{"id":107,"date":"2026-11-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/?p=107"},"modified":"2026-11-11T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T13:00:00","slug":"california-expands-adu-options-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/2026\/11\/11\/california-expands-adu-options-again\/","title":{"rendered":"California Expands ADU Options Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/ramon-fernandez-silva-467539\/california-expands-adu-62bc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>California signed two new ADU laws, effective January 1, 2027, requiring local agencies to approve up to two detached ADUs on single-family lots.<br \/>\nOn qualifying single-family lots, owners can reach three total units through allowed mixes that include converted ADUs, JADUs, and detached new-construction ADUs.<br \/>\nLocal agencies may still apply up to 4-foot side and rear setbacks, an 800 sq-ft cap, and the statutory height limit per unit.<br \/>\nState limits on HOA rules and private covenants now extend to any zoning district that allows a single-family home as the primary use.<br \/>\nFor up to two larger ADUs, impact fees now exclude the first 750 sq-ft, while California agencies must update ordinances before January 1, 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California signed two new ADU laws, effective January 1, 2027, requiring local agencies to approve up to two detached ADUs on single-family lots. On qualifying single-family lots, owners can reach three total units through allowed mixes that include converted ADUs, JADUs, and detached new-construction ADUs. Local agencies may still apply up to 4-foot side and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":278,"featured_media":108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/278"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions\/109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayfernandezsilva.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}