Health & Saf. Code § 17958.1
Housing Type Definitions (Health and Safety Code)

Health & Saf. Code § 17958.1

Local option for efficiency units and limits near transit and campusesDIVISION 13. HOUSING › PART 1.5. REGULATION OF BUILDINGS USED FOR HUMAN HABITATION › CHAPTER 4. Application and Scope

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Local option to allow small efficiency units, with no caps on their number near transit or UC and CSU campuses.

  • Local ordinance. A city, county, or city and county may permit efficiency units for no more than two persons, at least 150 square feet, with partial kitchen or bathroom facilities. (a)
  • Definition. Efficiency unit has the International Building Code meaning in Title 24, Part 2. (b)
  • Near transit. No limit on the number of efficiency units in a residential zone within ½ mile of public transit or one block of a car share vehicle. (c)(1)
  • Near campuses. No limit within one mile of a University of California or California State University campus. (c)(2)
  • Standards still apply. Density, setback, lot coverage and height requirements are not limits on the number of units. (c)(3)

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History. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 400, Sec. 1. (AB 352) Effective January 1, 2018.)

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