Palo Alto ADU Guide (Updated)
Sitting in the top 5 most expensive zip codes in America, Palo Alto is well known as the birthplace of Stanford University among another extremely notable high tech companies such as HP & PARC (from the early days of the high-tech boom) and Tesla, Palantir, Lockheed Martin to name a few.
Sunnyvale ADU Guide (Updated)
With a growing share of renter households and the ever-increasing growth of big tech in the city, Sunnyvale has continued to look for innovative opportunities to expand the housing stock in its city while reducing the growing issue of housing cost burden on residents. As a response to the growing disparity in rental housing affordability and household incomes, ADUs have continued to grow in popularity by providing additional infill housing in already dense neighborhoods.
Quick Guide to California ADU Policy and What It Means For You
Altogether, these bills set a broader foundation that helps homeowners work faster and more freely with contractors to build ADUs for varying reasons. This is a large legislative step towards improving the conditions for homeowners to independently increase housing stock, while creating benefits for their own properties.