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TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE 65000-66499.58›DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING 65000-66345.4›CHAPTER 13. Accessory Dwelling Units 66310-66342›ARTICLE 3. Junior Accessory Dwelling Units 66333-66339.5

§ 66337

California Government Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) For purposes of any fire or life protection ordinance or regulation, a junior accessory dwelling unit shall not be considered a separate or new dwelling unit.

(b) This article shall not be construed to prohibit a city, county, city and county, or other local public entity from adopting an ordinance or regulation relating to fire and life protection requirements within a single-family residence that contains a junior accessory dwelling unit so long as the ordinance or regulation applies uniformly to all single-family residences within the zone regardless of whether the single-family residence includes a junior accessory dwelling unit or not.

(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 7, Sec. 20. (SB 477) Effective March 25, 2024.)

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