Renting an ADU in Solana Beach

Solana Beach requires a title-sheet note on every ADU plan: the ADU shall only be used for rentals of 30 consecutive days or more (Solana Beach ADU Submittal Process and Basic Plan Requirements (June 2025)); the current code, SBMC 17.60.210(A)(3)(i), says longer than 30 consecutive days. State law sets a similar floor of over 30 days (Gov. Code §66323).

JADUs

The JADU covenant adds owner residency in the house or JADU, a ban on separate sale, and the same 30-day minimum. See JADUs.

Planning income

Model monthly or longer leases only. We don't project rents; local leasing data should drive that.

ADU vs JADU

HCD says cities can't require owner occupancy for ADUs; Solana Beach's JADU covenant requires it only when the JADU shares sanitation facilities with the house (SBMC 17.60.210(A)(3)(j)).

Also checked Oct 14, 2026: HCD ADU Handbook (March 2026).

The affordable-rental incentive: now 25 years

Under SBMC 17.60.210(A)(7), owners who record a 25-year covenant to rent to lower-income households may get fee waivers, reduced parking and development standards, or other assistance. Terms: rent no more than 30% of the gross monthly income of a low-income household at 80% of San Diego County median income, an annual eligibility agreement with Community Development, and assignment of the covenant on sale.

JADU covenant

Recorded before the permit: no separate sale, size limits, no rentals under 30 consecutive days, and owner residence only if the JADU shares sanitation with the house.

Also checked Oct 14, 2026: SBMC §17.60.210(A) (Ord. 542, 2026).

Sources, checked Oct 14, 2026: Solana Beach ADU Submittal Process and Basic Plan Requirements (June 2025) · Gov. Code §66323.