The RHTA Program convened an ADU Work Group from July 2024 through January 2025. These sessions were aimed at jurisdictions looking to encourage ADU development and comply with ADU state laws. Associated resources and templates are available on the ADU Technical Assistance Guidance, Memos & State Law Resources webpage and the ADU Technical Assistance Public Information Resources webpage.
Session 1 - ADU Landscape 101: Where are we now?
Date: July 17, 2024
Overview of current ADU building trends, new laws, and best practices. Community context discussion to help identify regional trends in ADU policies, programs, and barriers to inform work plan. Review workshop schedule, work group expectations and products.
Session 2 - Zoning, Streamlining, Preapproving: Steps to Promote ADUs
Date: September 18, 2024
Best practices for improving policies, process, and pre-approved plans. Reducing barriers to ADU production. Speeding up internal reviews. Setting up pre-approved plans programs and processes.
Session 3 - Hot Topics: Amnesty and Condoization
Date: November 20, 2024
Complying with Amnesty state law, best practices and options to legalize safe and habitable ADUs. Review of new ADU condoization state law and case studies.
Session 4- Affordable ADUs: Fee Waivers, Loan Programs, Affordability and Financing
Date: January 22, 2025
Overview of incentives and strategies to make ADUs affordable to build and rent. Practical review of case studies and best practices for affordability policies, programs and financing.
Session 5- Helping Homeowners Build ADUs: Putting it all Together
July 16, 2025 and October 15, 2025 at 10:30 am
Developing public information that is easy to understand and thorough, to help residents through every step of the way and get more ADUs built. Ideas for future tools and resources.