CF 16-1468

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)

An ADU is an attached or detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation on the same lot as the single family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated.

Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU)

A Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit is a unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained entirely within a single-family residence. A JADU may include separate sanitation facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure. The JADU or single-family residence shall be owner occupied.

Movable Tiny House (MTH)

A Moveable Tiny House is an enclosed space intended for separate, independent living quarters of one family and meets all of the following:

• Is no larger than allowed by California State Law for movement on public highways; and
• Is no smaller than 150 and larger than 430 square feet as measured within the exterior faces of the exterior walls.

• Final Ordinance 186,481  Published (December 19, 2019),  Effective (December 19. 2019)
• Request for Report (January 3, 2020)
• Ordinance Number: 186481 | Interdepartmental Memo on Implementation of 2019 ADU Ordinance and State ADU Law
• LA Department of Building and Safety Submittal Requirements  DOCUMENT NO.: P/GI 2020-032 (06/21/2021)

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