Comments on: Scaled back http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/scaled-back a new studio, a new home Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:24:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Shawn http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/scaled-back/comment-page-1#comment-119 Shawn Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:46:40 +0000 http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/?p=360#comment-119 Hi Kevin, I think the restriction of owner occupancy was removed to encouraged additional infill and ADU construction. That helped encourage developers to use the program to build more ADUs, I think. Personally, I believe that if you want ADUs built, you need to do the following: 1) Remove owner-occupancy restrictions 2) Price SDCs and permits in line with the true cost to infrastructure 3) Streamline the variance process 4) Allow for a broader range of ADU - attached, basement, detached, garage, etc. 5) Provide innovative bridge-funding programs in collaboration with private lenders Hi Kevin,

I think the restriction of owner occupancy was removed to encouraged additional infill and ADU construction. That helped encourage developers to use the program to build more ADUs, I think. Personally, I believe that if you want ADUs built, you need to do the following:

1) Remove owner-occupancy restrictions
2) Price SDCs and permits in line with the true cost to infrastructure
3) Streamline the variance process
4) Allow for a broader range of ADU – attached, basement, detached, garage, etc.
5) Provide innovative bridge-funding programs in collaboration with private lenders

]]> By: Kevin D http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/scaled-back/comment-page-1#comment-118 Kevin D Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:20:12 +0000 http://www.shawnbusse.com/private/houseblog/?p=360#comment-118 An associate of mine in Denver is doing this exact thing for his ADU carriage house on the alley. In his case, the first floor is a garage, and it's built already. Later this month he tries for a variance to complete the second floor. The variance is required because detached carriage homes aren't allowed by zoning. Our group is advising the City on new ADU zoning as they completely rewrite the zoning code. Is it true that Portland dropped the requirement of owner occupancy? If so, why? An associate of mine in Denver is doing this exact thing for his ADU carriage house on the alley. In his case, the first floor is a garage, and it’s built already. Later this month he tries for a variance to complete the second floor. The variance is required because detached carriage homes aren’t allowed by zoning.

Our group is advising the City on new ADU zoning as they completely rewrite the zoning code. Is it true that Portland dropped the requirement of owner occupancy? If so, why?

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