not exceeding…

Corona keeps detached sheds and accessory buildings at least five feet from the primary dwelling and four feet from…

Costa Mesa reviews any accessory building or shed built within 75 feet of the front property line, or on the front half…

Cupertino limits detached sheds and accessory buildings in residential and agricultural zones to 30 percent of the…

Daly City allows sheds, gazebos, pergolas, and similar accessory structures without setbacks only when combined floor…

Davis caps a freestanding backyard shed at one hundred twenty square feet and eight and a half feet of height under…

Delano Development Code §20.10.30.1.e allows detached accessory structures in interior side and rear yards, with a…

Downey lets homeowners build a one-story detached shed, playhouse or similar accessory structure without a building…

Dublin caps detached accessory structures like sheds and garages at 15 feet in height and limits their combined square…

Eastvale limits all backyard sheds, workshops and other accessory structures on a residential lot to 50 percent of the…

El Cajon exempts one-story detached tool and storage sheds up to 120 square feet from a building permit, but only on…

El Dorado County lets a portable shed sit as close as five feet from the side or rear property line, but only if it is…

El Monte caps residential accessory buildings, including sheds, at one story and 16 feet tall, limits their combined…

Elk Grove lets most sheds and detached accessory buildings skip a planning permit under EGMC Section 23.46.030, but…

A detached shed or accessory building in an Escondido residential setback is capped at one story and 16 feet tall under…

Fairfield's Zoning Ordinance sorts backyard sheds into a small accessory structure class capped at 7 feet high and 60…

Folsom caps a detached shed or garage at 50% of the required rear yard and limits its floor area to 50% of the primary…

Fremont caps detached accessory structures like sheds at 12 feet in height and 30 percent lot coverage of the required…

Fresno County treats a shed or other accessory structure as a full primary structure for setback purposes once it…

A detached, non-habitable accessory structure such as a shed can sit right on the side or rear property line if it…

A detached accessory structure in Garden Grove's R-1 zone maxes out at 800 square feet and 17 feet tall, and no more…

A backyard shed, workshop or other accessory building in Glendale's residential zones is capped at 500 square feet of…

Glenn County's Unified Development Code allows accessory buildings such as gardening sheds as uses incidental to a…

Hanford limits accessory structures placed in a required side or rear setback to 120 square feet in the R-L-5, R-L-8…

Hawthorne limits homeowners to one accessory structure other than a garage per lot, confined to the rear half of the…

Hayward caps detached sheds, garages and similar accessory buildings at 50 percent of the primary home's ground floor…

Sheds and other accessory structures in Hemet need a building permit once they top 120 square feet, and must sit at the…

Hercules lets homeowners build a shed or other freestanding accessory structure without a use permit if it totals under…

Hesperia limits accessory buildings on residential and agricultural lots to a 1,000-square-foot aggregate footprint, or…

One-story detached sheds 120 sq ft or smaller are exempt from a Humboldt County building permit under the adopted…

A detached carport or private garage in Imperial County's R-1 through R-4 zones may sit in the front yard, clear of…

Indio sets tiered setback and height limits for detached sheds and accessory buildings based on size, from 6 feet for…

Inglewood exempts small detached tool and storage sheds from building permits under an amended Building Code Section…

A backyard shed, storage building or playhouse in Irvine is a "minor accessory structure" under Zoning Ordinance Sec…

Detached accessory structures under 120 sq ft need no permit in Jurupa Valley. On lots of one acre or less with a…

In unincorporated Kern County, carports are regulated as residential accessory structures, and the combined size of all…

Kings County lets homeowners place a storage shed anywhere in a required rear yard, easement included, if it's 120…

In unincorporated Lake County a detached accessory building of 120 square feet or less, no taller than 12 feet, used as…

Lakewood keeps sheds and other non-habitable accessory buildings at least three feet off the rear or side lot line…

A backyard shed of 120 square feet or less can sit right on the interior or rear property line in Lancaster and rise up…

Lodi limits residential accessory structures like sheds to two per lot and sets sliding setbacks by size: a shed over…

Long Beach bars carports outright from the required front yard and street-side yard setbacks citywide. Where the zoning…

