ADU Building Placerville

Now let us take a look at some basic information about the law regulations present in Placerville that can influence your ADU plan and project. Please read them carefully so that no future misunderstanding and whole reconstruction of your ADU would appear, as many factors can play a role in that.

Places and Sizes

Generally speaking, you can place an ADU if residential uses are allowed for your Property. In addition, a single-family house or a multi-family building should be placed on the Property for you to have a right to make an ADU there.

No minimum lot size amount is not present in the laws for any zoning district, so here you have nothing to worry about. However, note that the maximum square footage of your new ADU will vary in accordance with the type of ADU. Logically enough, detached ADUs will have a bigger maximum size allowed in comparison with an attached ADU.

As for the height of your future extension, one-story is the general one that you reach as a minimum requirement. Maximum height is not found in the laws.

The Amount of Permitted ADUs per one Property

Talking about the common types of properties that are used for making an ADU – single-family homes – the maximum number of ADUs you can have would be one per one parcel, but again, it also depends on the size of your territory and the types of ADUs you would want to create.

As for the multi-family houses, this number would depend on the type of ADU that is wanted and on the number of dwelling units that are already filled. In the case of multi-family buildings, it might be harder to get a permit, but not impossible.

Setbacks and Parking Requirements

Let us start first with the setback requirements and zoning designation: the minimum setbacks for the detached and attached ADUs would be four square feet from the side and rear property line. A zoning designation, such as the rear yard setback, is not required for a one-story ADU, but it should be at least 60 feet away from the front property line.

When making other types, such as conversion and junior ones, these restrictions are not demanded, but please, do not forget about fire safety.

Talking about parking: the only types of ADU that may need to provide parking are detached and attached ones, and the needed amount is one per each. For others, there is no law for additional parking required.

Prefab ADU Construction

Another important thing about making an ADU that you should know is called prefabricated construction, which basically means that a certain constructor will bring to you all of the needed materials and make in advance parts of the future house. After that, the A+ team will simply connect the pieces together.

Prefab construction is quite a popular method these days, as it has a great number of advantages both for our team and for you, as our client:

• A lot of time gets saved with this method, as the team would not have to spend time on putting together all of the details and remaking them if the supplier has sent you the wrong pieces.
• The quality of the details usually would be better, as already made pieces come to you.
• You, as the client, would get a newly built house very quickly.
• The pricing is not as high as you would think: again, it all depends on the type and the size of ADU, but in general, we would say that the price would start from 300 dollars.

ADU Housing

In the states, ADU housing is quite a widespread method of expanding your already existing living area without going through the burden of buying very expensive second houses.

Summing all other previous stuff up, we would say that ADU housing is a relatively cheap and fast way of getting an additional rental income, an additional space for your relatives to live, or a guest house in case some friends would stay over.

Building an ADU and getting a permit is not as hard as you might think, and we would totally recommend you this option if you decide to expand your primary residence.

ADU Building Process Steps

ADU Construction Process Steps

ADU Construction Includes

Frequently Asked Questions

What are JADUs?

Junior Accessory Dwelling Units are the type of ADUs that are made in an already existing space of your houses, such as the garage or a studio. The only difference from the conversion types of ADUs is that they have some restrictions: the size should be no bigger than 500 square feet, and easy access to the utilities of the primary dwelling should be present.

Also, some cities and states allow you not to pay for the utility or related connection fee/capacity charge for such extensions, but you should check your regulations and development standards to be sure. In addition, the property owner is obliged to live on the Property where JADU is built, and JADUs need the permit as much as the other types.

What are the benefits of ADUs?

Here is a list of some advantages that you may gain by creating an ADU:

• A cheaper and quicker way of expanding the living area of your Property
• A guest house for your friends and family members that may want to stay over
• A place for your elderly parents to move into when they can no longer take care of themselves
• An additional income if you decide to rent an ADU
• An increase of the price for your house, in case you would sell it in the future
• No zoning district regulations are present

What can I use my Accessory Dwelling Unit for?

There are plenty of functions that your ADU can carry out. For example, it can be a guest house, a rental house, a place for your elderly parents to live, or simple storage for some unnecessary things (if you have a lot of them).

You can make whatever you want out of your ADU, even a recording studio or a personal space for your kids to be in. However, an Accessory Dwelling Unit Permit application is also required here.