Glendale has updated its local rules governing accessory-dwelling units, or ADUs, to align with a set of state housing laws that will make it easier to build them in the city.
Glendale has updated its local rules governing accessory-dwelling units, or ADUs, to align with a set of state housing laws that will make it easier to build the self-contained housing units in the city.
“We’re trying to be in compliance with the state law[s], and that’s it,” Councilman Frank Quintero said before the vote, summing up several of the council member’s ambivalent feelings toward the bills passed by the state Legislature.State Assemblyman Richard Bloom, who hails from Santa Monica and authored AB 881, said in a statement that while some cities have embraced ADUs, others have made it unnecessarily difficult to construct them by exploiting ambiguities in the law.
Glendale’s design standards will apply to ADUs that are larger than 800 square feet, but not to all of the ones that are smaller than that size, Glendale City Atty. Mike Garcia said prior to Tuesday’s vote. Glendale resident Scott Lowe and his fiancée recently converted a garage on his property into a 365-square-foot ADU. He said he took pains to match the style of the small dwelling with his 1932 Spanish-style house.
During public comment at the two most recent council meetings, Mohill said he and his wife worked hard and saved money in order to move from an apartment into a quiet single-family neighborhood. He said he is worried the new legislation will change his immediate environment for the worse.
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