ADU - Refurbished Shipping Container

[Dakota Mivshek]

Hi All,

As an agent I'm working with a client that had an interesting idea about an ADU. Of course I'm not at liberty to consult him on whether it would work well or not, but it got me curious. There is a company out of Canada called Honomobo that makes live-in ready studios/1 bedrooms ect. out of old shipping containers. I've read the ADU guidelines on the city of Portland, and don't see how one of these wouldn't work. Outside of permitting and plumbing, what else would have to be considered when putting something like a Honomobo on a residential property?

Best,

Cody