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Rural Communities Embrace ADUs to Boost Housing Supply
How planners, lawmakers, and residents are changing attitudes and zoning rules about accessory dwelling units in small towns.by: Kevin HardyHow planners, lawmakers, and residents are changing attitudes and zoning rules about accessory dwelling units in small towns. -
New ADU Tools May Unlock Affordable Housing in Your Backyard
From California to Arkansas, ready-made design plans can reduce time and costs during the permitting process.by: Jon DePaolis September 26, 2024From California to Arkansas, ready-made design plans can reduce time and costs during the permitting process. -
What's Blocking an ADU Boom?
Accessory dwelling units are gaining national momentum, but these regulatory and financial hurdles still need to be cleared.by: Adina Solomon September 09, 2021Accessory dwelling units are gaining national momentum, but these regulatory and financial hurdles still need to be cleared. -
3 Zoning Changes That Make Residential Neighborhoods More Affordable
Zoning reform is one of our greatest weapons against rising housing costs. Here's how we can wield it.by: Robert LibertyAfter 100-plus years of prioritizing single-family zoning, cities and states are welcoming diverse housing types back to the neighborhood. -
Practice Gentle Density
Zoning Practice — February 2023by: Jacqueline Berg, AICP, John Houseal, FAICP February 01, 2023This issue of Zoning Practice explores zoning strategies that balance the concerns of residents and the demands of the housing market by accommodating gentle density increases in a context-sensitive manner. From historic downtown neighborhoods to modern residential subdivisions, the tools presented can be used by planners throughout the country to implement housing policy through regulation.List price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
The Connection Between Unpermitted ADUs in San José and the Need for Zoning Reform
by: Grant Holub-MoormanUncovering JAPA: Discover how policymakers are using computer vision to identify unpermitted ADUs in San José — shedding light on informal housing and the barriers to legal construction. -
Beyond Use Zoning: The Role of Deregulation in Housing Equity
Zoning Practice — May 2022by: John Zeanah, AICP May 01, 2022This issue of Zoning Practice explores how accessory use standards, dimensional standards, and building codes affect opportunities to build missing middle housing. And it highlights how Memphis and other cities are looking beyond use zoning to advance goals of housing equity in reforming codes and policies.List price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook
May 06, 2024The Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook is for local elected officials and community planners working to boost diverse, attainable, and equitable housing supply in communities nationwide. -
Portland, OR, City Code
Updated June 2022This regulation belongs to 18 Research KnowledgeBase collections. -
Iowa City, IA, City Code
Updated July 17, 2018This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Design Review, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Food Trucks, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, and Transfer of Development Rights collections. -
Minneapolis, MN, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2021This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Built Environment and Health, Food Trucks, Green Building, Group Housing, Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Shared Mobility, Social Equity, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Spokane, WA, Municipal Code
Updated June 2021This regulations belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Climate Change, and Tactical Urbanism collections. -
Kirkland, WA, Pre-Approved DADUs
2024The City of Kirkland, Washington, offers a pre-approved detached accessory dwelling unit program. -
San Diego, CA, Companion Unit Handbook
2019This guide informs homeowners on how to construct a companion unit on their property in San Diego, California. -
Eugene, OR, Municipal Code
Updated May 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Housing Supply Planning, Residential Infill Development, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, and Solar Energy collections. -
Santa Cruz, CA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2019This collection belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Green Building, Housing Supply Planning, and Inclusionary Housing collections. -
Boulder, CO, Revised Code
Updated April 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Food Trucks, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Marijuana-Related Uses, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, and Solar Energy collections. -
Responding to Changing Households: Regulatory Challenges for Micro-Units and Accessory Dwelling Units
NYU Furman Center Working Paper, January 2014by: Vicki Been, Benjamin Gross, John InfrancaThis report belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Affordable Housing Programs, Housing Supply Planning, and Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments collections. -
Bloomington, MN, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Creative Placemaking, Green Building, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Promoting Workforce Housing: Expanding Locations and Development Potential
2008These models belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Affordable Housing Programs, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Madison, WI, Code of Ordinances
Updated March 2023This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Creative Placemaking, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Housing Supply Planning, Outdoor Lighting, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Santa Clara County, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2018These regulations belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Home Occupations, Scenic View Protection, Solar Energy, and Wildland-Urban Interface collections. -
Sparks, NV, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2021These regulations belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Content-Neutral Sign Regulation, Housing Supply Planning, Solar Energy, Urban Agriculture, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
