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Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)
An Accessory Dwelling Unit is a secondary housing unit on the same property as a main residence.
ADUs are also called accessory apartments,
in-law apartments, family apartments, or secondary units.
ADUs are not duplexes :
Size of ADU is subsidiary to the main residence
Owner of ADU usually lives on the property
ADUs are self-contained
What is an ADU?
Why consider an ADU bylaw?
Shrinking household size
Rising real estate costs
Aging population
Neighborhood stability
Character of neighborhoods
Environmental benefits
What does it do for you?
Municipality:
Increases tax revenue
Minimizes subsidies required for affordable units
Maximizes use of existing infrastructure and services
Keeps growing and aging families together
Preserves existing homes and historic structures
Promotes safe and stable neighborhoods
Who benefits from ADUs?
Homeowners – rental e
Middle-e tenants – more units
Local businesses – employee housing
Real estate firms – rental stock
Residential contractors – remodeling
Lending institutions – home improvement loans
Affordable ADUs
Local Initiative Program can be an instrument for affordability
ADU qualification conditions for MA Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI)
Unit approved by local bylaw and DHCD
Unit occupied by e-eligible tenant
(≤80% of area median e)
Unit rented at affordable price over term of control
For SHI details, contact Department of Housing munity Development at d
Who typically chooses to build ADUs?
Older singles/couples
Middle-aged "empty nesters"
Younger singles/couples
Single working parents
People who travel often
Apartments in single-family homes
Additions to homes
Conversion of garages or barns
Free-standing cottages
Designed into new construction
How and where are ADUs built?
ADUs and Neighborhood Type
Traditional Neighborhood Blocks
Features:
Shallow lots, with or without alley
Carriage houses and garages at the back of the lot
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