Gov. Code, § 66337 · Article 3. Junior Accessory Dwelling Units
Gov. Code, § 66337
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) For purposes of any fire or life protection ordinance or regulation, a junior accessory dwelling unit shall not be considered a separate or new dwelling unit.
(b) This article shall not be construed to prohibit a city, county, city and county, or other local public entity from adopting an ordinance or regulation relating to fire and life protection requirements within a single-family residence that contains a junior accessory dwelling unit so long as the ordinance or regulation applies uniformly to all single-family residences within the zone regardless of whether the single-family residence includes a junior accessory dwelling unit or not.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 7, Sec. 20. (SB 477) Effective March 25, 2024.
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