- Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)
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The purpose of the City of Santa Cruz Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Development Program is to:
Implement the development of well-designed ADUs in the City of Santa Cruz;
Help minimize the impact of population growth on the community by providing more rental housing in the developed core of the City;
Promote infill development to help preserve the surrounding natural greenbelt;
Foster the use of public transportation within the City.
An ADU, also known as a "mother-in-law" or "granny" unit, is an additional living unit that has separate kitchen, sleeping, and bathroom facilities, attached or detached from the primary residential unit on a single-family lot. ADUs provide housing opportunities through the use of surplus space either in or adjacent to a single-family dwelling. In most cases they are either a garage conversion or a small backyard cottage or guest-house style structure.
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