ADU

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“We all live in neighborhoods where we can tell the rental houses from the owner-occupants. Instead, several members of the Commission expressed concern about the possibility that ADU owners use their new rental space to make money on a short-term rental platform like Airbnb. That puts all eyes on the owner-occupancy requirement. And the debate will test whether the capital city is ready to view ADUs as a source of moderate income housing in all neighborhoods. The number of permitted ADUs after that change skyrocketed by 58 percent, from 14,961 in 2019 to 23,663 in 2021, according to data from the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Everyone thinks this is the only way to go,” “The owner-occupancy for one unit is not negotiable. Onlookers say the draft ordinance makes other changes that could lead more people to build ADUs on their properties, like relaxed parking and setback requirements. The Planning Commission has never denied a conditional use permit for an ADU. “We need density in all parts of the city. That would do away with an existing requirement for homeowners to get permission from the Planning Commission before building a new, detached and rentable dwelling on their properties. [prevented cities](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB881) from having an owner-occupancy requirement as of Jan.