Hillsborough wants to fulfill the state's affordable housing requirement with accessory dwelling units - small spaces built on private property.Drive along the quiet streets of Hillsborough, and you might never know a battle was brewing.
While many places are building several forms of housing, Hillsborough wants to fulfill most of its requirement with accessory dwelling units, or ADUs."We do not want to put the lives of our citizens at risk for what I would call ill-advised, multi-unit, high-density units," said Hillsborough Mayor Al Royse.Royse says the city's hilly landscape and the lack of land available for development make it difficult to build other types of housing.
That view seemed to be echoed by many who showed up for public comment at a town meeting Monday night. But not everybody agrees with Hillsborough's proposal. Some housing advocates say they don't think it'll get approved by state regulators."To my knowledge, no municipality in California as of yet has had a plan that is so overwhelmingly comprised of ADUs approved by the state," said Jordan Grimes.He believes, as it stands Hillsborough's proposal does little to address the region's housing crisis, and says most units will probably be difficult to rent out.
Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)