Los Angeles has no size exemption for backyard storage sheds. LAMC § 91.106.1.1 requires a building permit before…

Sheds and other detached accessory buildings in Los Banos R-1 and R-2 lots are capped at 30% of the required rear yard…

Detached sheds and accessory buildings in Madera's R-1, R-2, R-3, and PD zones must sit 10 feet from any dwelling if…

Detached accessory structures like sheds need only a ministerial building permit, no discretionary review, but must sit…

Manteca defines a carport as a roofed parking structure with no more than two walls, requires it to meet Traffic…

A detached garage, storage shed or similar accessory building in unincorporated Mendocino County can rise no more than…

Menifee restricts sheds to rear and interior side yards with 3-foot setbacks, a 16-foot height cap, and size limits…

A shed or other detached accessory structure in a Merced residential yard can rise up to 35 feet, the same as the…

A detached shed in unincorporated Merced County needs no building permit if it stays under 120 square feet, 12 feet…

Backyard sheds and other accessory structures in Mission Viejo's residential zones must sit at least 3 feet from the…

Modesto MC section 10-4.114 governs detached accessory buildings (sheds, workshops, gazebos, detached garages) on…

A detached shed or accessory structure in Monterey's residential districts must sit at least ten feet from the main…

Small one-story sheds in unincorporated Monterey County (240 sq ft or less, no utilities) generally do not need a…

Moorpark lets one-story tool and storage sheds under 120 square feet and 12 feet tall sit anywhere on a single-family…

Moreno Valley limits residential accessory structures, sheds, patio covers, garages and gazebos, to 600 square feet…

A backyard shed under 120 square feet in Mountain View needs no zoning permit if it stays one story and skips a…

Murrieta lets homeowners skip a building permit for a portable storage shed under 120 square feet, but Section…

Per the California Building Code section 105.2 (adopted via Napa County Code Title 15, Chapter 15.12), one-story…

Unincorporated Nevada County allows small detached sheds without a building permit. One-story detached accessory…

Newport Beach lets small accessory structures, including sheds and mechanical equipment housings, sit inside the…

Norwalk caps residential accessory buildings and sheds at one story and 16 feet tall, with a combined 800 square feet…

A shed used only for tool or garden storage can sit in your side or rear yard without meeting the district's side and…

A detached shed, garage, or accessory dwelling unit over 800 square feet in Orange must sit at least 6 feet from the…

In unincorporated Orange County, garages and carports must meet the same setback lines as the main house, unless placed…

Oxnard lets homeowners build accessory structures like sheds in any residential zone without going through the normal…

Pacifica Municipal Code Section 9-4.2704 sets the standards for detached accessory buildings, such as sheds and…

An accessory building in a Palm Springs R-1 zone needs a permitted main dwelling already on the lot, since the Zoning…

Detached sheds, garages, and workshops in Palmdale must sit outside required front, side, and rear setbacks under PMC §…

Backyard sheds, garages and other accessory structures in Pasadena residential zones answer to Section 17.50.250, which…

Accessory buildings and sheds in Perris residential zones cap at 750 square feet (120 for metal buildings outside…

A detached shed or other accessory structure in Petaluma's RR and R1 zones cannot sit in the required front setback at…

In unincorporated Placer County, a one-story detached accessory building used as a tool shed, storage shed or playhouse…

A tool storage shed in Pleasanton qualifies as a lighter-regulated Class II accessory structure only if it stands six…

Pomona's Zoning and Development Code allows sheds without a permit in every use module, but caps them at 12 feet in…

A backyard shed under 120 square feet and under 8 feet tall skips the building permit review but must still sit at…

Detached solid-roof structures like garages and sheds under 120 square feet and six feet tall are exempt from planning…

Redding lets homeowners build sheds under 120 square feet without a building permit under Section 18.43.020(C), but…

In Redlands' A-1 Agricultural zoning district, section 18.20.160 caps any accessory building, including a shed, at one…

A shed or other accessory building sitting in a required rear setback in Redondo Beach is capped at 15 feet in height…

