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Council upholds Reno Axe live entertainment permit, moves closer to ADU decision – This Is Reno

Reno City Council members on Wednesday heard an appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of a conditional use permit for Reno Axe to provide live entertainment Thursday through Sunday from 11 p.m. to 10 a.m.  The appeal was filed by Morten Homme, a nearby resident who believed that allowing live entertainment would cause harm to […]

I built a 296-square-foot backyard tiny home in Atlanta: What to know if you want to convert a $5,000 shed from Costco – CNBC

In 2021, I converted a 12-by-24-foot shed into a tiny home in my backyard in Atlanta, Georgia. Since then, I’ve used this structure — formally known as an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) — as a short- and long-term rental, my own personal living space, and most recently a home for my sister, brother-in-law, and new […]

I built a 296-square-foot backyard tiny home in Atlanta: What to know if you want to convert a $5000 shed from Costco – CNBC

In 2021, I converted a 12-by-24-foot shed into a tiny home in my backyard in Atlanta, Georgia. Since then, I’ve used this structure — formally known as an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) — as a short- and long-term rental, my own personal living space, and most recently a home for my sister, brother-in-law, and new […]

San Jose program to build backyard homes is thriving – San José Spotlight – San José Spotlight

Hundreds of granny units are popping up everywhere in San Jose due to a successful city program implemented five years ago. The city has issued nearly 3,000 permits and seen 1,451 granny units, also known as backyard homes or accessory dwelling units (ADUs), completed since launching its preapproved contractors program in 2019. In the first […]

ITREALMS, Awba-Ofemili Chatroom partner on Meet ADU Candidates’24 – TheCitizen

The international multiple award-winning, ITREALMS Media group, is collaborating with Awba-Ofemili ChatRoom to organise a week-long ‘Meet ADU Candidates 2024’ on social media for the forthcoming Awba-Ofemili Development Union (ADU) general elections aspirants. At press time, Awba-Ofemili ChatRoom boosts of hundreds of indigenous membership from the rice producing community in Awka-North of Anambra State, both […]

Summit County officials now offering free ADU stock architectural plans for homeowners – Summit Daily

A stock plan for a one-bedroom, one-garage ADU. The plans, currently being offered for free through the Summit County government, are permit-ready, pre-approved. While all plans shown online are unstamped and marked “not for construction,” these are identical to the engineer stamped plans that will be provided for free to the applicant prior to building […]