Take A First Step With ADU Feasibility Study

by Will Johnson Will Johnson

Do you have ADU building plans in California? If so, take a first valuable step with ADU feasibility study.

As you start your ADU build process, you will come across phrase feasibility study. It will help the home owner make an informed decision whether building is ADU is feasible or nor and where to locate it on their property and so on.

What does feasibility report actually means?

ADU Feasibility study or feasibility report determines the cost of the ADU build on your property and how realistic it will be. It assesses the viability of a project and assigns the cost for actually doing design and build.

The study is useful to avoid over spending on your ADU project and also getting a clear picture of cost of the project. It also considers the potential roadblocks and other factors that will affect your ADU build to ensure. The main aim of conducting ADU feasibility study is to ascertain the total cost of ADU build.

What is included in the feasibility study?

1. Site plan: The professional ADU consultant prepares a site plan. They layout the desired ADU footprint to optimize the space usage. It contains setbacks, zoning requirements and other relevant property constraints.

2. Utility mapping: Mapping of private utilities is done to understand the potential interference with ADU location. Also, electrical panel requirements and engineering load calculations are done.

3. ADU design: The consultant finalizes the floor plan of your accessory dwelling unit along with the elevations and electrical plan.

4. Feasibility report: Incorporate the relevant property data, development standards and regulations on setbacks, height, legal or regulatory constraints.

5. Final build price: After considering all the items included in the feasibility report, final guaranteed build price is arrived.

Wrap up

The ADU feasibility study helps the home owners determine whether building ADU is a feasible option or not. This is where the importance of the ADU feasibility study becomes obvious and it saves the home owners from investing their time and money on the project that is later deemed unviable.