OPTIONS DE TRADUCTION

ADUs can offer affordable accommodation to elderly relatives or children returning home, or they can be rented out to contribute toward mortgages and other associated housing costs.

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The concept isn’t new; it was a common housing option for multi-generational families and for returning soldiers after WWII. But with the growth of the suburbs and the dominance of single-family zoning, ADUs were often prohibited.

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Today, however, more communities are allowing ADUs as a way to solve local housing availability and affordability issues -- a problem that has become a national crisis.

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ADUs can take many forms, but the three basic types are interior, attached and detached:

 

• An interior ADU utilizes existing space within the primary dwelling through the conversion of an interior room such as an attic or basement.

• An attached ADU is added to the front, side or rear of the primary structure, or often constructed above an attached garage.

• A detached ADU is structurally separate from the primary dwelling. It can be built as a stand-alone unit or added to an existing structure such as a detached garage.

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Although ADUs are usually smaller than the primary residence, they often contain the same essential amenities such as a kitchen, bathroom, living room or bedroom, depending on the available space and intended use.