ADU conversion regulations for str

[David Rutledge]

Hi everyone,

I was hoping to get some insight from others who may have experience with ADU permitting in CA.

My plan is to purchase a home with a lay out that lends itself to an ADU conversion of part of the existing home and then use it as a short term rental. The issue I seem to be having with this strategy is that most municipalities do not allow an ADU to be used as a short term rental.

I am very much a novice with the idea of converting part of a home to an ADU so please forgive me if this is a silly question but it seems in order for me to str an ADU my only option would be to not actually convert it into an official ADU but rather section off the space and not include a kitchen.

Am I correct in assuming that if this were the case I would not need an ADU permit and therefore not be bound to any laws preventing the use of any part of home as an str (with the exception of local str laws of course)

Thanks so much for your time and any advice on this.

David