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Committee advances AB 462 to exempt ADUs from coastal permits in Los Angeles County after wildfires
Summary
AB 462 would remove coastal development permit requirements for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Los Angeles County’s coastal zone and for coastal communities affected by future disasters, allowing the streamlined 60‑day ministerial ADU approval process to apply in those areas.
Assemblymember Lowenthal presented AB 462, which would exempt accessory dwelling units from coastal development permit requirements in Los Angeles County and apply the unified 60‑day ministerial approval that ADUs enjoy elsewhere in the state.
Supporters framed the bill as a targeted response to the acute housing shortage and the displacement caused by recent Los Angeles County wildfires. Nolan Gray of California YIMBY said ADUs have been a bright spot in recent housing production and that coastal permit…
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