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NEW CALIFORNIA ADU LAWS FOR 2020 Main Takeaways: The maximum setback for an ADU would be 4’-0. Local authorities can no long enforce large setbacks on ADUs. ... If an ADU is created in an existing structure i.e. a garage, at the same size, the local agency cannot require replacement parking to be provided if the ADU replaces the parking spaces. For example, if you build an ADU in an existing two car garage. The two parking spaces do not need to be put somewhere else on the lot. There is no more maximum or minimum size for an ADU based on the percentage of the primary residence. In the past local jurisdictions could limit the size of an ADU based on a percentage of the primary residence. The local permitting agency must act on the submittal of an application for an ADU within 60 days on a ministerial CEQA exempt basis. (Previously it was 120) Local authorities cannot impose owner-occupancy requirements on the construction of ADUs. In other words, the owner of the property does not have the live in the primary residence or the ADU on the lot. These can both be rental units and the owner of the property can live elsewhere. Clarifies public transit to mean both bus stops and bus routes within a half mile walking distance from the ADU.