Get Occupation Permit

A detached ADU must be ten feet away from the main residence and five feet away from any property lines.

Express Permits, or more commonly known as Over-the-Counter Permits, are issued within 5 or less business days when accepted for review. All reviews may take longer dependent on current workloads.

A new ADU in the front yard must either be one-story and less than 17 feet in height or constructed over a garage. It must also be screened from public view from the street.

Generally speaking, an ADU has to be less than 16 feet tall. And if your ADU is below that 16 foot height and is under 750 square feet, its building permits can't be blocked. If you're building an ADU within a home or existing building, the ADU can max out at the maximum height of the existing structure.

New ADU funding laws effective January 1, 2021 The California Health and Safety Code (HSC), Section 65583(c)(7), requires that cities and counties develop a plan that incentivizes and promotes the creation of ADUs that can be offered at affordable rent for very-low to moderate-income households.

Building an accessory dwelling unit can cost anywhere from $300 to $500 per square foot. This pricing can fluctuate depending on your location, plans, overall design, size of the ADU, and the quality of the building materials.

permit process). “ Home Occupation” means a business activity that is conducted at a residential dwelling by a. person residing in the dwelling and is a secondary and incidental use of the dwelling as a residence.

Any business that is run from, or conducted in a residence must have a home occupation permit.