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ADU bonuses → project scale

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.

REDRAWN FROM STUDY DATAFigure 6 · Proposed bonus-ADU projects by units per project
Figure 6 · Proposed bonus-ADU projects by units per projectMost proposals remained modest, while a smaller group used the program for substantially larger infill projects. Values digitized from Figure 6 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.010203040ProjectsTotal proposed units per projectBonus-program projects2345678910+
Figure 6 · Proposed bonus-ADU projects by units per project. Values digitized from Figure 6 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.
Total proposed units per projectBonus-program projects
242
337
423
515
610
76
84
92
10+3

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

Data: Values digitized from Figure 6 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.

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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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.

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California ADU researchers (2024)
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Figure 6 · Proposed bonus-ADU projects by units per project · Figure 6; PDF p. 31
Redraw data
Values digitized from Figure 6 in the archived publication; minor reading error is possible.
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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Values used to redraw Figure 6 · Proposed bonus-ADU projects by units per project
Total proposed units per projectBonus-program projects
242
337
423
515
610
76
84
92
10+3
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