It looks like Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are all the rage in town now that the rules have been relaxed. I'm still of the opinion that most of them will end up as work-from-home offices or the traditional in-law units for family members to get them out of the house proper, but so be it. You can build one from scratch, buy a manufactured one that needs to be assembled or you can go for the whole, complete enchilada--shrink-wrapped. If you go with the enchilada and do not have backyard access, then another option is to lift it up and pop it down in the back where you want it.
I missed the money shot of this unit in the air since it took a day or more to position the crane on the street and whatever else was needed, but you can see the strap that held the ADU as it was hoisted over the main house into the backyard. Quite an operation---coming to a lot near you.
Here's a bit of ADU news about our neighbors up the hill from the DJ:
Hillsborough residents Monday gave an earful to town officials that they don’t want apartments or rezoning to meet state housing mandates, preferring to stick with a plan to use in-law units instead. As part of its Housing Element process, mandated by the state to zone for 554 new affordable housing units by 2031.
So far, suggestions (Ed: from the public) have included maximizing the number of ADUs on a lot including incentives to build more. Hillsborough has issued 236 ADU permits since 2014, according to a staff report.
Plans to rezone designated areas of the town and build a town hall apartment complex were additional options. The apartment complex proposal includes a five-story building with between 88 to 123 apartments on Town Hall property at Floribunda Avenue and El Camino Real. (Ed: More on this later)
https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/hillsborough-talks-affordable-housing/article_e5d958ee-407e-11ed-84a3-5f3146f537fe.html?utm_source=smdailyjournal.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fheadlines%2F%3F-dc%3D1664546425&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
Posted by: Joe | October 01, 2022 at 01:18 PM