AB 1332 requires each local agency, by January 1, 2025, to develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans, whereby the local agency accepts accessory dwelling unit plan submissions for preapproval and approves or denies the preapproval applications, as specified. This bill authorizes a local agency to charge a fee to an applicant for the preapproval of an accessory dwelling unit plan, as specified. This bill requires the local agency to post preapproved accessory dwelling unit plans and the contact information of the applicant on the local agency’s internet website. This bill requires a local agency to either approve or deny an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit within 30 days that utilizes either an accessory dwelling unit plan preapproved by the local agency within the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle or a plan that is identical to a plan used in an application for a detached accessory dwelling unit approved by the local agency within the current triennial California Building Standards Code rulemaking cycle.
