Reforming the Bonus ADU Program
On January 28, 2025, the City Council voted to ask the Planning Department to come back in 60 days with a plan to align San Diego's ADU regulations more closely with state law. This is welcome news for San Diego neighborhoods that have been grappling with ADU apartment complexes that contain dozens of ADUs.
To support this process, Neighbors For A Better San Diego has performed an analysis of the differences between State and San Diego ADU regulations. Click HERE to view the comparison charts for single-family and multi-family zones.
A summary of the drawbacks of San Diego's regulations can be found HERE.
Because state ADU laws are changing every year, there are benefits to sticking to the state's regulations instead of veering away from the intention and design of state regulations with the Bonus ADU program. Those benefits are detailed HERE.
Latest Updates
May 16, 2025
Summary of the May 15 LU&H meeting
Over 164 speaker slips (speakers and time ceders) were turned in ahead of the lengthy meeting!... (open)
May 13, 2025
PLEASE TAKE 2 MINUTES TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT NOW TO LAND USE & HOUSING (LU&H)
On Thursday, May 1 at 9 am, the Planning Commission will review the Mayor's proposed changes to the Bonus ADU Program...(open)
May 8, 2025
Urgent Call to Action - This is our best chance to right the wrongs of the Bonus ADU Program
LU&H is made up of four of the nine City Council members, and their recommendation will greatly impact the full Council vote in early June...(open)
