Friday, July 17, 2009
Los Altos Hills stresses granny units as a way to meet affordable housing requirements
In a town without apartment complexes, condominiums or even duplexes, affordable housing may seem unlikely.
But all cities must meet state requirements to provide their "fair share" of homes for low-income residents, and Los Altos Hills is pushing to meet its by encouraging homeowners to build "granny units." At a meeting on the town's housing element next Thursday, the city council will discuss a plan that aims to make granny units 20 percent of all newly constructed housing.
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But all cities must meet state requirements to provide their "fair share" of homes for low-income residents, and Los Altos Hills is pushing to meet its by encouraging homeowners to build "granny units." At a meeting on the town's housing element next Thursday, the city council will discuss a plan that aims to make granny units 20 percent of all newly constructed housing.
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