Summit County officials now offering free ADU stock architectural plans for homeowners
Summit County government/Courtesy illustration
Summit County homeowners seeking to build an accessory dwelling unit, also known as granny flats or ADUs, can now use free stock plans offered by the county government.
Officials unveiled four different permit-ready, pre-approved plans earlier this month aimed at saving residents the time and cost of working with an architect to design an ADU property. Each plan is customizable to allow for variations in exterior materials. The plans are only for use in unincorporated Summit County.
The plans are for one- and two-bedroom units, two with a garage and two without. The units range in size from 550-square-feet to 1,000-square-feet.
The county will initially distribute 20 sets of each plan, after which point more can be requested, according to Housing Director Jason Dietz.
The stock plans are part of a multi-pronged approach by the county to make it easier for residents to develop ADUs, which are required to have deed restrictions aimed at housing longterm, working or retired county residents.
Another county program will pay homeowners up to $60,000 for building an ADU, though homeowners do not have to participate in that initiative in order to receive a free stock plan.
More information on the stock plans can be found online at SummitCountyCo.gov/1666/Accessory-dwelling-unit-stock-plans.
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A stock plan for a one-bedroom ADU without a garage. The plans, currently being offered for free through the Summit County government, are permit-ready, pre-approved. While all plans shown online are unstamped and marked “not for construction,” these are identical to the engineer stamped plans that will be provided for free to the applicant prior to building permit submittal.
Summit County government/Courtesy illustration
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A stock plan for a two-bedroom ADU without a garage. The plans, currently being offered for free through the Summit County government, are permit-ready, pre-approved. While all plans shown online are unstamped and marked “not for construction,” these are identical to the engineer stamped plans that will be provided for free to the applicant prior to building permit submittal.
Summit County government/Courtesy illustration
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A stock plan for a one-bedroom, one-garage ADU. The plans, currently being offered for free through the Summit County government, are permit-ready, pre-approved. While all plans shown online are unstamped and marked “not for construction,” these are identical to the engineer stamped plans that will be provided for free to the applicant prior to building permit submittal.
Summit County government/Courtesy illustration
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A stock plan for a two-bedroom, double-garage ADU. The plans, currently being offered for free through the Summit County government, are permit-ready, pre-approved. While all plans shown online are unstamped and marked “not for construction,” these are identical to the engineer stamped plans that will be provided for free to the applicant prior to building permit submittal.
Summit County government/Courtesy illustration
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