PASADENA, Calif.—The City of Pasadena has received funding from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to assess the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) permitting processes to identify where improvements can be made. The first of two community workshops will be held on Thursday, May 19, 6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Staff will share key findings from the project’s initial technical work, information on how ADUs can serve state and local housing needs, and regulations governing ADUs. Community members are encouraged...
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City of Pasadena Announces Second Unit ADU Program
PASADENA, Calif.—The City of Pasadena’s housing department is launching a new affordable housing initiative that incentivizes homeowners to create an affordable rental unit on their property. The Second Unit ADU program provides very low-cost loans to homeowners who want to create a new ADU (the unit will need to be leased out to Section 8 tenants for the first seven years) and those who want to bring an existing unpermitted ADU up to code (no Section 8 requirement). “New second...