The Down-Low on a Special Kind of ADU: Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs)
Originally appearing on MaxableSpace.com, this post takes readers through the ins-and-outs of JADUs, or Junior Accessory Dwelling Units.
Welcome to the Napa Sonoma ADU Center! Learn more about us →
The mission of the Napa Sonoma ADU Center is to help homeowners build ADUs.
We began our work to launch the ADU Center by conducting a series of surveys, data gathering, and focus groups with city and county staff, builders and architects, as well as homeowners who have built ADUs or are interested in building one in the future.
Sign up for an ADU Feasibility Consult!
Figuring out where to even begin with a major construction project like an accessory dwelling unit can be a little overwhelming — and that’s why we launched our new ADU Feasibility Consults program.
Let’s build a bright future for our community
Getting started on your Accessory Dwelling Unit can be a daunting undertaking, and studies show that the average homeowner can spend a couple of years just thinking about their ADU before even beginning the planning process. That’s why when it comes to ADUs, I like to say “There’s no time like the present!”
But really, have you checked out the ADU Workbook?
The ADU Workbook is tailored specifically for homeowners in Napa and Sonoma Counties. The ADU Workbook contains creative and practical activity pages to walk you through an engaging, step-by-step process along your entire ADU journey.
Announcing: The Napa Sonoma ADU Workbook!
From providing housing for relatives to helping pay the mortgage, many Napa and Sonoma County homeowners are interested in adding ADUs to their homes. The workbook was created as a resource to help residents of Napa and Sonoma Counties build an ADU!
Five Stages of the ADU Journey
When homeowners first embark on their accessory dwelling unit journey they often ask us for an overview of the process and rightly explain, “I simply don’t know what I don’t know!”
Top 6 ADU Tips from a Local Expert
Scott Johnson, ADU Expert @ Napa Sonoma ADU Center & Founder, Pocket Housing LLC highlights key tips that homeowners in Napa and Sonoma Counties should keep in mind when they’re ready to kickstart their accessory dwelling unit project.
ADUs 101 Webinar for Napa & Sonoma County Homeowners
With nearly 800 homes destroyed or damaged, and more than 1,000 commercial and other structures burned (at time of publication) across Napa and Sonoma counties due to the Glass Fire, compounding the hundreds of homes lost in the LNU Complex fire just recently extinguished, the already existing need for housing in our communities has only deepened.
Seven Reasons to Start your ADU Project Now, Not Later
Making the decision to take action steps on building an accessory dwelling unit is a big decision — one of the kinds of decisions that it’s easy for anyone to sit on for months — even years — before turning the dream into a reality.
