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Cooper Development Group recommends early planning for ADU privacy by mapping sightlines, sound, entry sequencing, window roles, service access and yard-use zones together so owners and designers can identify conflicts before a layout is settled.
This planning guide, based on Cooper Development Group material, recommends documenting site access, utilities, and existing-house conditions before choosing detached or attached ADU floor plans. It lists comparable inputs, asymmetric unknowns, and conversation questions to bring to local authorities and design professionals.
Cooper Development Group advises owners to compile a written existing-conditions record before treating any room, garage, basement, or accessory building as an ADU candidate. This planning guide explains how to organize prior documents, separate old records from present observations, identify gaps, and hand clear questions to the responsible professionals for property-specific determinations.