Redwood City limits sheds, detached garages and other accessory buildings to 16 feet in total height, with a 9-foot…

Rialto lists accessory buildings and gazebos among work requiring a building permit. Under Municipal Code Section…

Under the California Building Code 2025 (adopted by Richmond), one-story detached tool and storage sheds 120 square…

Detached sheds and garages in Ridgecrest's residential zones can't exceed two-thirds of the primary home's square…

Carports and garages taking access from an alley in Riverside must be set back at least 25 feet from the alley's far…

In unincorporated Riverside County, a shed or other non-habitable detached accessory building must sit no closer to the…

Rohnert Park exempts small detached sheds from a building permit only if they are 128 square feet or less, no taller…

Detached sheds and other enclosed accessory structures on Roseville single-family and two-family lots max out at 700…

A carport attached to a Sacramento home must follow the zone's height, setback, and lot coverage rules and meet minimum…

A small backyard shed built to house pets or livestock skips a Sacramento County building permit if it stays within…

Salinas Zoning Code Section 37-50.010(i) caps utility sheds at 120 square feet each, with a 240-square-foot aggregate…

Sheds and other accessory structures in unincorporated San Benito County face zoning setbacks and size limits: small…

One pre-manufactured storage shed per lot is exempt from a Building Permit and a planning permit, but parcels one acre…

San Clemente's Municipal Code sets specific setback and height limits for detached sheds and accessory buildings under…

Detached carports in unincorporated San Diego County must sit at least 3 feet from interior side and rear lot lines at…

San Jose treats carports as open accessory structures under Table 20-70: a 60-foot front setback, no side or rear…

A detached tool or storage shed in San Leandro skips the building permit if it is one story and 120 square feet or…

Unincorporated San Luis Obispo County exempts one-story detached residential accessory structures used as tool and…

San Marcos caps a detached shed or other accessory structure at 15 feet in height and one story, and limits total…

In unincorporated San Mateo County, a detached one-story accessory building in a residential district is capped at 30%…

Unlike sheds and other small accessory structures, San Rafael carports and garages must meet the full front, side and…

San Ramon caps backyard sheds and other accessory structures in residential zones at three percent of the lot's total…

Santa Ana's zoning code fixes exact yard setbacks for sheds and other accessory buildings by height and lot type. An…

In unincorporated Santa Barbara County, sheds are accessory structures regulated by the Land Use & Development Code…

Santa Clara caps detached sheds and other residential accessory structures at 16 feet tall and 600 square feet under…

In unincorporated Santa Clara County, detached accessory buildings in urban residential zoning districts are capped at…

Santa Clarita limits how many detached accessory structures, including sheds, a residential lot may hold and how tall…

A one-story detached shed under 120 sq ft needs no building permit under California Residential Code R105.2, and under…

In unincorporated Santa Cruz County, a detached storage shed needs no building permit if it is 120 sq ft or smaller…

Detached tool and storage sheds up to 120 square feet, 8 feet tall, and at least 5 feet from any other building are…

Storage sheds and other detached accessory buildings must be placed on the rear half of the lot, set back at least 5…

Santa Rosa requires a building permit for any accessory structure over 120 square feet of floor area, per the city's…

Storage sheds in unincorporated Shasta County are 'residential accessory buildings' under Zoning Code Section…

Detached freestanding sheds and similar nonresidential accessory structures must sit at least 20 ft from the front, 3…

In unincorporated Solano County, a one-story detached storage or tool shed of 120 square feet or less with no utilities…

A single portable storage shed under 120 square feet and no taller than 8 feet needs no building permit or land use…

In unincorporated Sonoma County, detached residential accessory structures such as sheds need a building permit at 120…

South Gate requires detached carports to sit at least five feet from any property line and six feet from the main…

In unincorporated Stanislaus County, a carport is defined as an open-sided covered parking space of at least nine by…

Detached sheds, garages, workshops, gazebos, and covered patios in Stockton must sit on a lot that already has a…

Accessory structures in Sunnyvale's single-family and duplex zoning districts cap out at 450 square feet each, with a…

In unincorporated Sutter County, detached sheds and similar accessory structures are addressed by Zoning Code Section…

