Brad Ellis
Senior Member
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2006
- Professional Status
- Certified Residential Appraiser
- State
- California
Jimmy,
Thabnk you.
CC,
Right about the permit. Here is an excerpt from that bill as it is interesting:
"(c) No local agency shall adopt an ordinance which totally
precludes second units within single-family or multifamily zoned
areas unless the ordinance contains findings acknowledging that the
ordinance may limit housing opportunities of the region and further
contains findings that specific adverse impacts on the public health,
safety, and welfare that would result from allowing second units
within single-family and multifamily zoned areas justify adopting the
ordinance.
(d) A local agency may establish minimum and maximum unit size
requirements for both attached and detached second units. No minimum
or maximum size for a second unit, or size based upon a percentage
of the existing dwelling, shall be established by ordinance for
either attached or detached dwellings which does not permit at least
an efficiency unit to be constructed in compliance with local
development standards."
The bill also specifies the space must be part of the living area but does not go on to say whether or not a garage (back then) would be part of the living area- this is all so pre-ANSI !
Anyway, now we all know more!
Brad
Thabnk you.
CC,
Right about the permit. Here is an excerpt from that bill as it is interesting:
"(c) No local agency shall adopt an ordinance which totally
precludes second units within single-family or multifamily zoned
areas unless the ordinance contains findings acknowledging that the
ordinance may limit housing opportunities of the region and further
contains findings that specific adverse impacts on the public health,
safety, and welfare that would result from allowing second units
within single-family and multifamily zoned areas justify adopting the
ordinance.
(d) A local agency may establish minimum and maximum unit size
requirements for both attached and detached second units. No minimum
or maximum size for a second unit, or size based upon a percentage
of the existing dwelling, shall be established by ordinance for
either attached or detached dwellings which does not permit at least
an efficiency unit to be constructed in compliance with local
development standards."
The bill also specifies the space must be part of the living area but does not go on to say whether or not a garage (back then) would be part of the living area- this is all so pre-ANSI !
Anyway, now we all know more!
Brad