In compliance with California Government Code Section 65852.27, the City of San Marcos Permit Ready Accessory Dwelling Unit (PRADU) Program encourages the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) by offering property owners a selection of pre-approved, detached one-story ADU building plans. Use of these plans is intended to save an applicant time and money by avoiding initial design and review costs. The PRADU plans provided by the City of San Marcos (the “City”) are mostly complete. However, since every site is unique the applicant will be required to fill in project-specific information including a detailed site plan.
Additional/deferred Building Plan submittals such as roof truss systems and solar panels will be required in combination with a City provided PRADU plan. The information below has been generated by the City of San Marcos to assist you in the preparation of a Building Permit submittal for PRADU Plans; follow the steps outlined below and refer to the PRADU checklist.
