Overview

• The agreement from Alds. Bennett Lawson and Marty Quinn would allow ADUs by right in multi-unit residential and commercial zones, extending the 2021 pilot framework.
• Single-family districts outside the pilot areas could add ADUs only if the local alderperson opts in through a separate ordinance.
• The proposal limits permits per block to one in RS-1, two in RS-2, and three in RS-3, and requires the homeowner to live in the detached house adding a unit.
• New coach houses must be built by contractors participating in a U.S. Department of Labor apprenticeship program, a condition that secured organized-labor support.
• Mayor Brandon Johnson did not secure citywide by-right access but praised the deal as a step toward expanding housing, with a full Council vote expected Thursday.