Granny flats alone will not solve California’s housing crunch, but their popularity is a good sign
s as one example of “light-touch density”, which also includes splitting single-family homes into several units. Such conversions may become more common in California thanks to a law passed last year which eliminated single-family zoning.
Things are moving more slowly in cities with strict zoning codes. Denver approved just two granny flats in 2010 and 71 in 2019. Many single-family homeowners in Colorado’s capital who want to build anmust petition the city to have their plot rezoned, which can take months. Permits and construction can also be costly and confusing. That is where startups like Homestead come in. As interest inIt is no mystery why local officials are keen on granny flats.
. “If you create enough housing stock,” says Mr Schneider, Los Angeles and San Francisco “become places where people can actually live, and not places where people can only leave.”sign up to Checks and BalanceThis article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline "Cottage industry"
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