Resources

ADU Specific Resources

A collection of KC area ADU ordinances.  

• This webpage has a variety of resources about ADUs.

• This webpage has examples of what cities across the country are doing to promote ADUs.

• Downloadable publication: AARP's The ABC's of ADUs

• A video explaining how Oregon is benefiting from ADUs.

• These videos tell family stories about how they arrived at a decision to create an ADU.

• Video: "ADUs Help Families Address a Variety of Housing Needs"

• Video: "Creating an ADU: Building a Living Space for Family, Friends and More"

• Video: "Creating a Living Space for the Neighbors: Adding ADUs to Make Communities More Livable"

• Video: "Meeting Housing Needs Today and Tomorrow: Creating an ADU to age in place"

• Video: "ADUs Help Families Address a Variety of Housing Needs"

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Aging-in-Place and Universal Design

• Competition Design Criteria

• These videos highlight homes with age-friendly features.

• Universal Design Resource List

• Universal Design White Paper from Progressive AE 

• Downloadable Publication: Accessible Remodel

• Age-Friendly Features

• Downloadable Publication: Accessible and Universal Home Remodeling from the Metropolitan Mayor's Caucus, Illinois

• UD and Sustainability v1.3

• Past Competition Winners
   

Resources Specific to Missing Middle Housing​

• Downloadable Publication: Discovering and Developing Missing Middle Housing

• Downloadable Publication: Re-Legalizing Missing Middle Housing

•  Opticos Design  defined Missing Middle Housing.