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New York, NY

New York City allows one ADU of up to 800 square feet on a qualifying one- or two-family property in eligible low-density areas, but the owner must occupy the property and obtain DOB approval.

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Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles allows ADUs under its city and state framework, but every new ADU, conversion, or standard-plan ADU still requires site-specific LADBS review and a building permit.

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Chicago, IL

Chicago now allows conversion units and coach-house ADUs more broadly across the city, but the project must receive ADU pre-certification and the required building permits before construction or occupancy.

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Houston, TX

Houston does not use conventional zoning to prohibit an ADU citywide, but a new accessory dwelling or conversion still requires the applicable residential building permit and site review.

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Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix allows two ADUs on a single-family detached lot, with a possible third on a qualifying one-acre lot; a lot with a duplex or triplex may not add an ADU, and construction requires city permit approval.

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San Diego, CA

San Diego requires a building permit for every new ADU or JADU and for work that creates or converts space into one.

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Portland, OR

Portland requires building permits and any applicable trade permits to build or convert space into an accessory dwelling unit.

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Austin, TX

Austin requires a building permit for a new accessory dwelling unit or an addition or conversion that creates one, after the unit receives its required address.

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Seattle, WA

Seattle requires a construction permit to build an attached ADU, build a detached ADU, or legalize an existing unpermitted ADU.

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San Jose, CA

San Jose requires an ADU building permit before constructing a new unit or converting existing space into an ADU.