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Committee advances ADU coastal-exemption bill to speed rebuilding in Los Angeles coastal zone
Summary
AB 462 would exempt accessory dwelling unit (ADU) construction in Los Angeles Countycoastal zones from coastal development permit requirements and make similar exemptions available to coastal communities after disaster destruction; the bill advanced on an a-roll call.
Assemblymember Lowenthal presented AB 462, which would exempt accessory dwelling unit (ADU) construction in Los Angeles Countycoastal zones from coastal development-permit requirements and would make the exemption available to coastal communities that experience catastrophic destruction from natural disasters. Lowenthal framed the bill as a measure to expand housing options quickly following the recent Palisades and Eden fires and to allow the same streamlined 60-day approval process ADUs receive elsewhere in California.
Jordan Panana Carbajal of California YIMBY testified the exemption "eliminates unnecessary barriers in Los Angeles coastal zone, allowing ADUs to be approved in the same streamlined 60 process as the rest of the state." Multiple housing and industry groups expressed support; the transcript records the bill "out on an a roll call." No primary opposition was recorded in the committee hearing.
