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Video: Demonstrating the Need for ADUs

Learn about a 2020 AARP Community Challenge project in Des Moines, Iowa

LOCATION: Des Moines, Iowa

GRANTEE: HOME, Inc. (Home Opportunities Made Easy)

After the city of Des Moines updated its zoning code in 2019 to allow accessory dwelling units, an AARP Community Challenge grant helped HOME, Inc., create the city's first ADU, which it developed as a how-to demonstration for residents interested in building their own.

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