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State orders Palo Alto to revise laws on backyard dwellings - San José Spotlight

Summary by San José Spotlight
In a city where building homes is famously costly and often onerous, accessory dwelling units offer Palo Alto’s housing advocates a small bit of promise. Bolstered by recent state laws, the backyard structures are quietly but consistently doing their part in helping the city meet its housing goals. Palo Alto had issued 125 permits for accessory dwellings units in 2024, as well 125 in 2023 and 120 in 2022, according to a recent report from the ci…
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State orders Palo Alto to revise laws on backyard dwellings - San José Spotlight

In a city where building homes is famously costly and often onerous, accessory dwelling units offer Palo Alto’s housing advocates a small bit of promise. Bolstered by recent state laws, the backyard structures are quietly but consistently doing their part in helping the city meet its housing goals. Palo Alto had issued 125 permits for accessory dwellings units in 2024, as well 125 in 2023 and 120 in 2022, according to a recent report from the ci…

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State orders Palo Alto to revise laws on backyard dwellings

Palo Alto is preparing to revise its rules on constructing accessory dwelling units after the state Department of Housing and Community Development concluded that the city’s zoning ordinance clashes with state law. The post State orders Palo Alto to revise laws on backyard dwellings appeared first on Palo Alto Online.

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Palo Alto Online broke the news in on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
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