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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)

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Position Papers

February 28, 2023

Sustainable Development Areas

2022 Land Development Code updates undermines climate action by promoting development up to a mile away from transit

October 5, 2021

Updated ADU Code Revision for SB 9

"4 MEANS 4"

September 15, 2021

Getting Traction with San Diego City Council

San Diego City Council takes a first step towards revising its ADU code.

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