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City of Cathedral City — preapproved ADU plans
City of Cathedral City ( County) posts 4 preapproved accessory dwelling unit plans on its own website, verified 2026-10-05.
- Agency
- City of Cathedral City
- County
- Plans posted
- 4
- Verified
- 2026-10-05
What’s posted
City of Cathedral City's 'Pre-Approved ADU Program' page lists 4 named plans (Plan 1: 468 sf studio/1BR, Plan 2: 705 sf 2BR/1BA, Plan 3: 1,000 sf 2BR/2BA, Plan 4: garage-to-JADU conversion), each in Desert Modern or Mediterranean styles, each with its own CivicPlus download link.
Sources: https://www.cathedralcity.gov/departments/community-economic-development-department/building-and-safety/city-of-cathedral-city-pre-approved-adu-program, https://www.cathedralcity.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/11759/638612099235300000
Direct fetch of the main page 403'd; r.jina.ai proxy returned the full 4-plan catalog with real document links. Adversarial re-check: fetched Plan 1's actual PDF via proxy and it rendered as a genuine 39-page construction document (sheet index, CalGreen/Title 24 compliance, MEP specs, style options) for the 468 sf unit — strong, specific confirmation it is a live, real plan set.
Any other agency can adopt these plans
Cal. Gov. Code § 65852.27, added by Stats. 2023, ch. 759, amended by Stats. 2024, ch. 7 (SB 477) (§ 65852.27(a)(5)) lets any California local agency admit into its own program plans “A local agency may also admit the following accessory dwelling unit plans into the program: (A) Plans that have been developed and preapproved by the local agency. (B) Plans that have been preapproved by other agencies within the state.” A city or county without a preapproval program of its own can post City of Cathedral City’s plans as part of its own program instead of designing new ones — see the full statewide catalog for more options.
We build and maintain the program page, the plan library and the required third-party submission path for agencies that want to stand this up: $1,950 setup + $3,600/year (year one all-in $5,550).
If City of Cathedral City’s plans have moved or you find an error, write to ryan@civicdataworks.com and we will correct this page. Back to the full catalog.