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Jurupa Valley updates accessory dwelling unit rules to match new state laws
Summary
City planners presented amendments to local ADU rules required by recent state legislation; the council introduced the ordinance to conform local rules to Senate Bill 1211 and related state requirements and to permit certain ADUs and junior ADUs by right.
Jurupa Valley planners told the City Council on Sept. 18 that state law changes require updates to the city’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and junior ADU provisions. The council introduced a zoning code amendment that makes those changes effective locally.
Principal planner Tamara Campbell explained the amendments stem from state bills enacted in 2024–2025 that expand where and how ADUs and junior ADUs may be built. Campbell said key changes include allowing up to two detached ADUs on a lot with proposed multifamily dwellings and permitting larger maximum heights near high‑quality transit corridors or major transit stops. The draft ordinance also implements state rules that ease parking replacement requirements when garages or carports are converted to ADUs and requires the city to adopt a process to legalize certain pre‑2020 unpermitted ADUs, subject to limited public‑health and safety findings.
Council members asked technical questions about deed restrictions and the limited grounds on which a city could deny legalization of an unpermitted ADU. Campbell said denial would require specific findings such as impacts to public health and safety or violations of prior permit conditions. Staff also reported the city received correspondence from the California Housing Defense Fund opposing the city’s proposed deed restriction approach; the letter was part of the record and reviewed by staff.
Council members voted 5–0 to introduce and give first reading to the proposed ordinance (Master Application 25,096; ZCA 25,005). Staff said the ordinance updates Title 9, Chapter 9.1 and Chapter 9.24, Section 9.24.029, to align local code with the state changes.
