To find out more about how the City of Carlsbad (CA) has successfully used ADUs in conjunction with inclusionary zoning to create affordable housing, contact Chris DeCerbo, Principal Planner, City of Carlsbad,  by phone at (760) 602-4611.

To learn more about how ADUs can benefit the elderly, contact the American Association of Retired Persons’ (AARP) Housing Program by phone (202) 728-4555.

For advice on the design and ‘siting’ (i.e., location and orientation on the site) of ADUs, call Patrick H. Hare, Founding Principal, Hare Planning and Design, by phone (202) 234-1219.

To learn how ADUs make economic sense for developers, contact Alan Strachan developer of the Courtside Village development in Santa Rosa, CA, by phone at (707) 591-0880 or by e-mail at strach@pacbell.net.

For more information on several recent development projects that have included ADUs, contact the people listed below:

Working with local organizations that are advocating for the introduction or expansion of an affordable housing strategy in your community will make your efforts to promote ADUs. For example, residents of San Francisco could contact organizations such as the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) by phone at (415) 865-0553, the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) by phone at (415) 781-8726, or Transportation for a Livable City (TLC) by phone at (415) 431-2445. Residents of the State of California could contact the California Housing Law Project (CAHLP) by phone (916) 446-9241. To find out the contact information of local affordable housing organizations working in your community, check out CAHLP’s Affordable Housing Links website.