adu - Prefab option

Our ADU plan comes in four aesthetic packages ranging from coastal contemporary through to modern farmhouse. Each aesthetic is based on the same floor plan and aims to be efficiently utilize the space and include crucial storage which is always a challenge when maximizing usable floor area. Please reach out for pricing and additional customization to make the ADU fit perfectly on your lot.

the new 2020 state laws for adu

SB No. 13 - Wieckowski

-          Allows for ADUs may be “attached to, or located within, an attached garage, storage area, or other structure.”

-          Prohibits a local agency from requiring replacement of parking spaces if a garage is demolished to construct an ADU, only applicable if the project site is within ½ mile to public transit.

-          If the ADU is under 750SF there shall be no impact fee. If the square footage is larger than 750 the fee shall be relative to the primary dwelling.

-          Local agency may not condition the ADU building on the applicant being the "owner-applicant" for either the accessory or primary residence. This provides far great freedom in the rental market.

AB no. 68 – Ting

-          This bill would instead prohibit the imposition of those limitations if they do not permit at least an 800 square foot accessory dwelling unit that is at least 16 feet in height with 4-foot side and rear yard setbacks to be constructed. This bill would additionally prohibit the imposition of limits on lot coverage, floor area ratio, open space, and minimum lot size if they prohibit the construction of an accessory dwelling unit meeting those specifications.

-          Now allows for an additional “junior” ADU if certain requirements are met:

AB 587 – Friedman

-          Now allows that if certain zoning and legal conditions are met that the ADU could be sold independently from the primary home.

-          This bill has many conditions prior to the sale including but not limited to the developer being a qualified non-profit corporation.

AB no. 670 – Friedman

-          A relatively short but incredibly powerful element of the housing movement.

-          Section 2 – 4751(a) now voids HOA and CC&Rs that’s would have precluded an ADU. This now opens up the potential for ADUs within untouched community developments.

AB 881 – Bloom

-          Local agencies now have only have 60 days to approve/deny a project upon receipt of a building permit application utilizing the CEQA exempt ministerial process.

-          Prohibits local agencies for imposing minimum lot size, many cities utilized this to restrict ADUs, this is critical as many agencies used this to prohibit ADUs on smaller lots.

-          Maximum setback agency can impose is 4’-0” from the side and rear property lines, this greatly increases how the ADU can be cited on the property

-          Local agencies can no longer impose maximum dimensions on the ADU that would prohibit the construction of an ADU

-          If certain criteria regarding safety, access and setbacks are met you can also apply for a “junior” ADU. In essence it allows for certain lots to now house three units.