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Oakland City Council Considers Prohibiting ALL ADUs in Expanded Fire Zone

[Update 9/27/2021: Oakland staff has revised this plan and the city council will soon consider this new zoning update which increases the S9 Zone to include more at risk streets, and limits ADU construction to the conversion of existing structures]

Oakland may prohibit all ADUs for thousands of homeowners

ADU Rules and LawsRyan O'ConnellMay 27, 2021Oakland, Planning Commission, california adu law

ADU Impact Fees in California - a helpful guide to how they work with real examples

There isn’t one easy place to look up impact fees (either what they are, or how much they’ll be for your Accessory Dwelling Unit). And it’s one of the parts of the new ADU rules where I’ve seen the most confusing guidance from the state, so it’s natural that you’ve got questions.

This article tries to tackle the big subject of ADU Impact Fees in California.

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ADU Size Limits in California - How Big Can My ADU Be?

You want to know how big an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) can be in California, and this article is going to answer that question, no matter what part of California you’re in.

Each jurisdiction can have its own rules about the minimum and maximum ADU size limits, but here’s the basic breakdown!

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ADU Solar Requirements in California - Do you need Solar Panels on your Accessory Dwelling Unit?

California has some complicated energy requirements, so a lot of homeowners ask us what their solar requirements are when they are planning and budgeting a potential Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU).

According to Title 24, newly built, non-manufactured, detached ADUs will generally need to install solar panels if the local agency is enforcing the prescriptive energy requirements in California’s state code.

On the other hand, manufactured units, garage conversions, and attached ADUs generally won’t be required to install solar panels.

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California ADU Law - September 2020 Updated Guidance

Read the new guidance about the state-wide ADU laws in California.

The HCD released a handbook in September 2020 that clarifies how ADU regulations interact at a local and state level, and how different parts of the Accessory Dwelling Unit laws are supposed to be interpreted at the city and county level.

Read this article or watch the accompanying youtube video with my key takeaways about California’s ADU Laws

ADU Rules and LawsRyan O'ConnellOctober 14, 2020california adu law, adu rules, adu regulations, ADU Law 2020, ADU Rules 2020, ADU regulations 2020

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