ADU Friendly Cities in San Diego

[Michael Shea]

Hello All,

I'm looking into selling a condo and rolling the equity into a new investment SFR here in San Diego. The second phase of the plan is to build an ADU. I've reviewed the ADU rules on some of the different city's websites, now I realize how much variance there is just within the county...For example, Santee has a new owner occupancy requirement that will go into effect on any ADU's permitted after 2024 and a strict no STR policy, La Mesa on the other hand seems really ADU friendly.

Does anyone here have recommendations on which cities in SD county to avoid and which to explore for ADU's?

thanks!