San Diego's bonus program enabled multi-unit ADU projects.

Most proposals remained modest, while a smaller group used the program for substantially larger infill projects.

FROM THE PAPERFigure 6 · Proposed bonus-ADU projects by units per project

Source: California ADU researchers (2024) · Figure 6; PDF p. 31

Keep in mind: The records are proposed projects, not completed homes; the source excludes one 148-unit outlier from this chart.

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Most proposals remained modest, while a smaller group used the program for substantially larger infill projects.

Source: California ADU researchers (2024)
Figure: Figure 6 · Proposed bonus-ADU projects by units per project · Figure 6; PDF p. 31
Keep in mind: The records are proposed projects, not completed homes; the source excludes one 148-unit outlier from this chart.

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