Temecula limits backyard sheds and other accessory structures to one story and 16 feet tall, requires at least 3 feet…

Thousand Oaks exempts small detached accessory sheds from a building permit under TOMC § 8-4.09(b)(1), but only if the…

A backyard shed in Tracy skips the building-permit process entirely if it's a one-story, detached tool or storage shed…

In Turlock's agricultural and residential districts, a shed 120 square feet or larger needs a building permit, tops out…

Union City treats carports as accessory structures requiring specific yard setbacks, corner-lot clearance, and site…

Upland caps accessory structures like storage sheds in residential zones at 10 percent of the lot size or 1,000 square…

Vacaville lets homeowners build detached sheds, garages, and workshops in side and rear yards under Municipal Code…

Vallejo lets homeowners build a detached shed, garage, or garden structure up to 14 feet tall in any residential…

Unincorporated Ventura County lets detached sheds, garages and gazebos sit as close as 3 feet from interior and rear…

Victorville's Development Code caps an unpermitted backyard shed at 7 feet in height with no setback if it stays behind…

Visalia MC section 17.12.020 permits accessory structures on R-1 single-family lots, including storehouses, garden…

Vista caps a detached shed or accessory building's floor area at under 50 percent of the main house's under Section…

A shed under 120 square feet and under 7 feet tall is exempt from planning review in West Covina, but two is the limit…

Sheds and other detached accessory structures in West Sacramento must sit at least 10 feet from the rear lot line and 5…

A backyard shed, playhouse, or similar accessory structure in Westminster is exempt from building-permit development…

A Whittier storage shed under 120 square feet cannot exceed twelve feet in height, and detached accessory buildings in…

Sheds and storage buildings 120 sq ft or smaller without water, sewer, or electrical service need no building permit…

Yuba City allows a storage shed up to 8 feet tall with no side or rear yard setback, so long as its roof covers less…

In unincorporated Yuba County, a carport is legally an accessory structure and must meet the host zoning district's…

A detached, one-story tool or storage shed in Chino Hills does not need a building permit if it is no taller than 10…

Huntington Beach lets homeowners skip a building permit for a detached tool or storage shed, playhouse, pagoda, or…

Marin County Code Section 19.04.060 waives the building permit requirement for small accessory structures, tool sheds…

A detached one-story storage shed or playhouse in San Diego skips the Building Permit if its roof area is 120 square…

Detached storage sheds, playhouses and similar accessory structures under 120 square feet and 12 feet tall don't need a…

Ventura exempts small detached sheds from a building permit under Municipal Code Section 12.115.020(A)(3), amending CBC…

In Fresno a one-story detached tool/storage shed of 120 square feet or less, no more than 12 feet high, and at least 3…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, a one-story detached storage shed up to 120 square feet and 12 feet tall does not…

Ontario Development Code Section 5.03.011 governs detached accessory residential structures such as storage sheds…

A one-story detached shed or similar accessory structure up to 120 square feet does not need a building permit in San…

A detached storage shed in unincorporated Tehama County needs no building permit if it's 120 square feet or smaller, at…

California ADU law, Government Code 66310 et seq. (formerly 65852.2), expressly authorizes converting an existing…

Hayward's Zoning Ordinance flatly bars converting a garage into living space: Section 10-1.3370(c) prohibits accepting…

Inglewood bans converting a garage or required parking space into a bedroom, office, storage room, or any other…

Unincorporated Alameda County bans converting a garage into living space in residential zones unless seven conditions…

Converting a single-family garage into an extra room in Rohnert Park needs an administrative permit from the planning…

Salinas requires the CC&Rs of every residential condominium conversion to permanently forbid owners from converting…

Converting a garage or carport in Sunnyvale to a non-parking use needs a miscellaneous plan permit and, outside the ADU…

Converting a Thousand Oaks garage into living space while building a replacement garage or carport requires a precise…

Unincorporated Yuba County bars converting a garage, carport, or other required parking space to living space or any…

Alameda lets an existing garage convert to an accessory dwelling unit with no added setback if it keeps the original…

