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Accessory Dwelling Units

ADU Blog
By Krystal Navar • January 9, 2019

ADUs in LA's Housing Progress Report

LA's Planning Department published their  Housing Progress Report at the end of November. The report tracks building permits that fit into four categories: Accessory Dwelling Units, Unpermitted Dwelling Units, Transit Oriented Communities Incentives, Density Bonus. 

Regarding ADU's, the report provides an interesting perspective on the increase of applications submitted after the change to the state law in 2017, the breakdown of how many applications were for new construction ADUs vs additions or conversions, as well as a map illustrating where in LA ADUs are being constructed. 

  • 15x more ADU permit applications were submitted in 2017 than in 2016, from 254 to 3,821 total applications.
  • Between January and September of 2018, there were 3,922 ADU permit applications submitted: 19% for New Construction, 36% for Additions to an existing home, and 45% for Conversions (such as a garage). 

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Table from Housing Progress Report

  • The map shows a high concentration of ADU permit applications in the Valley -- especially near Valley Glen, Panorama City, and Northridge -- and on the Westside -- in Mar Vista and Venice.

LA ADU Concentration Map

Map showing Concentration of ADU Permit Applications across LA (from Housing Progress Report)

Even more remarkable than the numbers above, the City anticipates there will be 8, 279 total ADU permit applications submitted by the end of 2018. Since math is fun, let's break that down. If 3, 922 permits were submitted by September, that's 4,357 permits expected to be submitted in the last quarter -- 111% more in the last 3 months of the year than in the first 9. That's remarkable! 

I'm excited to see how those numbers jump in 2019! Are you ready to get started on your ADU project? Whether you want to build a brand new home in your backyard or convert your garage to a rentable unit, we have a pre-designed unit that will work.

At Modative, we provide pre-designed  solutions for both Ground-Up ADU's and Garage ConversionsLet's start the new year working on your new project!

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