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Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook
May 06, 2024The Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook is for local elected officials and community planners working to boost diverse, attainable, and equitable housing supply in communities nationwide. -
Expanding ADU Development and Occupancy: Solutions for Removing Local Barriers to ADU Construction
by: David Morley, AICP, Shannon GuzmanAccessory dwelling units (ADUs) are a valuable tool to help communities broaden housing choice in single-family neighborhoods. This guide is intended to help community leaders, planners, and housing practitioners and advocates take concrete steps to overcome specific barriers to expanding the local supply and legal occupancy of ADUs. -
Equity in Zoning Policy Guide
by: American Planning Association February 08, 2023APA's Equity in Zoning Policy Guide positions planners to lead the way on zoning changes at the local, state, and federal level. -
San Diego, CA, Companion Unit Handbook
2019This guide informs homeowners on how to construct a companion unit on their property in San Diego, California. -
Secondary Suites: A Guide for Local Governments
2005This guide provides local governments in British Columbia, Canada, with information to help them develop regulations for accessory dwelling units. -
Municipal Planning Guidelines for Secondary Suites
2010This guide provides local governments in Manitoba, Canada, with information to help them develop regulations for accessory dwelling units. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: Model State Act and Local Ordinance
January 2021by: Coralette Hannon, Gerri Madrid-DavisThis guide includes model state and local legislation to encourage the development of accessory dwelling units. -
San Francisco, CA, ADU
2015by: Openscope Studio ArchitectsThis local guide explains property owner options for developing accessory dwelling units in San Francisco. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: A Guide to Accessory Apartments in Charlottesville, VA
2015This local guide explains property owner options for developing accessory dwelling units in Charlottesville, Virginia. -
Accessory Dwelling Unit Manual
2003This local guide explains property owner options for developing accessory dwelling units in Santa Cruz, California. -
Lexington, KY, Homeowner’s Guide to Accessory Dwelling Units
January 2019This guide is designed to help home owner's in Lexington, Kentucky, plan and build accessory dwelling units (ADUs). -
Accessory Dwelling Units in New Hampshire: A Guide for Municipalities
December 2017by: Benjamin Frost, AICPThis guide is designed to help municipalities in New Hampshire develop and implement accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations that comply with state law. -
Twin Cities ADU Guidebook for Homeowners
February 2019by: Casey Lauderdale, AICPThis guide is designed to help home owner's in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota plan and build accessory dwelling units (ADUs). -
Accessory Dwelling Units: Issues & Opportunities
1995by: Byron KatsuyamaThis guide provides a comprehensive overview of local policy issues related to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and includes specific recommendations for cities and counties in Washington to help them develop zoning regulations for ADUs. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: A Practical Option to Promote Affordability
2010This concise guide provides an overview of local policy issues related to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and includes specific recommendations for cities and counties in Delaware to help them develop zoning regulations for ADUs. -
Accessory Dwelling Unit Homeowners’ Handbook: A Guide for Homeowners on Oahu Interested in Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit
2016This local guide explains property owner options for developing accessory dwelling units in Oahu County, Hawaii. -
Accessory Dwelling Units Program Guide
Bureau of Development Services, 2016This local guide explains the application and review process for developing accessory dwelling units in Portland, Oregon. -
Accessory Dwelling Unit Memorandum
December 2016This guide is designed to help cities and counties in California update local zoning regulations for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to comply with state statutes. -
Salt Lake City, UT, Building an ADU: Guide to Accessory Dwelling Units
July 2019This guide is designed to help home owners in Salt Lake City, Utah, plan and build accessory dwelling units. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: A Step by Step Guide to Design and Development
2019by: June Grant, Shannon Guzman, Rodney HarrellThis guide is designed to help home owners, builders, and local stakeholders understand the process of designing and constructing an accessory dwelling unit (ADU). -
Accessory Dwelling Unit Guidebook
August 2019This guide is designed to help local officials, planners, and affordable housing advocates in Florida plan and implement strategies to support accessory dwelling unit (ADU) construction and occupancy. -
One Key to Housing: Accessory Dwelling Units—A Resource Guide for Municipal Officials and Staff
Updated August 2019This guide is designed to help municipalities in Utah develop regulations to support accessory dwelling unit (ADU) construction and occupancy. -
The ABCs of ADUs: A Guide to Accessory Dwelling Units and How They Expand Housing Options for People of All Ages
April 2019by: Eli Spevak, Melissa StantonThis guide explains the multiple benefits of ADUs for property owners and communities and highlights opportunities to support ADUs through zoning. -
Building an ADU
Version 1.0, Summer 2017by: Dana Cuff, Jane BlumenfeldThis guide is designed to help property owners in Los Angeles navigate city requirements to design and build new accessory dwelling units (ADUs). -
Housing Policy Guide
by: American Planning AssociationAPA's Housing Policy Guide promotes specific, actionable guidance that builds upon the policy ideas first identified in the 2006 Housing Policy Guide and integrates the policy principles that make up APA's Planning Home Action Agenda.
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