Anaheim lets homeowners convert an existing garage into livable space as an Accessory Dwelling Unit without meeting lot…

Bakersfield lets homeowners convert an existing garage into living space by classifying it as a 'detached' or…

Converting a garage into living space in Bishop requires a building permit and zoning review. Many owners convert…

Converting a Buena Park garage into an ADU or JADU requires removing any garage door visible from the street and…

Burbank allows converting an existing legal garage or accessory structure into an ADU under BMC 10-1-620.3, requiring…

Butte County allows conversion of an existing garage or accessory structure into an ADU with no required setback and no…

Carson lets homeowners convert a required garage, carport or parking space into living area only if they replace the…

Converting a Chico single-family garage or carport to living space means replacing the lost parking spaces, unless the…

Converting a garage, carport, or covered parking structure into an accessory dwelling unit does not require the…

Converting a Chula Vista garage or carport into living space requires a Development Services building permit and…

Clovis lets homeowners convert an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit under Municipal Code Section…

Converting a garage into living space in unincorporated Colusa County changes its use. If the conversion creates a…

Convert your garage to living space in Compton and the code locks a condition onto any future addition to that house…

Contra Costa County allows an attached ADU to be created through an internal conversion of an existing garage; no…

Costa Mesa lets homeowners convert an attached or detached garage into an accessory dwelling unit, but Municipal Code…

Daly City requires a building permit for any garage conversion or construction of rooms in a garage, including…

Downey lets homeowners convert garages and other non-livable space into ADUs under § 9414.10(a)(3): on multifamily…

Dublin allows homeowners to convert an enclosed garage in a single-family home into living space through a ministerial…

Converting an El Cajon garage into living space is treated as an accessory dwelling unit conversion under Municipal…

El Dorado County Code Section 130.40.300(C)(3)(c) lets a homeowner convert a legally permitted garage or other…

El Monte allows converting an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit with no unit-size cap under Zoning Code…

Elk Grove lets homeowners convert an attached or detached garage into livable space by permitting it as an accessory…

Fairfield bars garage conversions on lots under 4,500 square feet and requires a replacement on-site parking space for…

Converting a garage to living space in Folsom does not need a special permit, but Municipal Code Section 17.57.030(E)…

Converting a garage to living space in Fresno generally means creating an Accessory Dwelling Unit under Fresno…

Glenn County treats a converted garage that becomes living quarters as a second dwelling under Chapter 15.175 or as an…

Converting a Hanford, California garage or carport into living space needs site plan review approval, a matching…

Hawthorne routes every garage-to-living-space conversion through Chapter 17.21's accessory dwelling unit rules…

Converting an existing Hemet garage into an accessory dwelling unit needs no new setback if it keeps the same…

Converting a Hercules garage into an ADU is allowed with no setback or design-review hurdles beyond fire safety, but…

Humboldt County allows conversion of an existing garage or accessory structure into an ADU or JADU with zero required…

Jurupa Valley ministerially approves conversion of attached or detached garages into ADUs under Municipal Code Sec…

Kern County's Chapter 19.90 ADU rules let homeowners convert an existing garage into an ADU subject to size and…

Converting a garage or outbuilding into accessory living quarters is allowed by right in RR, R-1, and RM districts, but…

Converting a Lakewood garage into an ADU is a permitted path under Municipal Code Section 9302.21a(B), processed with a…

Converting an attached garage into living space in Lancaster requires replacing the lost garage with 2 new off-street…

Converting a Long Beach garage into an ADU means losing the garage door for good: LBMC § 21.51.276(D)(3)(b) requires…

Converting an existing garage or carport into an accessory dwelling unit in Los Banos does not trigger a new setback…

Merced allows an attached garage to be converted into an accessory dwelling unit through ministerial approval, but…

Unincorporated Monterey County allows converting an existing garage into an ADU under section 21.64.030. No setback is…

Moorpark lets homeowners convert an existing garage into livable space, but only if the covered parking it replaces is…

Converting a garage into living space in Mountain View is regulated as an accessory dwelling unit conversion under City…

Napa County Code Section 18.104.180 (per Ordinance 1456) expressly defines a 'second unit, detached' to include a…

