{"id":223399,"date":"2026-03-17T08:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T08:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/223399\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T08:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T08:10:31","slug":"adu-with-multi-family-home-city-of-oakland-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/223399\/","title":{"rendered":"ADU with Multi-Family Home | City of Oakland, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"

No matter which category of ADU you choose, you need to get the applicable permits. All ADUs require Planning Permits and Building Permits. When preparing to apply, take the following steps first.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Confirm Your Zone<\/p>\n

The City of Oakland typically permits ADUs on properties located within residential or mixed-use zones.<\/p>\n


\nView our Zoning Map<\/a> to confirm your property’s zone
\nOnce you confirm your zone, view the zoning plan requirements in the application.(PDF,\u00a02MB)<\/a>
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\nNote that creek areas and high-fire areas within the S-9 Zone have extra requirements
\nBe sure to check for other possible requirements
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\nIf your property is zoned properly continue on to the next step, designing your ADU.
\nIf you want to build an ADU, but it is not allowed in your zone, please review your zone’s requirements for possible exceptions and alternative plans. <\/p>\n

Step 2: Design Your ADU(s)
\nGeneral Requirements
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\nThere are requirements for size, location, and facilities that must be included in your plan. For example, you must provide the location, height and building materials of all existing and proposed fencing and walls.
\nPlease review the Zoning Plan Requirements on the application.(PDF,\u00a02MB)<\/a> These requirements differ from project to project but may include:
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\nTopographical survey
\nExisting and proposed site plans
\nFloor plan
\nElevations
\nCross sections
\nTree survey
\nGrading plan
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\n <\/p>\n

Design Methods<\/p>\n

Before you start building your ADU, you must create and get your ADU design approved. You can design your own ADU, or you can choose another way to design your ADU.<\/p>\n

Although not required, a designer, licensed architect, or engineer is recommended to design the ADU and a licensed contractor to build it. Some companies provide both services. It is helpful when professionals have worked in Oakland and know the local permitting process. Contact references and look at the candidate’s previous work before making your selection.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Review Zoning Criteria Checklist<\/p>\n

Once you have completed the Zoning Criteria Checklist, complete Step 1 in the application. Please ensure that all information is filled out correctly and completely. If you are missing information, our team will contact you; this may delay the approval process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No matter which category of ADU you choose, you need to get the applicable permits. All ADUs require…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223400,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-223399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}