Planning and zoning: building codes: accessory dwelling units.

Provisions of the Planning and Zoning Law authorize the legislative body of a city or county to regulate the intensity of land use and also authorize a local agency to provide by ordinance for the creation of accessory dwelling units in single-family and multifamily residential zones, as specified. This bill, if a local agency makes its provisions applicable by ordinance or resolution, would authorize a local building inspector for 5 years following adoption of the ordinance or resolution to waive some or all requirements, with specified exceptions for certain health and safety requirements, of an applicable building code with respect to an accessory dwelling unit constructed prior to January 1, 2008, for the purpose of issuing a building permit for that accessory dwelling unit. The bill would specify that an accessory dwelling unit issued a permit pursuant to these provisions would not count toward the local agency's allocation of the regional housing need.