The ordinance before you does not include a retroactive provision,’ a city lawyer told concerned council members.

“The ADU bonus program is all about how (we) can add more affordable homes in urban areas where we already have infrastructure,” said Saad Asad of the YIMBY Democrats of San Diego County.

“San Diego has an opportunity to prevent large outlier ADU projects, while simultaneously making it easier for homeowners to build an ordinary small-scale ADU if they want to,” said Colin ...

A worker uses a long pole to finish painting an ADU in Crown Point on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Because of two neighbors’ feud over the project, the workers are not allowed to go into the ...

San Diego's Bonus ADU Boom Since 2019, California state law has required cities to allow one ADU and one "junior ADU" (typically a small unit inside the primary home) per residentially zoned property.

ADU construction has been booming in some parts of California, with homeowners taking advantage of the opportunity to build a ...

A typical ADU bonus project application includes between four and seven additional units, according to data provided by San Diego’s Development Services Department. Projects with a dozen or more ...

SAN DIEGO — Changes are on the way for San Diego’s accessory dwelling unit program. The City Council has approved 25 amendments that would place tighter restrictions on ADU construction, but ...

San Diego City Council will have a second reading of the city's bonus ADU program reforms, which include a limit of four to six units per lot size, tighter regulations for high fire severity zones ...

A typical ADU bonus project application includes between four and seven additional units, according to data provided by San Diego’s Development Services Department. Projects with a dozen or more units ...

The OB Rag announced the top 3 winners of their “Worst ADU (accessory dwelling unit)” contest, a tongue-in-cheek event meant to raise awareness about what critics deem predatory construction.

An ADU building in the Golden Hill neighborhood of San Diego on Nov. 2, 2023. (Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters) ...