Sep 6, 2023·edited Sep 6, 2023Liked by Curt Prendergast
I'm hoping that the design contest will help reduce cost by presenting repeatable designs that builders can build more efficiently! My household is excited about the potential to build an ADU, but there is a lot to think about for early adopters, so we're waiting until the process gets ironed out more. My hope is that there are a lot of homeowners like me who are waiting for costs to come down before they commit!
This is a good update! I hope to hear more about what the current challenges/burdensome requirements/difficulties with ADUs are, and how the city is responding, as well as hearing about how the design competition goes!
I know of at least six properties in the Palo Verde Neighborhood that now have one or two new casitas in back of an existing house. I watched them going up while walking my dog every day. I believe these are investor owned short term rentals and may be on R2 lots. Are they included in the ADU count?
Hi, Pamela. I couldn't say for sure whether those were included. But we did ask the city for all ADU permits, so if the ones you saw get built were classified as ADUs, then they should be part of the count the city gave us.
When your first article said only 61 ADU permits had been issues, I thought to myself, "Are they all in my neighborhood?!" I remember a lot of debate before the ADU ordinance was voted on because people didn't want developers to build compounds in neighborhoods. If the ordinance stipulates ADUs are for properties that are owner occupied, the properties that I pass everyday may be zoned as something different. These properties look like short term rental compounds with three dwellings on one lot that previously had one old house on it.
I'm hoping that the design contest will help reduce cost by presenting repeatable designs that builders can build more efficiently! My household is excited about the potential to build an ADU, but there is a lot to think about for early adopters, so we're waiting until the process gets ironed out more. My hope is that there are a lot of homeowners like me who are waiting for costs to come down before they commit!
This is a good update! I hope to hear more about what the current challenges/burdensome requirements/difficulties with ADUs are, and how the city is responding, as well as hearing about how the design competition goes!
I know of at least six properties in the Palo Verde Neighborhood that now have one or two new casitas in back of an existing house. I watched them going up while walking my dog every day. I believe these are investor owned short term rentals and may be on R2 lots. Are they included in the ADU count?
Hi, Pamela. I couldn't say for sure whether those were included. But we did ask the city for all ADU permits, so if the ones you saw get built were classified as ADUs, then they should be part of the count the city gave us.
Thank you for all your hard work on this issue and the Agenda!
When your first article said only 61 ADU permits had been issues, I thought to myself, "Are they all in my neighborhood?!" I remember a lot of debate before the ADU ordinance was voted on because people didn't want developers to build compounds in neighborhoods. If the ordinance stipulates ADUs are for properties that are owner occupied, the properties that I pass everyday may be zoned as something different. These properties look like short term rental compounds with three dwellings on one lot that previously had one old house on it.