Supporters outnumber skeptics as City Council considers progressive new policies on ADUs
The City Council was at odds with Salt Lakers who showed up in support of widespread adoption of accessory dwelling units in the capital city…
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ADU financing program for west side SLC homeowners in the works
Redevelopment Agency (RDA) staff presented to the city council this week the sketches of a bold, equity-driven program to grow the number of accessory dwelling…
Salt Lake City’s new ADU numbers are out. They’re still remarkably low.
Fewer “accessory dwelling units” were permitted in 2021 than in 2020 in Salt Lake City, a leader in the state for allowing backyard “granny flats.”…
ADUs are being added in basements, behind homes, above garages
Since officials approved the latest rules allowing accessory dwelling units, homeowners from across Salt Lake City have shown a willingness to add these forms of…
Proposed bill at Legislature would allow internal ADUs in all residential zones statewide
Will ADUs be allowed statewide in Utah? Momentum seems to be building.
ADU numbers in Salt Lake City have limped along for over a year after full legalization. Is anything wrong?
With housing affordability and supply at low-enough levels to merit a “crisis,” policy-makers in many American cities are opening their zoning code to accessory dwelling…
ADUs have been proposed throughout Salt Lake City under new ordinance
Six months into Salt Lake City’s new ordinance allowing for accessory dwelling units citywide, the owners of 12 property owners have proposed building the mother-in-law…
Editorial: ADUs must be allowed citywide if we want to be an equitable city
The idea of using Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to address affordable housing was relatively new in 2013 when former Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker first…
East/West divide evident in public hearing for ADU ordinance
On Tuesday, the public had the first of two opportunities to express their support, or lack thereof, to the Salt Lake City Council on an…
