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And its likely the total is likely to expand. Earlier this year, Seattle rolled back even more restrictions. Now, units can be up to 1,200 square feet and can be up to 25 feet tall, up from 23 feet before.
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So far, the total number of permits issued has tripled since the law went into affect, Hutchins said.
“We went from building roughly our permitting roughly one a day to three a day,” he said.
A bill modeled after Seattle’s ADU laws has been making its way through the state’s legislature. If passed, there could be a swell of ADUs in the state, Hutchins said.
“It’s great for people that are downsizing, aging in place, building for a family member,” he said. “If your city doesn’t allow it, you should have them look at what these units really are, and get them approved.”