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should be held to the some standards as primary dwellings. If bold new architectural designs are allowed for primary residences, then it does not make sense to require an ADU to look like a craftsman bungalow. For this reason, the Model Local ADU Ordinance recommends against establishing separate architectural or design standards forADUs. I. Orientation of Entrance ManyADU regulations limit the location and design of the entrance to the ADU. While presented as a matter of aesthetics, an ADU entrance on the some side of the house as the main entrance may be considered objectionable because it advertises the existence of a second dwelling, which is taken as detrimental to the single -family -dwelling "character" of the neighborhood. This is evident in communities that allow direct access into different levels of the house (daylight basement or French doors for a bedroom) orstairs to outside decks but prohibit entrance doors and stairways accessing ADUs. Ironically, some of these places have policies promoting ADUs and requiring notice to the neighbors before an ADU can be built, yet also have a code provision intended to hide the entrance to the ADU. These requirements can compromise the design and increase the cost of the ADU, substituting a more awkward and expensive entrance. Following the general principal of treating ADUs like the primary dwelling, the authorization and location of access doors and stairs for detached and attached ADUs should be the some as for primary dwellings. Regulations governing the location, type and number of entrances into primary dwellings apply to ADUs. J. ADU Screening, Landscaping and Orientation Privacy is a major concern of neighbors, but ADU regulations addressing privacy were/are relatively rare. In some cases, the loss of privacy caused by an ADU is identical to the loss of privacy that would result from the construction or remodeling of an adjacent home. Sometimes the loss of privacy is caused by the removal of trees or shrubbery necessitated by the construction of the ADU. Again, this loss of screening vegetation for the primary dwelling is often not regulated. Thus, it should not be regulated with ADUs. K. Parking Requirements Many local governments require one or more off-street parking spaces for each ADU. This is a serious inhibition to the construction ofADUs for two reasons. First, the cost of creating off-street parking spaces.38 Second, the lot size, location of the primary residence and topography may make the creation of a parking space impossible.39 The impact of parking requirements on ADU production is suggested by the results of a 2018 survey of California cities with ADU regulations. Out of the 168 cities, 68% reported having minimum off-street parking requirements for ADUs. Prior to the 2017 California legislation that eliminated off-street parking within a half -mile of transit, localities receiving frequentADU applications were much more likely to lack off-street parking requirements (31% versus 13%).40 Given the general oversupply of parking41 and its impacts on home prices and rents (and more generally urban development and redevelopment) minimum parking requirements are being reconsidered and reduced. Hartford, Connecticut;42 Buffalo, New York, and Edmonton, Alberto,44 are among the cities that have eliminated most or all minimum parking requirements. Other cities have reduced or eliminated parking requirements for different types of housing.45 _* 40 1 HARP - Accessory Dwelling Units: Model State Act and Local Ordinance