COMMITTED TO HOUSING PRODUCTION AND HABITABILITY
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ( ADU ) PROGRAM Allows for the addition of accessory dwelling units , also known as in-law units or granny flats , within the building envelope . Increases affordable housing units to the City ’ s housing stock . Fiscal year July 2018 - June 2019 , the ADU program has received the following :
Units submitted 405 Units issued 388 Total units completed 127
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LEGALIZATION OF IN-LAW UNITS PROGRAM Allows the legalization of existing illegal dwelling units in residential buildings throughout the City . This Program improves the unit ’ s safety by bringing it up to code and increases the number of legalized affordable units in the City ’ s housing stock . Since 2014 , this Program has received the following :
Units submitted 706 Units issued 202 Total units completed 219
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Accessory Dwelling Unit
In late February 2019 , DBI joined Mayor London Breed and our city partners at Planning , Public Works , the Fire Department and the Public Utilities Commission at a press conference to recognize the successful work of our staff in clearing the Accessory Dwelling Unit ( ADU ) application backlog of 919 units within the Mayor ’ s six-month deadline as outlined in Executive Directive 17-02 , issued on August 30 , 2018 .
In coordination with our City Agency partners , we instituted new protocols to streamline the processing of ADU applications which include :
• Streamlined “ Roundtable ” plan review by all affected departments ;
• The creation of a multi-agency ADU checklist outlining each agency ’ s requirements and submittal guidelines ;
• Combined recheck appointments with all affected departments and the owner ’ s design professionals .
Based on the changes above , we were able to review over 200 units applied for within the four-month requirement stipulated in the Mayor ’ s directive . We are committed to continuing the momentum we ’ ve accomplished in reviewing and approving ADU applications . New legislation also has been introduced at the Board of Supervisors to waive certain DBI fees for ADU applications as a “ pilot ” program to see if these waivers motivate owners to construct more affordable ADUs . We hope more property owners take advantage of this opportunity to help address the City ’ s housing shortage .
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