Rancho Palos Verdes Prefab ADU
On October 3, 2021, Rancho Palos Verdes (RPV) homeowners submitted an application for a 495 sq. ft. prefabricated accessory dwelling unit (ADU) to the city, only to be rejected on architectural standards that cannot legally apply to this project. This prefab unit fits well within the state’s exemption category to which state law dictates that local design requirements may not be applied. Exemption ADUs can be up to 800 sq. ft and 16 ft in height, with 4 feet side and rear yard setbacks. Like many, the homeowners are trying to plan ahead for their aging parents and decided that building an ADU was a good option for their family. With very busy schedules, they enlisted a full-service prefab ADU company Abodu, a Bay Area company that manages construction and permitting of backyard units, to save time and money and avoid headaches. Abodu managed the permitting process up until Rancho Palos Verdes’s unlawful denial of the permit, after which, they quickly connected the homeowners to legal representation with CaRLA. The owner’s permit application was entitled to ministerial approval without application of local architecture and design standards as an Exemption ADU under Cal. Gov. Code § 65852.2(e). However, on November 1st, […]