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Findings and Recommendations 10 findings
F1
The Grand Jury, with guidance from a housing consultancy, projects that 750-1,000 ADU units could possibly be built across Napa County including the cities of Napa and American Canyon in the next five years.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
a) The City of Napa’s website has acceptable ADUs educational information on planning requirements and fees. 14
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Neither the County of Napa nor the cities of Napa and American Canyon have ADU planning and approval steps “sequenced” in written material or on their website.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
upgrade their websites with detailed ADU planning steps, approval fees and impact fees (units over 750 square feet) and/or provide a Flow Chart of the step-by-step process and implement these actions no later than December 31, 2020. 15
F4
The County of Napa and the cities of Napa and American Canyon are largely relying on the NVCF education program to improve homeowners’ knowledge on how to build and finance an ADU or Junior Unit.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
promote the NVCF ADU education initiative on their websites, in print and online media, and implement these actions no later than December 31, 2020.
F5
Neither the County of Napa nor the cities of Napa and American Canyon have listed an ADU Housing Development single-point-of-contact person or position that could expedite the planning and building approval process for a homeowner.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
name a dedicated ADU Point Person who will expedite the planning and building approval process for individual ADU households and implement this action no later than December 31, 2020.
F6
The County of Napa and the cities of Napa and American Canyon have implemented simpler (than prior years) planning and building approval procedures for ADUs and Junior Units, but the processes could be further streamlined.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
Neither the County of Napa nor the cities of Napa and American Canyon provide pre- approved ADU building designs which could reduce approval costs.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
develop pre-approved ADU building plans, promote these plans on their upgraded websites, and implement this no later than December 31, 2020.
F8
Napa County and the City of Napa continue to charge significant planning and building approval fees on all sizes of ADUs that discourage ADU builds.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
reduce and/or eliminate discretionary ADU fees (such as Park fee or Affordable Housing fee) and implement these actions no later than December 31, 2020.
F9
Detached ADUs do not realistically represent an affordable housing resource for Napa County and the Cities of Napa and American Canyon.
No recommendations for this finding
F10
Junior Units and Garage Conversions may fall into the affordable housing range, particularly if subsidized by the cities or County.
No recommendations for this finding