Jake
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- Oct 30, 2023
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If you happen to live in the Bay Area and have an unpermitted ADU on your property, the city may be coming down on you soon. It's being said that some researches used satellite imagery to find out there was over 1,300 ADU's produced between 2016-2020. They found that 1,000 of those were unpermitted ADUs. For those wondering, an ADU is an accessory dwelling unit, usually a smaller house on the same property of another. Many people have been building ADUs as a way to combat the housing crisis in California.
The big reason these often go unpermitted, is usually due to the lengthy and inefficient permitting process being a big barrier on the process. It can take a while for permits to clear, which leaves a lot of builders going ahead with work unpermitted. They end up building the unit without proper authorization.
The big thing here is, there needs to be more support for ADUs, or a more streamlined permitting process. They are asking policymakers to consider legalization and amnesty programs to help alleviate the whole deal and help support legal construction practices. The need is to improve overall housing outcomes.
You can read more on this news here: CBS News
The big reason these often go unpermitted, is usually due to the lengthy and inefficient permitting process being a big barrier on the process. It can take a while for permits to clear, which leaves a lot of builders going ahead with work unpermitted. They end up building the unit without proper authorization.
The big thing here is, there needs to be more support for ADUs, or a more streamlined permitting process. They are asking policymakers to consider legalization and amnesty programs to help alleviate the whole deal and help support legal construction practices. The need is to improve overall housing outcomes.
You can read more on this news here: CBS News
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States