Community Services

Accessory Dwelling Unit Hub

Welcome to the Washoe County ADU Hub

In pursuit of the Washoe County Strategic Plan’s housing-related goals and initiatives, Washoe County is developing a streamlined roadmap for homeowners to construct accessory dwelling units (ADU’s.) The Washoe County Accessory Dwelling Unit Hub will include all the information necessary for a prospective ADU owner to get started on an ADU development project in unincorporated Washoe County. The accelerator will include a series of components that together give a full picture of the ADU development process in the county. It will point out key decision-making points along the way and help you be prepared to make the decision that is right for you. Some of the features to expect in the forthcoming ADU accelerator are:

• Access to educational materials about financing, designing, permitting and constructing an accessory dwelling unit, including how to take advantage of manufactured units and tiny homes for an ADU project.
• Information about the county’s pre-approved building plans program and how to know if you should consider taking advantage of a pre-approved plan.
• Access to our local partners, professionals from the design, contracting, manufactured home, and financing industries pledge to have staff on hand who are educated about Washoe County’s ADU requirements as well as their own industry’s unique perspective on an ADU project.