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Planning a California ADU? Get a FREE report for your address: local rules, costs, fees & a Next Steps Checklist. Every rule linked to its government source 🏡

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Pre-approved plan spotlight: Wildomar.

6 city-owned plans, with listed sizes of 493–1,195 sq ft. Site-specific review and a permit are still needed.

Source: City of Wildomar
https://t.co/xrvdSKRN7X

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Replacing a detached garage with an ADU?

State law calls for reviewing the garage demolition permit with the ADU application and issuing both permits at the same time.

Source: Gov. Code §66314(e). Confirm with your city or county.

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An ADU within an architecturally and historically significant historic district is exempt from ADU parking standards.

That parking exception does not decide the project's other requirements.

Source: Gov. Code §66322(a)(2).

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The free report does not measure easements, HOA rules, septic tanks, hillsides, or historic status.

Use it to prepare questions for your city or county and a licensed designer. It is not a permit decision.

Source: My California ADU, report limits.

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Upland's standard ADU plans use 5-ft setbacks. State law caps required side/rear setbacks for new ADUs at 4 ft.

Closer than 5 ft may need fire-resistance details outside those plan sets.

Sources: Upland plan page; Gov. Code §66314(d)(7).

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@BuiltAndPriced Good explainer. For anyone who wants the source, the State Board of Equalization covers it here, and only the new construction gets a new assessed value: https://t.co/H2qTYdzR2b

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@StevenRotsart Agree that permits are the big one. Before closing, buyers and sellers can look up the ADU in the city's permit records and confirm it got final sign-off. An unpermitted unit can be a very different conversation.

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@tradedla Worth knowing: AB 1033 lets a city choose to allow ADUs to be sold separately as condos (Gov. Code §66341). It isn't automatic, so in LA it only applies if the City Council adopts the ordinance. Still at the commission stage for now.

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@CityOfGoleta Thanks for posting this. One thing for Goleta homeowners: state law already says ADUs under 750 sq ft don't pay impact fees (Gov. Code §66324(c)(1)). If you're planning a bigger one, ask the city what you'd owe, and consider commenting on Nov 17.

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State law says no impact fees for an ADU with 750 sq ft of interior livable space or less.

That is not a waiver of every fee. Utility connection charges are separate.

Source: Gov. Code §66311.5(c). Confirm with your city or county.

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The ADU completeness check has its own deadline: 15 business days after receipt.

The permitting agency must give written notice. If incomplete, it must list missing items and how to complete them.

Source: Gov. Code §66317(a)(2).

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@NewhouseLaw The basic rule: once an ADU application is complete, the city has 60 days to approve or deny it, and a denial has to come with written comments explaining what's wrong (Gov. Code §66317).

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@DominicNocera Thanks for sharing. If you're in Westlake Village and thinking about an ADU, the Nov 18 hearing is a good chance to hear how the city's rules are changing and to ask questions.

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@cayimby A good reminder that state ADU law applies to counties too, not just cities. If your home is in an unincorporated area, it's worth checking your county's current ADU rules.