SAN FRANCISCO—On January 1, 2020, California expanded a previous 2017 law to allow every single-family homeowner to add both an accessory dwelling unit/ADU and a junior ADU, significantly limiting the municipal regulation of ADUs. As municipalities may not be fully aware of all of these recent changes or updated codes and procedures, applicants should become familiar with the codes to fully take advantage of the benefits when obtaining approvals for ADUs.
Matt Fogt and Angus Beverly, Allen Matkins attorneys, recently shared insights into how municipalities can and cannot regulate ADUs.
GlobeSt.com: How do recent changes to California state law affect local agencies' ability to regulate ADUs?
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