Converting an existing garage into an ADU in unincorporated Nevada County is handled ministerially under California ADU…

Converting a Norwalk garage into an ADU or JADU means losing the garage door for good. Municipal Code § 17.04.210(O)(7)…

Oakland garage conversions are processed as ADUs under Gov Code §65852.2, which bars replacement parking demands…

Oceanside lets homeowners convert an existing garage or other accessory structure into an ADU under Zoning Ordinance…

Ontario allows converting an existing garage or accessory structure into an ADU under Section 5.03.010, waiving…

Converting an existing Orange garage into an ADU or JADU is exempt from the normal side and rear setback and needs no…

Converting a required garage parking space into living area in unincorporated Orange County is allowed only under a…

Oxnard lets a homeowner convert a garage into a junior accessory dwelling unit, but Code of Ordinances Section…

Pasadena lets homeowners convert an attached garage into a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit or full ADU without meeting…

Perris lets homeowners convert an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit under Municipal Code § 19.81.090. The…

Converting a garage into living space anywhere in Petaluma requires a building permit and continued compliance with the…

Converting a garage into living space in unincorporated Placer County requires a building permit and must meet…

Converting a Pleasanton garage into an accessory dwelling unit is allowed under Chapter 18.106, and the owner may…

Pomona lets homeowners convert an existing garage into an Accessory Dwelling Unit under Sec. 830.A.4.a.1 of the Zoning…

Converting a garage into an ADU or JADU in Rancho Cucamonga does not trigger a requirement to replace the lost parking…

Redding removes the one-thousand-square-foot ADU size cap when the unit is a converted accessory structure. Municipal…

Redwood City lets homeowners convert an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit with no added setback, and…

Rialto ministerially approves conversion of an existing, legally permitted garage into an ADU with no new setbacks and…

Converting an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit in Roseville needs no new setback if it stays within the…

Converting an existing garage into an ADU in San Clemente needs only a building permit, no separate ADU permit, if it…

In unincorporated San Diego County, converting an existing permitted garage into an ADU skips normal ADU size limits…

San Francisco lets homeowners convert an existing garage into a legal accessory dwelling unit under the Planning Code's…

San Jose lets homeowners convert an existing garage into livable space by treating it as an accessory dwelling unit…

Unincorporated San Luis Obispo County allows conversion of an existing garage or other accessory structure into an…

San Marcos lets a garage be converted to an accessory dwelling unit without adding new setbacks and without replacing…

Converting an existing garage into living space or an ADU in unincorporated Santa Barbara County is handled under…

Turning an existing garage into living space in Santa Clara counts as a converted ADU under Title 18 Zoning Code…

Unincorporated Santa Clara County lets homeowners rebuild or convert an existing, setback-nonconforming detached garage…

The City of Santa Cruz allows converting a garage into an accessory dwelling unit under Santa Cruz Municipal Code…

Unincorporated Santa Cruz County allows converting a legal garage into a conversion ADU under County Code 13.10.681 and…

When a garage is converted to an ADU in Santa Maria, no replacement off-street parking is required, but converting a…

Santa Rosa permits garage-to-ADU conversions ministerially under Zoning Code Section 20-42.130 with no replacement…

Converting a garage into living space in unincorporated Shasta County is treated as creating an ADU under Zoning Code…

Simi Valley ministerially allows an attached or detached garage to be converted to an ADU under SVMC 9-44.160(E)(1): no…

Unincorporated Solano County allows garage conversions to ADUs or JADUs under Chapter 28 consistent with California ADU…

When a City of Sonoma property owner converts or demolishes an existing garage, carport, or covered parking structure…

Converting a garage into living space in unincorporated Sonoma County is most commonly done as an ADU or Junior ADU…

South Gate lets homeowners convert an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit without adding setbacks, but the…

Unincorporated Sutter County allows converting a garage or other existing space into an ADU under Zoning Code Section…

Temecula lets homeowners convert an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit through a building-permit-only…

Upland lets homeowners convert an existing garage into living space as part of an Accessory Dwelling Unit under…

