San Ramon ADU: The 4-8 Week Delay After City Approval

In San Ramon, Dougherty Valley HOA review can add 4-8 weeks after city approval if it isn't run in parallel. The check to do before design starts.

If you're thinking about building an ADU in San Ramon this year, there is a second approval path that a lot of homeowners don't know exists until the project is already deep into the permit process. I'm talking about the Dougherty Valley HOA review path. On the right parcel, this is the difference between a project that moves straight from city approval toward construction and a project that sits another 4 to 8 weeks after everyone thought the hard part was done. The San Ramon delay that shows up after city approval Roughly half of San Ramon's residential parcels fall inside the Dougherty…