What AB 2406 Does.
Created the framework for Junior ADUs (JADUs), defined as units no more than 500 square feet contained entirely within an existing single-family structure. JADUs may share sanitation facilities with the primary dwelling and do not require fire sprinklers if the primary dwelling is not required to have them.
What It Means For You.
If you have unused space inside your home, a Junior ADU lets you carve out a small independent unit without building anything new. Many owners pair a JADU inside the house with a detached Abodu in the yard for two rental streams.
The Official Summary.
Below is the Legislative Counsel's Digest, the official plain-language summary that accompanies every California bill.
The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes a local agency to provide by ordinance for the creation of 2nd units in single-family and multifamily residential areas, as prescribed.
This bill would, in addition, authorize a local agency to provide by ordinance for the creation of junior accessory dwelling units, as defined, in single-family residential zones. The bill would require the ordinance to include, among other things, standards for the creation of a junior accessory dwelling unit, required deed restrictions, and occupancy requirements. The bill would prohibit an ordinance from requiring, as a condition of granting a permit for a junior accessory dwelling unit, additional parking requirements.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.