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Mayor Harrell Announces Proposal to Boost Production of Accessory Dwelling Units for More Diverse Housing Opportunities

September 18, 2024

Mayor Bruce Harrell announced a package of new legislation to streamline the permitting process and increase production of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Seattle, creating more diverse and affordable housing opportunities. ADUs are secondary dwellings located in residential zones. They include detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs), often called backyard cottages,… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Unveils Pre-Approved Plans for Backyard Cottages Which Lowers Fees and Permitting Time

September 15, 2020

City launches ADUniverse website features step-by-step instructions for homeowners, accessible in dozens of languages Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today, the launch of a new website called ADUniverse that features backyard cottage designs that have been granted pre-approved City permits. The website includes a step-by-step guide to adding an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a property and new data about the implementation of this increasingly popular housing option. After signing into law the… [ Keep reading ]

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City Seeks Designs for Backyard Cottages to be Pre-approved for Permits

December 19, 2019

To help more residents own and rent detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs), the City is seeking submissions from architects, designers, and builders for plans that will be pre-approved for construction permits. Mayor Jenny A. Durkan directed City staff to select plans for pre-approval to make the process to design and permit DADUs — often called backyard… [ Keep reading ]

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City Launches Effort to Develop Pre-approved Plans for Accessory Dwelling Units

September 30, 2019

Today, the Seattle Department of Constructions and Inspections (SDCI) and Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) together are launching a survey to help guide our effort to select designs for pre-approved plans for accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Small, secondary homes located on the same lot as an existing residence,… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Durkan Signs Legislation to Create Path for More In-Law Apartments and Backyard Cottages by Reducing Regulatory Barriers, Also Signs Executive Order to Do More to Address Financial and Permitting Barriers  

July 9, 2019

New Complementary Actions Work Together to Reduce Barriers for Development of More Accessory Dwelling Units in Single-Family Zoned Neighborhoods throughout Seattle   Standing next to a backyard cottage in the Whittier Heights community, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today signed legislation and an Executive Order to advance the development of more accessory dwelling units (ADUs) like backyard cottages and in-law apartments in single-family zoned neighborhoods throughout Seattle.   Mayor Durkan signed… [ Keep reading ]

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To Provide More Housing Options, Mayor Durkan Directs City of Seattle to Fast-Track Pre-Approved Designs for Backyard Cottages

May 17, 2018

To accelerate the building of more housing units in Seattle, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan has directed the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) to fast-track pre-approved designs for Detached Accessory Dwelling Units (DADUs), also known as backyard cottages. The City will hire architects to develop several standard architectural plans… [ Keep reading ]

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Scoping comment period extended for ADU/Backyard Cottage Environmental Impact Statement

October 31, 2017

Click here to go straight to the online comment form. On October 2, we began the environmental review process to study the effects of removing barriers to creating accessory dwelling units (ADUs), often called in-law units and backyard cottages, in single-family zones. The first phase of the Environmental Impact Statement… [ Keep reading ]

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VIDEO: October 17 Comprehensive Plan Amendments / ADU EIS Scoping Open House

October 24, 2017

In case you missed our Comprehensive Plan Amendments/ADU EIS Scoping open house last week, watch our presentation on the Seattle Channel: http://www.seattlechannel.org/publicAffairs/?videoid=x84190 Topics discussed: Comprehensive Plan Amendments – The City of Seattle is working to ensure that the language in existing Neighborhood Plans is consistent with the 2016 Comprehensive Plan… [ Keep reading ]

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