Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU's)
- Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington
- TransForm works to create world-class public transportation and walkable communities in the Bay Area and beyond.We build diverse coalitions, influence policy, and develop innovative programs to improve the lives of all people and protect the environment.
- Overview
- Are ADU's Right for Your City?
- How to Take Action
- Who Else is Doing It?
- Show Me the Money
- Dig a Little Deeper
- Who You Gonna Call
- Crafting Meaningful and Balanced ADU Regulations
- Bibliography of Selected Resources on Second Units
- Inclusionary Housing
- HUD Case Studies of ADU's
- Selected Bibliography on Second Units
- FY2008 in Santa Cruz, new ADU's equal nearly 50% of all new Single Family permits
- Santa Cruz eased 2nd unit restrictions and permits for # of ADU's increased x12.
- Santa Cruz ADU Program Success - Bar Chart.
- AARP policy paper on ADU's
- San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Assoc
- Model ordinances in other states
- Planner Patrick Hare's Amending Zoning to Permit Accessory Apartments
- US Census Bureau (Fact Finder)
- Affordable Housing Institute (blog)
Affordable Housing in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC)
- Affordable Housing Regulatory Barriers Task Force (State of Hawaii, 2008)
- Housing Resources in City & County of Honolulu
- HUD HOME Program Rent Limits for Hawaii
- HousingHawaii.org
- Hawaii Homeownership Center (non-profit, NeighborWorks chartered member)
Ohana Housing in Honolulu
- 2005 Report by the Dept of Planning & Permitting
- Originally written in support of limiting Ohana Units to 1,000 sq ft max, however the report contains excellent Ohana Housing history, est # of Ohana dwellings, breakdown by neighborhood, discussion of different housing types by Elizabeth Chinn.
- Ohana Zone overlay within the Primary Urban Core of Honolulu
- Pacific Business News: Ohana Program gets Cool Reception
- Legislative Reference Bureau's 1988 Ohana Zoning: a 5-Year Review
General
- International Code Council
- Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting
- City & County of Honolulu
Sustainability in Honolulu
- Successful energy efficiency retofit project at Saunders Bldg, UH Manoa campus
- Detailed notes from their Energy Workshop Series
Affordable Housing + Energy Efficiency Grants
- MacArthur Foundation
- USGBC Affordable Housing Initiative
- Energy Star for Affordable Housing
- US Dept of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program
