Summary
- Location
- San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
- Accepted plans
- 26 accepted plans
- Providers
- 4 providers
- Origin programs
- 3 programs
- Plan size range
- 224 to 1,200 sq ft
- Permit sources
- 6 sources
City
Browse official and accepted pre-approved ADU plans for San Diego, California. Compare plan size, bedrooms, providers, approval status, official source links, permit requirements, and fees.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
Verify current acceptance, site limits, and permit requirements with the local building department.
This location has no accepted plan records in the current data export.
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County of San Diego Standard ADU Plans; City of Chula Vista Standard ADU Plans; City of Encinitas Permit-Ready ADU Plans.
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Applications that utilize preapproved plans are subject to a 30-day review and must comply with SDMC development regulations.
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A Building Permit is required to create an ADU or JADU; there are no exemptions.
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Site/Vicinity Plan, Floor/Roof Plans, Elevations/Sections, Structural plans/details, structural or truss calculations, Title 24 energy calculations, and listed forms including DS-3032, DS-16, and DS-560.
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Property owner not required to live on-site for an ADU.
Junior ADU
Owner required to live on-site unless the JADU has separate sanitation facilities or owner is a government agency, land trust, or qualified housing organization.
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Maximum 1,200 sq ft for ADUs, except conversions from existing accessory/primary structures are not subject to the 1,200 sq ft maximum.
Junior ADU
JADUs must be 150-500 sq ft.
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No ADU parking required outside the Coastal Overlay Zone; Coastal Overlay Zone and Beach Impact Area exceptions apply. JADUs require no parking.
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ADU conversion/interior alterations use existing setbacks; additions/new detached ADUs use zone front yard, street side yard zone or 4 ft lesser, and side/rear may encroach to property line except CBC/fire/height limits and listed conditions.
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ADU sprinklers are not required if not required for the primary dwelling; required if the primary has sprinklers. Affordable/Bonus ADUs require sprinklers per CBC.
Detached
New constructed detached non-manufactured ADUs require solar PV per California Energy Code; existing space/additions/detached conversions do not.
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ADUs may not be leased for less than 31 consecutive days; JADUs must be rented for more than 30 days and no STRO.
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ADU master plan establishment requires stamped structural plans, exterior elevations/sections, and stamped structural calculations; master plans expire with new CBC or other state-mandated regulations.
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Information Bulletin 400 refers applicants to Information Bulletin 501 and the Fees page; ADUs/JADUs are subject to school fees and other listed fees depending on project details.
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$12.16 mapping fee listed in IB-114a; ADU establishment master plan fee is referred to IB-501.