LEGO-Style Blueprints
Pre-approved building designs
"Building shouldn't require months of bureaucratic delays and thousands in architectural fees. By offering pre-approved, 'LEGO-style' building plans, we will make it radically easier for our homeowners to invest in their own property and build the housing our city needs."
The Soft Cost Barrier
Right now, if an average Lynchburg homeowner wants to build a small "mother-in-law suite" (an Accessory Dwelling Unit, or ADU) in their backyard, or if a local contractor wants to build a small duplex on an empty infill lot, they hit a massive financial wall before a shovel ever hits the dirt.
They are forced to hire expensive architects to draft custom plans, submit those plans to City Hall, and wait months for the bureaucracy to review and approve the designs. These "soft costs" (architect fees, holding costs, and permitting delays) can easily add tens of thousands of dollars to a project. This completely prices out the average working-class resident who wants to build wealth on their own property, leaving housing development exclusively to massive corporate developers with deep pockets.
The Financial Wall
Homeowners and local contractors face massive up-front expenses and architectural fees just to draw up blueprints, stalling projects before construction can even begin.
Dave's ADUh Plan
The LEGO-Style Catalog
City Hall will commission and pre-approve a catalog of high-quality, architecturally appropriate building plans for ADUs, duplexes, and small single-family homes.
Why EZ-Zoning Matters
The Time and Cost Savings
Data indicates that pre-approved plan catalogs reduce residential development soft costs by $15,000 to $25,000 and accelerate permitting timelines from months to under 14–30 days. By bypassing discretionary design reviews for zoning compliance, these plans streamline construction for builders.