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14 15 <br />The old garage in Megan <br />and Rob’s backyard had seen better days. With <br />no need for enclosed parking, they were hoping <br />to put it to better use. Inspired by the tiny-house <br />movement, Megan and Rob started looking into the <br />possibility of building a detached backyard ADU on <br />their roughly 5,000-square-foot lot. Not only could <br />an ADU replace their old garage, but it could add a <br />needed home in the popular Kingfield neighborhood. <br />An ADU could generate rental income or give the <br />homeowners the option to downsize. <br />Megan and Rob had many questions at the <br />beginning, including what information they would <br />need to get started. After doing some research <br />online and sketching out a few layout ideas for the <br />ADU, Megan and Rob scheduled a pre-application <br />meeting with Minneapolis city planning staff. This <br />free service allows city residents to ask planning <br />staff questions and learn about applicable <br />regulations and the permitting process. <br />After going over the general permitting process, <br />planning staff members answered some of Megan and <br />Rob’s questions about their specific property, helping <br />them think through how height limits and parking <br />requirements would apply to their project. With this <br />initial information in hand, Megan and Rob are starting <br />to save for their project and preparing to take the next <br />steps toward their ADU. <br />20' <br />40' <br />11' <br />11'14'DECK <br />HOUSE <br />STREET DRIVEWAY1,456 sq ft 138'8'8" <br />4' <br />ADU <br />TYPE <br />Detached <br />STATUS <br />Early planning <br />SIZE <br />TBD <br />BEDROOMS <br />TBD <br />BUDGET <br />TBD <br />CASE STUDY <br />Not only could an ADU replace their old garage, but it could <br />add a needed home in the popular Kingfield neighborhood. <br />An ADU could generate rental income or give the homeowners <br />the option to downsize. <br />ADU Under Consideration <br />Getting Started <br />The case studies that follow profile real Twin Cities residents at different points along <br />their ADU journeys—from initial planning and visioning, to construction, to completion.