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At the end of the day, I think the hysteria over ADU comes down to two points:

1) the potential that a garage can be made to a 22 foot height "in my next door neighbor's back yard" and
2) the distinction that it can be rented "to anyone".

As it is currently, one can have an ADU, but it can only be utilized by a "domestic servant." I don't know about anyone else, but other than a nanny or au pair, I cannot thing of anyone I know who has a "domestic servant" in this day and age. Currently, one could have such a person living in a garage space and then have a renter in their basement/garden apartment. Under the new rules, it would be one, or the other, but not both.

As to the size/height of such a unit, perhaps that can be reexamined, but all of this is over the distinction between a "domestic servant" and a renter.

I think many, if not all impartial readers would consider this a "ward 3 problem" and quite frankly is appalling to the core.

by Andrew on Jun 1, 2012 6:29 am • link • report

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