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California’s housing production is not keeping pace with demand. In the last decade less than half of the needed housing was built. This lack of housing is impacting affordability with average housing costs in California exceeding the rest of the nation. As affordability becomes more problematic, people drive longer distances between a home that is affordable and where they work, or double up to share space, both of which reduces quality of life and produces negative environmental impacts.

California Senate Bill 1069 has made it easier to build an ADU by easing or eliminating off-street parking requirements and utility-hookup fees that homeowners face when creating a second dwelling.

Local Government (cities and counties) can apply development standards and designate areas but cannot preclude ADU's.

What is an ADU?

An ADU is a secondary dwelling unit with complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and generally takes three forms:

• Detached: The unit is separated from the primary structure
• Attached: The unit is attached to the primary structure
• Re-purposed Existing Space: Space (e.g., master bedroom) within the primary residence is converted into an independent living unit