Vacaville treats a garage conversion as a facade redesign, not just an interior remodel. Under VMC 14.09.060.050(I)(8)…

Converting an existing garage into livable space in Ventura is allowed only as part of an accessory dwelling unit under…

Victorville lets homeowners convert an attached garage into an accessory dwelling unit without meeting standard…

Visalia MC section 17.14.060(B) recognizes a stand-alone garage converted into an ADU as a Detached ADU, and…

Converting or demolishing a single-family garage to build an accessory dwelling unit forces a choice: keep the driveway…

Yolo County allows garage conversion to an ADU or JADU as a ministerial, permitted use; no replacement parking is…

Imperial County lets homeowners convert a garage, carport or covered parking structure into an ADU without replacing…

Converting an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit in Indio requires no new setback, as long as the ADU…

A legal accessory building or detached garage in Manteca can convert into an ADU with no additional setback, as long as…

Converting an existing garage or other accessory structure into an ADU in Sacramento does not trigger the interior…

Existing garages and other accessory structures in unincorporated San Benito County can be converted into an ADU under…

San Diego permits garage conversions to ADUs under state law (Government Code 65852.2) without requiring replacement…

San Rafael does not require replacement parking when a garage, carport or covered parking structure is demolished or…

Union City's ADU ordinance lets homeowners convert an attached or detached garage into an accessory dwelling unit…

West Covina allows garage conversions to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) or Junior ADUs (JADUs) under state law and the…

Antioch follows California state law allowing ministerial, by-right conversion of an existing garage into an ADU, with…

Chino exempts garage-to-ADU conversions from new setback requirements as long as the existing structure's dimensions…

When a garage, carport, or covered parking structure is demolished or converted to create an ADU in Los Angeles, no…

When a garage or carport is converted into an ADU in unincorporated LA County, no replacement parking is required for…

Menifee lets homeowners convert attached or detached garages into ADUs or junior ADUs ministerially, with no…

Modesto MC section 10-4.504(c)(3) allows a detached garage (or interior living space) to be converted to an ADU…

Richmond permits conversion of an existing garage into an ADU as a ministerial process under RMC § 15.04.610.020 and…

Converting an existing garage, carport, or covered parking space into an accessory dwelling unit does not trigger a…

Converting a garage into an ADU in unincorporated Sacramento County does not require replacing the lost covered…

Converting an attached or detached garage into an accessory dwelling unit in unincorporated San Mateo County does not…

Santa Ana lets homeowners convert an existing garage, carport or accessory structure into an ADU under City Code §§…

Garages may be converted to ADUs by-right in Santa Monica, and no replacement parking is required when a garage or…

Converting an existing, legally built garage into an accessory dwelling unit in unincorporated Stanislaus County skips…

Converting an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit in the unincorporated area of Tehama County needs no side…

Converting an existing garage into an accessory dwelling unit in Turlock skips the 4-foot side and rear yard setback…

Vallejo treats a garage converted into an ADU or JADU as an attached unit and waives the usual setback for that…

West Sacramento waives the standard four-foot side and rear yard setback for an existing, legally permitted garage that…

Yuba City waives the standard four-foot side and rear setback when an existing garage is converted into an accessory…

Glenn County's Unified Development Code has no separate 'tiny home' category. A tiny house on a permanent foundation is…

Jurupa Valley Municipal Code Sec. 9.240.290 expressly prohibits recreational trailers, recreational vehicles, and…

Clovis defines a tiny home as a structure on wheels intended for separate, independent living quarters, and Table 2-2…

El Cajon allows a movable tiny home only as an accessory dwelling unit behind the main house, capped at 150 to 430…

San Ramon zoning treats a tiny house on wheels as a recreational vehicle, not housing, unless it sits on a permanent…

Carlsbad enforces tiny houses under Appendix BB of the 2025 California Residential Code, adopted without local…

Tiny homes on permanent foundations may qualify as ADUs in Citrus Heights, while tiny homes on wheels are regulated as…

Unincorporated Colusa County's Zoning Code defines a 'tiny home' as a structure meeting Appendix Q of the 2019…

