ADU Feasibility Report
Clarify what could affect the idea before permit documents.
The report organizes known property information, the ADU idea, assumptions, unresolved checks, project paths worth exploring, and practical next actions.
No payment or paid engagement begins on this website. If the report is available and appropriate, both parties would sign a project-specific agreement before you receive an invoice.
What the report reviews
Known information, assumptions, checks, and next actions.
The report separates what the available information supports from what still needs records, measurements, agency review, or a licensed consultant.
01Property informationOrganize what the available sources support and what remains unverified.
Questions answered
- What information is available?
- What could not be confirmed?
Included in this chapter
- Reviewing jurisdiction and property-source summary
- Available public records and owner documents reviewed
02Project idea and assumptionsDescribe the ADU idea and state the assumptions used to review it.
Questions answered
- What could materially change the project?
- What needs verification before drawings?
Included in this chapter
- Information-based review of the ADU idea described in the intake
- Known facts, assumptions, unknowns, and conflicts
- Major site, utility, consultant, and existing-condition flags
03Next actionsList the practical next actions: proceed, verify, revise, pause, or stop.
Questions answered
- What should happen next?
Included in this chapter
- A written list of next actions
Fictional nine-page sample
Read the report before you inquire.
The sample uses a fictional detached backyard ADU. Its conclusion is “Promising, with checks still required.” It does not use a real client, address, parcel, jurisdiction, agency record, or site.
How it starts
From your first question to the written start.
If the report is available and appropriate, these steps would follow. Your inquiry and project conversation are preliminary and nonbinding: they do not start work, take payment, or authorize agency contact.
- 01Tell us about your project
Share the property, project idea, current stage, desired timing, and the question you most need answered.
- 02Clarify the project and scope
Studio Bluework reviews your request and may suggest a phone or video conversation. The inquiry and conversation are preliminary and nonbinding.
- 03Review and sign the agreement
If the report is available and appropriate, both parties would sign the project-specific agreement packet before any invoice is issued.
- 04Pay the client-specific invoice
After both parties sign, Studio Bluework would send a client-specific invoice for the fixed report fee. Payment must clear and does not begin work.
- 05Complete the no-work period
No research, measurement, drafting, visit, or agency contact would begin until the applicable no-work period ends.
- 06Receive written start notice
Delivery is usually 1–2 weeks after complete intake and Studio Bluework confirms the start in writing.
Scope boundary
The report states what it cannot confirm.
If the available information is not enough, the report lists what must be verified instead of guessing.
Not included
- Field measurements, a site visit, or surveyed property lines
- Design drawings, engineering, or energy calculations
- Detailed construction pricing or a full utility investigation
- Applications, extended agency follow-up, or plan-check responses
- A title opinion, legal advice, approval prediction, or permit guarantee
Move into a project-specific permit-document scope.
For qualifying projects, compare three levels of drafting and administrative support. The proposal confirms the documents, responsibilities, fee, and schedule.
See permit-document optionsBefore you submit
Six common questions.
If your question is not answered here, include it in the inquiry.
Is this a guarantee that an ADU will be approved?
No. The report is a preliminary written review based on available information. The city or county, field conditions, specialists, and later discoveries can change the path.
Do you visit the property?
No. This fixed-fee report is delivered remotely. If the question depends on exact dimensions or existing conditions, the recommendation may be to obtain measurements, a survey, a site visit, or specialist input.
Are permit documents included?
No. The report comes before residential drafting and permit-document preparation. If the project is ready and qualifies, Studio Bluework can prepare a separate project-specific proposal.
Will you contact the city or county?
Submitting the project form does not authorize agency contact. If a later review would benefit from one focused planning question, Studio Bluework will ask for separate written permission first. Any agency contact is outside this fixed-fee report and requires a separate written scope and stated fee. Meetings, applications, negotiation, and extended follow-up are not included.
What should I send?
Start with the property address, the ADU idea you are considering, and your main question. If the report is the right next step, Studio Bluework will request the most useful records, photos, measurements, and documents.
What happens after the report?
The next action may be to prepare permit documents, verify a condition, obtain a survey or consultant review, revise the project idea, pause, or stop.
Start
Send the property and your main question.
We review your project before offering an engagement. No payment is taken with the inquiry.