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.

<p 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.</p <p I'm talking about the Dougherty Valley HOA review path.</p <p 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.</p <h2 The San Ramon delay that shows up after city approval</h2 <p Roughly half of San Ramon's residential parcels…