Davis has no standalone tiny house ordinance. It instead incorporates Appendix BB of the 2025 California Residential…

Downey lets residents build tiny houses under Appendix BB of the 2025 California Residential Code, adopted by reference…

Fremont adopted Appendix BB (Tiny Houses) of the 2025 California Residential Code under Municipal Code Sec…

Fresno permits a Tiny House on Wheels as an Accessory Dwelling Unit under FMC § 15-2754(C)(1)(a), but only if it meets…

Fresno County allows a displaced homeowner whose residence burned down or was destroyed to place a Tiny House built to…

Imperial County applies full building code review to site-built and modular tiny homes under 400 square feet, while RVs…

Kern County has no tiny-home-specific ordinance: a tiny house built on a permanent foundation can be permitted as an…

Mendocino County allows Moveable Tiny Homes as a primary dwelling, ADU, or second residential unit in any residential…

Merced permits tiny homes on wheels as a form of accessory dwelling unit under Municipal Code Section 20.42.060…

Merced County treats tiny homes as single-family dwellings, not accessory structures, and Section 18.12.040 requires…

Oxnard's zoning code does not have a separate "tiny home" ordinance: Section 16-465.1(A) folds tiny homes into the…

Petaluma regulates tiny houses through the state building code it adopts by reference rather than a standalone city…

Placer County regulates tiny houses on wheels through a dedicated zoning section: they need zoning clearance, DMV or…

Riverside recognizes a specific tiny-home-on-wheels category called a Movable Accessory Dwelling Unit, or MADU…

Riverside County allows tiny homes and residential shipping containers as a use by right in the R-7 and MU zones and in…

Roseville has no separate tiny-house ordinance. Municipal Code § 19.60.030 folds tiny houses into the accessory…

Unincorporated San Benito County allows tiny homes as a primary dwelling or an ADU in any zone that permits residential…

Unincorporated San Bernardino County allows a permitted "Tiny Home" on single-family residential parcels if it meets…

Movable tiny houses are allowed citywide as an accessory structure with a Process One permit, capped at 430 square feet…

Unincorporated San Diego County adopted Appendix BB of the California Residential Code as part of its County…

San Jose allows one Tiny Home on Wheels per single-family lot under SJMC § 20.30.495, with rear-yard placement, a paved…

San Luis Obispo County adopted California Residential Code Appendix BB so a tiny house can be permitted as a single…

Unincorporated Santa Clara County allows one movable tiny home per lot in place of a standard ADU, but only if it's…

Santa Cruz County lets a Tiny Home on Wheels (THOW) serve as a primary residence or replace an accessory dwelling unit…

Santa Rosa allows one Tiny Home on Wheels per residential parcel as an accessory structure to an existing single-family…

A permanently sited tiny home on a foundation is typically permitted in unincorporated Sonoma County as an ADU under…

Stanislaus County's building code, Section 16.70.010, adopts the 2025 California Residential Code together with…

Stockton does not have a separate "tiny home" ordinance: a tiny structure used as a dwelling must qualify either as an…

Tracy allows tiny homes as a primary single-family dwelling or in place of an ADU on any lot zoned for single-family…

Tulare County has formally adopted the 2022 California Residential Code, based on the 2021 International Residential…

Vallejo treats a tiny home with no permanent foundation as a manufactured home, and Section 16.325.03 sends it to…

West Sacramento allows Tiny Homes on Wheels as a primary residence or an accessory dwelling unit in any zone, capped at…

Unincorporated Alameda County has formally adopted the state residential code's tiny house appendix, so a compliant…

Eastvale allows tiny homes built to the standards of Appendix BB of the 2025 California Residential Code, which the…

Los Angeles allows one Movable Tiny House per lot as an ADU, with wheels hidden from view, connections to…

Unincorporated Nevada County adopted Ordinance ORD24-2 (Board action Jan. 14, 2025) amending Title 12 to allow Tiny…

In the City of Pacifica, tiny houses on permanent foundations are covered by Appendix BB, Tiny Homes, one of six…

Unincorporated Sutter County has no standalone 'tiny home' ordinance. A tiny home on a permanent foundation is…