California

WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT IMPACTS RESIDENTIAL LAND USE- We believe SB9 will help some neighborhood especially San Francisco Bay Area evolve out from a suburban style to a mix of city style to host young professionals to start their career in the capitol of the high tech, settle down and even raising their families here.

ADU plus DeFi works on an Accessory Dwelling Unit being built as part of a new initiative called Backyard Homes, in which homeowners receive help building an ADU in their backyard ...

California’s housing crisis is getting worse. So is anti-housing denialism. The same time neighborhood are getting older, premium schools in the established neighborhood are closing as affordability has push the young working professionals and their family live in the new community far away from the job and spend longer hours on commute.

California must fix its housing crisis with increased density and duplexes or convert more peroperty to fourplex. with success projects in redwood city and west Oakland, both are from duplex to fourplex which was not allowed before.

SB9 will unleash the sub-division as well though baby steps. Now it could be 2 APNs, fast tracked. bypassing the city planning, individual review and hearing. plus 800sf bonus to build.

Home improvement projects are of intimidating complexities - time, money, risk, trust, surprise of engineering etc. There is a huge gap between home owner and pros who are busy bidding and working projects trying to build up his business and keep the team busy. more important to build up the company image and reputation.