§ 66336 Junior Adu Permit Protections

• •You can't be denied a permit for a small extra home (like a tiny house in your backyard) just because your main house has old, minor problems that don't hurt anyone.
• •The small problems (like a fence that's not up to code) must not be dangerous and must not be touched by the new tiny house project.
• •This rule helps people add small homes even if their property isn't perfect.

You want to build a small backyard cottage for your grandma to live in, but your garage was built years ago without a permit.

The city can't say no to your cottage just because of the old garage, as long as the garage isn't dangerous and you're not changing it.