Accessory Dwelling Units

Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) provide flexibility in housing choices and accommodate lifestyle changes. They allow homeowners to share independent living areas with family members and others, allowing older adults to age in place as they require more care and helping extended families be near one another while maintaining privacy.

Several Kansas City regional communities have passed – or are considering – zoning changes that make the permitting and use of accessory structures easier and more affordable.

MARC asked local jurisdictions to provide current ADU ordinances to share with other communities interested in adopting such an ordinance.  Here is the collection of ordinances: