See which alders support ADU legislation (map)
Our petition has been posted! The petition is for residents, homeowners, architects, and affordable housing advocates to show their support for re-legalizing coach houses, rear houses, and newly legalizing “Accessory Dwelling Units” (a.k.a. flats in the garden, basement, or attic units).
You can sign the English version or firma la versión en español.
Accessory dwelling units have a “quintuple bottom line”:
- Increase the supply of affordable housing, and can act as a stepping stone for new residents before they move to a larger apartment or buy a property of their own
- Generate income for homeowners (this could also happen now with minor adjustments to the zoning map so people can build out basement units)
- Support aging in place — ADUs and Junior ADUs give families flexibility to share property and living spaces with extended family members
- Create new work for small and local architects and contractors
- Boost local business support by restoring a neighborhood’s historical density