The ABCs of ADUs

As announced in our previous item on AARP’s involvement in the ADU movement, AARP has just issued its complete, easy-to-read and well-illustrated guide to all aspects of ADU development.

Titled “The ABC’s of ADUs,” it is available for download or phoned requests for hard copies at the site www.aarp.org/ADUs. In it you’ll find the sheer variety of ADU models possible, the design features that might best accommodate your needs—in our case, the “universal design” supportive approach for seniors—and how to address the always tricky issues of building codes and permits.

The Guide’s approach to the latter, by the way, makes it sound clearer and even easier than you might think.

The Guide features real-life examples of each of the models possible and how owners brought them off. It shows the cities and locations that are ADU-friendly and possible courses of action where they are not.

The vigorous endorsement by an organization like AARP indicates, for ADUs, an idea whose time has come. Good luck with “The ABC’s of ADUs”!