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Temple City adopts four pre‑approved ADU templates to speed permitting under state law
Summary
To comply with AB 1332 and expedite ADU approvals, the council approved four detached ADU templates (400–800 sq ft range) from the San Gabriel Valley COG catalog, directed staff to post stylized renderings with designer contacts, and authorized consultant plan‑check work estimated at $4,400.
Temple City’s council voted on March 4 to adopt four pre‑approved detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) templates drawn from the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments catalog to speed permit review under Assembly Bill 1332.
Associate Planner (Mr Go) told council the templates—single‑story detached ADUs sized roughly 400–800 square feet—were selected to match local architectural styles and to allow faster review. Under AB 1332, pre‑approved plans can be reviewed on an accelerated schedule (staff said a 30‑day review target) and staff indicated some site‑compliant submissions could be approved over the counter.
Staff said the city will post stylized renderings and summary floor plans on the city website and provide contact information for the designers; architects retain the full construction plans and handle sales or site‑specific adjustments. The upfront consultant review cost to vet the four templates for building code conformance is estimated at $4,400 and will be paid from the plan‑check account.
Councilmembers clarified that the current recommendation concerns detached ADUs (not garage conversions) and asked staff to update the staff report to explicitly state 'detached' to avoid public confusion. Staff said attached conversions are more complex and generally cannot be pre‑approved under this streamlined approach.
After discussion, the council moved, seconded and approved a motion to adopt the four pre‑approved ADU plans and direct staff to include them in the city’s pre‑approved ADU program; the roll‑call vote was unanimous among attending members (Chen, Man, Sternquist and Mayor Pro Tem). Staff said the ADU library can grow as additional designers or applicants submit plans for pre‑approval, and that site‑specific checks (grading, energy/Title 24) will continue at submittal.
