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What is an Accessory Living Unit?
An accessory dwelling unit is a small apartment or living space that is accessory to a primary residential building. These smaller apartment-like units can be attached to the main residential building or detached. They usually are designed with a bathroom, living area, a full kitchen, and at least 1 bedroom. Accessory units go by several other names, including “accessory apartment”, “mother-in-law apartment”, “granny flat”, “granny suite”, or “in-law suite”.
What are the Santa Barbara laws around “Granny Flat’ buildings?
In 1986, the state of California put a “granny flat’ law in place. A granny flat refers to a second accessory unit to a residential building. Under Government Code Section 65852. 2 Second Unit Law, the granny flat statute is in place to provide affordable housing in population-dense areas such as Santa Barbara, ease rental housing deficits, increase the property tax base, and be supplemental income to homeowners. A Santa Barbara homeowner may obtain an ordinance to build second-unit housing in a single-family house. They may set certain rules around structural preferences, restricted parking, and unit size.
Localities have the discretion to consider such things as traffic flow and water and sewer services, however, localities must maintain the intent of second-unit state law, without undue provisions and requirements.
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