A Room of One’s Own: Accessory Dwelling Unit Reforms and Local Parochialism
Urban Lawyer, 45(3): 519–569, 2013by: Margaret Brinig, Nicole GarnetThis article discusses the national trend in state and local regulations toward more permissive regulations for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and presents the findings of a study of local regulations in California. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: A Smart Growth Tool for Providing Affordable Housing
Housing News Network, August 2016by: Jaimie RossThis article provides a general overview of accessory dwelling units (ADUs), discusses potential regulatory barriers to ADUs and state efforts to promote ADUs in Florida, and includes considerations for local zoning ordinances. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: Case Study
2008by: Sage Computing, Inc.This short report documents how six different localities regulate accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and discusses the potential benefits of removing regulatory barriers to ADUs. -
Accessory Housing Is Part of the Solution
Breakthroughs, January 2004This short article summarizes a number of common regulatory barriers to affordable housing. These barriers include process requirements, design standards, occupancy standards, and lot size and parking standards. -
Temple Terrace, FL, Imagine 2040 Comprehensive Plan
Updated January 2023This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Capital Improvements Programming, Comprehensive Planning, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Prince George’s County, MD, Plan 2035 General Plan
Adopted May 2014The county’s comprehensive plan, which achieved Bronze-level recognition in APA's Comprehensive Plan Standards for Sustaining Places Recognition Program Pilot, includes several policy recommendations that support the development of accessory dwelling units. -
Secondary Suites: A Guide for Local Governments
2005This guide provides local governments in British Columbia, Canada, with information to help them develop regulations for accessory dwelling units. -
Municipal Planning Guidelines for Secondary Suites
2010This guide provides local governments in Manitoba, Canada, with information to help them develop regulations for accessory dwelling units. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: Model State Act and Local Ordinance
January 2021by: Coralette Hannon, Gerri Madrid-DavisThis guide includes model state and local legislation to encourage the development of accessory dwelling units. -
Charlottesville, VA, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2018This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Housing Supply Planning, and Short-Term Residential Rentals collections. -
Coconino County, AZ, Zoning Ordinance
Updated December 2023This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Housing Supply Planning, and Outdoor Lighting collections. -
Clallam County, WA, County Code
2017The county’s zoning code permits internal, attached, and detached accessory dwelling units by right in all districts that permit single-family residences, subject to use-specific standards. -
Mesa, AZ, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2021These regulations belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Design Review, Group Housing, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Palmer, AK, City Code
2016The city’s zoning code permits internal, attached, and detached accessory dwelling units by right in all residential and agricultural districts, subject to use-specific standards. -
Port Aransas, TX, Code of Ordinances
2016The city’s zoning code permits internal, attached, and detached accessory dwelling units by right in all zoning districts that permit single-family residences, subject to use-specific standards -
Lexington, MA, Town Bylaws
2016The town’s zoning code permits internal and attached accessory apartments by right in multiple residential districts and larger internal and attached or detached accessory apartments by discretionary approval in multiple residential districts, subject to use-specific standards. -
Orono, ME, Code of Ordinances
2015The town’s land use code permits internal, attached, and detached accessory dwelling units by right in all districts that permit single-family dwellings, subject to use specific standards. -
Moscow, ID, City Code
2017The city’s land use code permits internal, attached, and detached accessory dwelling units by right in all residential districts, subject to use-specific standards. -
Santa Fe, NM, City Code
Updated October 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Green Building, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, Short-Term Residential Rentals, and Wildland-Urban Interface collections. -
Summit County, CO, Land Use and Development Code
2017These regulations belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Food Systems, Housing Supply Planning, Urban Livestock, and Wildland-Urban Interface collections. -
Sandpoint, ID, City Code
Updated December 2018This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Unit, Housing Supply Planning, and Short-Term Residential Rentals collections. -
San Francisco, CA, ADU
2015by: Openscope Studio ArchitectsThis local guide explains property owner options for developing accessory dwelling units in San Francisco. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: A Guide to Accessory Apartments in Charlottesville, VA
2015This local guide explains property owner options for developing accessory dwelling units in Charlottesville, Virginia. -
Accessory Dwelling Unit Manual
2003This local guide explains property owner options for developing accessory dwelling units in Santa Cruz, California. -
Fayetteville, AR, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, and Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements collections. -
Bloomington, IN, Municipal Code
Updated October 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Green Building, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Maine Revised Statutes
Updated October 2022by:These statutes belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Housing Supply Planning, Planning and Zoning Enabling Laws, Scenic View Protection, Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments, and Transfer of Development Rights collections.
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