REMARKS
Lessons learned from successful ADU programs in other jurisdictions
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Kim Darga, Deputy Commissioner for Development at HPD, discusses the lessons learned from successful ADU programs in other jurisdictions. These insights have influenced the drafting of the proposed legislation in New York City.
- HPD hired consultants to study successful ADU programs across the country
- Successful programs addressed zoning barriers, code requirements, and provided technical and financial assistance
- California's experience since the 1980s highlighted the importance of clear and consistent code requirements
- These lessons were critical in shaping the proposed legislation and pairing zoning changes with code changes
Kim Darga
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Yes.
0:24:12
Thank you.
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So we did actually, hire some consultants to help us look at, programs across the country, and what actually resulted in success and what continued to impair, use, of flexibility particularly within zoning.
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And what we found is that successful programs not only addressed the zoning barriers that exist to creating an ADU.
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So for example, California adopted a zoning code around ADUs in the 19 eighties, but also address code requirements and make the code requirements clear and consistent, and also provide technical and financial assistance for homeowners.
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So those, lessons learned from other places were critical to us in terms of how we have thought about shaping, this legislation that we are looking at today, as well as how we've thought about pairing both the, zoning changes with the code changes.
