Governor Newsom signs four new accessory dwelling unit bills - PublicCEO

Governor Newsom Signs Four New Accessory Dwelling Unit Bills.

Few legislative changes in California have become more predictable than the Legislature’s annual revisions to the laws governing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs).

AB 462 – Coastal Development Permits; Disaster-Affected Areas.

Existing law requires certain ADUs proposed in coastal areas to obtain a coastal development permit (CDP) in addition to other local ADU-permit requirements.

Additionally, local permitting decisions on a CDP for an ADU could be appealed to the California Coastal Commission if the underlying property was subject to the Coastal Commission’s appeals jurisdiction (as set forth in Pub. (For more information, see prior BBK ADU legal alerts covering SB 477, AB 345, AB 2533, and SB 1211).