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Is Infill Microhousing the Solution to High Homelessness Rates?

September 5, 2024

This article was originally published on Public Square: A CNU Journal. It is shared here with permission. All images were provided by the author. Hamilton County, Tennessee, has a population of about 380,000, including the city of Chattanooga. About 1,000 of those individuals are counted as homeless, a number that has been rising since the pandemic. It’s estimated that many simply need more affordable housing to make their way out of homelessness. The rest need

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Accessory Dwelling Units become popular housing option

January 28, 2025

New laws make adding small units more affordable By:Monika Lee at Tri-City Voice January 28, 2025 For those in the Bay Area who want relatives to live nearby, or are interested in rental income, it’s becoming increasingly possible to DIY the space required onto a current residence. California’s housing shortage and high housing costs have led to innovative solutions, and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are among the most popular. ADUs have separate, independent and permanent

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New state housing laws prompt updates to local ADU/JADU code

January 8, 2025

Councilmembers on Monday night unanimously approved a first reading of a new ordinance designed to stay on top of the latest state housing laws. The laws governing the approval process for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) went into effect on Jan.1, 2025. JADUs are “typically bedrooms in a single-family home that have an entrance into the unit from the main home and an entrance to the outside from the JADU.

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Polyhaus’s Tiny Mass-Timber ADU Offers a Possible Solution to a Very Big Housing Problem

January 4, 2025

Unlike many of the prefabricated accessory dwelling units (ADUs) flooding the California market, the Polyhaus does not fit on a flatbed truck fully assembled. The polyhedron-shaped house was conceived by Daniel López-Pérez as a solution for expediently producing quality housing at scale in the smallest footprint possible, rather than as a rectangular box for ease of shipping. With his wife and Polyhaus LLC cofounder, Celine Vargas, López-Pérez built the first two-story, 540-square-foot proof-of-concept in 2024 in the

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Earn a Rebate of up to $15k for Building an ADU in Walnut Creek

December 18, 2024

written by CC News December 18, 2024   The City of Walnut Creek is pleased to participate in a rebate program to help homeowners who want to add an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on their property. While cities across the state are encouraging the building of ADUs to help address the housing shortage, this program is unique. The ADU Accelerator Program is being piloted out of the 7th District of the State Senate, where former Senator Steve Glazer wanted to

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Planning commission calls for one ADU per single-family lot | Cronin and Loevy

December 15, 2024

The five-hour-long meeting of the Colorado Springs City Planning Commission Wednesday went a long way toward clearing the air about accessory dwelling units in the city of Colorado Springs. Accessory dwelling units are second homes built on a lot that can be rented to other families. Most are located at the back of the lot along the rear property line and are much smaller than the primary residence. The question is not whether there should

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New study shows Californians are pro-ADU: 66% of California’s homeowners have considered adding ADUs to their properties

December 13, 2024

This new data comes after ADU permits in California grew 20x from 2016 to 2023 amid the state’s housing crisis REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New data from Samara shows surging interest in accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Sixty-six percent of homeowners surveyed are open to adding ADUs on their properties and 87% support their neighbors building ADUs. This report follows record permit growth for ADUs—with 2023 seeing 20x growth over 2016. One in

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