Renting out ADU+Portion of main house

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Hi All,

New to BP and have enjoyed reading posts and connecting with BP'ers! I am from the SF Bay Area.

I am looking to build and ADU however my city has a restrictive ordinance on size i.e. 475sq feet & max 1 bedroom & 1 bath

I have a fairly huge lot (12K) & a decent size home (2200 sq feet) which means as per the state statute I could go as high as 1100 sq feet

However if the local ordnance restricts me, I was wondering if I could add 2 bedrooms & 1 bath to the main house & then build a 1 bedroom & 1 bath attached JADU and then rent out the 3 bedrooms & 2 baths together?

Would love some advise & thanks in advance!

[Amit M.]

the city won't want to know that you plan to connect the new addition to the ADU, but ask a competent architect with experience in adding ADUs, and see if he thinks you can design it so later on the addition would flow with the ADU. You just can't make that clear to the city.