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Do You Lose Your Parking If You Convert the Garage?
California law says your off-street parking does not have to be replaced when a garage becomes an ADU. Here is the statute, and what San Mateo adds to it.
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Guides, permitting insight, and build stories from our San Mateo and Santa Clara County projects.
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ADU Rental Income in the Bay Area: What the Numbers Actually Say
Peninsula rents, appraisal data and honest payback math on what a custom ADU actually returns in San Mateo County.
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What Actually Drives the Cost of a Custom ADU in the Bay Area
Why two identical-looking ADUs on the same street can price very differently: the site conditions, utility work, and finish decisions that move the number most.
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Detached, Attached, or Garage Conversion: Which ADU Fits Your Lot?
Three ways to add a second unit, three very different sets of trade-offs. How to tell which one your property is actually suited to before you spend anything on design.
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How the ADU Permit Process Actually Works in San Mateo County
Design, plan check, permit, inspections: a plain-English walkthrough of the stages every Bay Area ADU goes through, and the three things that cause most of the delays.
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