By Sarah StebbinsFrom our November 2022 issue Three years ago, while living in Easthampton, Massachusetts, Chris Lee heard about a neighbor who wanted to construct a small house in her backyard for her aging mother. Lee, who had dabbled in real-estate development, offered to help her navigate zoning laws and get the house built. At […]
The Planning Commission has passed an ordinance to incentivize the installation of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), small self-contained apartments that sit on residential lots. Once referred to as granny flats, these units are a key strategy to address the state’s housing shortage because they add housing stock in areas where apartment complexes are not allowed. […]
A bill introduced in the Colorado legislature Tuesday afternoon aimed at boosting the state’s housing supply through accessory dwelling units has one key caveat: most mountain towns won’t have to abide by it. If passed, House Bill 1152 would strip the abilities of some local governments’ — mostly those in the densely populated Front Range — from […]
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Potential ADU regulations continue to spark debate in Kitty Hawk Published 9:31 am Wednesday, January 31, 2024 A proposed text amendment aims to regulate accessory dwelling unit uses within Kitty Hawk’s VR-1 district (highlighted in red) in the hopes of preventing further use of two short-term rentals on one piece of property. Courtesy Town of […]
If you’ve read our coverage of accessory dwelling units, you know that they are one of the most popular housing solutions in California, with almost one-fifth of the newly permitted housing units in 2022 categorized as ADUs. With mortgage rates high, California’s ADU laws constantly changing to help alleviate the housing crisis and the median […]
Colorado’s escalating housing costs have prompted legislators to introduce House Bill 1152, a bipartisan initiative designed to increase the state’s housing supply. The bill centers on facilitating the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs), autonomous living spaces that can be located within, attached to, or separate from a primary residence on the same property. Advertisment […]