Colusa County Zoning Code § 49.19 Development standards

A junior accessory dwelling unit permit shall be issued only if the unit complies with the following development standards:

(a)

Maximum floor area. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed five hundred square feet in total floor area.

(b)

Existing development. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall be contained entirely within the existing walls of an existing or proposed single-family dwelling, which includes the walls of an attached garage. However, an additional one hundred fifty square feet is permitted to allow for a separate entrance into the unit.

(c)

Kitchen. The junior accessory dwelling unit must contain an efficiency kitchen as defined by the Government Code Section 66333(f)(1) and (f)(2)

(d)

Sanitation. Bathroom facilities may be separate from or shared with the single-family dwelling. A separate bathroom facility shall be provided if the junior accessory dwelling unit does not include an interior entry into the primary residence.

(e)

Entrance. The junior accessory dwelling unit shall include an exterior entrance separate from the main entrance to the single-family dwelling. The junior accessory dwelling unit may include a second interior doorway for sound attenuation.

(f)

Parking. Off-street parking shall not be required for junior accessory dwelling units. No replacement offstreet parking spaces are required when a junior accessory dwelling unit is created through the conversion or demolition of an attached garage, carport or covered parking structure.

(Ord. No. 568, 5-20-2025)