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City seminar underscores challenges to building accessory dwelling units – Atlanta Civic Circle

Latest news straight to you Get our free weekly newsletter on important housing and democracy news every Thursday. The city of Atlanta’s first-ever Affordable Housing Week concluded with a seminar on how to create accessory dwelling units (ADUs) that spotlighted the often prohibitive challenges to building backyard tiny homes, garage-topping apartments units, and guest houses […]

Knoxville City Council passes ordinance on first reading easing ADU rules, while preserving owner-occupancy rule – WBIR.com

The city council kept in place a rule requiring property owners to live on the properties that would be rented out. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville City Council met on Tuesday to discuss a contentious topic — Accessory Dwelling Units. These kinds of buildings are effectively smaller, secondary buildings built on the same property as […]

Daniel Asiedu killed J.B. Danquah Adu- Investigatortells court – Modern Ghana

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Retired Daniel Nkrumah, an investigator, has told an Accra High Court that Daniel Asiedu, aka Sexy Dondon, murdered former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, J. B Danquah Adu. According to ASP Nkrumah, there was clear proof that Asiedu was present at the crime scene. ASP Nkrumah stated this during his […]

2 bus stop shooting victims were ‘innocently going about’ their business when shot: Toronto police – CBC.ca

Toronto police say two victims who were shot near a north Toronto bus stop last week were hit “indiscriminately” while going about their day. At a news conference Tuesday, Det. Sgt. Phillip Campbell said 39-year-old Adu Boakye was walking by a bus shelter near Jane Street and Driftwood Avenue when he was fatally shot Saturday afternoon. Boakye was “innocently going about his […]

New Craftsman-Style Home in Healdsburg Listed for $995000 – Sonoma Magazine

A newly constructed home in a development just two miles north of downtown Healdsburg has hit the market. The four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom home at 111 Chiquita Road includes an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and is listed for $995,000. The 1511-square-foot main home, built in 2021, takes many design cues from Craftsman houses. Details of the […]

Carport-turned-tiny ADU in L.A. offers live-work amenities – Los Angeles Times

“This is the backyard of which dreams are made,” the 2017 listing read. “Relax or entertain in your covered outdoor dining area beside the swimming pool and lush bamboo, creating a tranquil privacy. California living at its finest.” Included among the listing’s photos: A simple A-frame carport standing next to a kidney-shaped swimming pool. Three […]

These Maui Architects Say They Can Help Lahaina Rebuild Faster And Cheaper – Honolulu Civil Beat

Homeowners in Lahaina face multiple hurdles before they can begin rebuilding, but architects say that preapproved designs could be an important part of the process. About a dozen Maui architects are working on home building plans that — if approved by the county — could be donated to Lahaina property owners to expedite the permitting […]