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Flagstaff launches ADU model-plans library to lower design and permitting barriers
Summary
The city launched an ADU model-plans library of pre-approved detached plans to reduce design and permitting costs, speed building-permit review and encourage accessory dwelling unit construction; staff noted construction costs remain a major remaining barrier.
Genevie (Genevieve) Pere of the Flagstaff Sustainability Office presented the city's new ADU model-plans library, which launched in January 2026 with 11 approved detached ADU plans intended to reduce design costs, shorten plan review time and support both housing and climate goals.
Pere said the library's goals are to host a growing inventory of energy-efficient, all-electric model plans; increase public awareness of ADUs; reduce design and permitting costs for homeowners; and connect homeowners to designers and other ADU resources. The program began with a call for designers and a community selection process; submitted plans were reviewed for…
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