Building an ADU on LLC owned Property in Hayward

[Gaurav Mehta]

Hi,

I am looking to acquire a property in Hayward and want to do this by setting an LLC. I was going through the checklist PDF provided by Hayward city (https://www.hayward-ca.gov/services/permits/accessory-dwelling-unit) and one of the requirement says 

Are you the property owner and do you reside on the property?

Applicant. The applicant for an ADU must be the current owner-occupant of the property.

My question is: If the LLC owns the property and if the property is an investment property, are we not allowed to build an ADU on such a property. Is there a workaround for this. Don't want to take this property out of LLC.

[Jim G.]

@Gaurav Mehta in general, the cities in bay area are loosing up the rule for ADU. But the nuance of the rule is still different city by city. Some city might have just loose the restrictions and have yet reflect on its website. So the best is to be in the city permit department to ask. I am building an ADU in San Jose w/o owner occupancy required. But just 10 month ago, the ADU rule in San Jose was different. Same as Fremont. I introduced a friend who is in Fremont to use the same contractor for the ADU. Fremont has just loose up the rule to allow him to build a detached 3bed/3bath for 1050 sf ADU which is more favorable than that of San Jose now.