What Could You Do With An ADU?
I've done the excruciatingly hard work [sarcasm!] of aggregating some additional news and info on ADUs. Since System Development Charges have been erased by the City of Portland, this is a great time to think - "What Could I Do With an ADU?"
Bainbridge Island, WA featuring ADUs (or Mother-in-Law units) in home tour:
Method Labs and Skylab Architecture's work on DADU (Detached ADUs). Article in Seattle Post-Intelligencer about ADUs being featured in latest home-show.:
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Seattle architect Sloan Ritchie's prefabbed, passive-house ADUs:
These bits of news focus on Detached ADUs or DADUs, but an ADU can also be part of the existing house. Common locations for ADUs within the house are the converted basement or converted attic. An attic or basement conversion project typically becomes an ADU when a kitchen is added.
This link is the City of Portland's program guide for ADUs. Skip down to Section IV to read on Zoning Standards and Section V for Building Standards:
Suffice it to say - the door is open to add some square footage for a bit less than we could do it before. This seems like a good move on Portland's part, as it could stimulate infill building and create more affordable housing. I am still unclear on how long this moratorium on System Development Charges will last, but I would think they would be reinstated at some point... but, perhaps not?
