ADUs and utilities question East Bay California

[Garrett Tjoe]

Hi Community, 

Requesting help form all East Bay, California builder/investors experienced with an ADU (Additional dwelling Unit) build. I am self-managing my ADU build in Oakland, CA and have come across a few snags. The most pressing, and i cant seem to find a true answer from the the building department OR the utility companies is if I need to have separate meters (Electrical, gas, water) for my ADU and main home. It seems like rules/guideslines are changing by the day concerning ADUs, so would appreciate some real world experience in the matter.

My preference is to actually have to separated as cost efficiently as possible, but also wouldnt mind the ADU and main house shared meters as this would save me costs on my initial construction.

Any thoughts would benefit me greatly!  thanks!