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Edina City Council greenlights ADU ordinance | Edina | hometownsource.com – ECM Publishers

The Edina City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to be built on plots with single-family homes. Before the vote April 16, Community Development Coordinator Addison Lewis discussed how existing city regulations would impact the development of ADUs. He pointed to Edina’s tree protection ordinance, which may deter property owners […]

Cosmic set to produce prefabricated ADUs in California with water recycling and solar energy – Archinect

anchor Showroom model. Image courtesy: Cosmic San Francisco-based Cosmic has raised $1.5 million in funding for their micro-home product designs aimed at bringing “self-sustainable homes in California and beyond.” The company’s leading product, Cosmic ONE, is described as a “limited-edition high-quality micro-home” that can serve as an ADU, a primary single-family home, or a component in a […]

OKC planners want residents’ opinion on accessory dwelling units – Oklahoman.com

What’s your opinion of granny flats? Oklahoma City planners want to know more of what residents think of plans to allow the backyard cottages and guest houses, technically called accessory dwelling units (ADU), in urban OKC. The small, secondary dwellings are surging in popularity nationwide, Assistant Planning Director Lisa Chronister said. Now, they are allowed […]

Incremental Development: How to Avoid the Bust by Avoiding the Boom – Strong Towns

If you’re among the large number of Americans who want to see rents come down and stay down, then recent trends in apartment construction should concern you. I follow enough real estate folks online, both actual developers and analysts, that it’s been impossible to miss a pervasive pessimism about the short-term outlook for building…well, nearly anything. The developers I follow who […]