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Adopt State Law, as Written, to Encourage ADU Creation
Shasta County and the City of Redding are entertaining regulatory options to increase affordable housing, a laudable goal. Attached is discussion on why change to Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulation is appropriate, based on recent failure of three of three proposed ADU projects. One clear choice for regulatory reform emerges: Adopt state ADU law, as written. Download Sunday Editorial – …
2019 IN REDDING
One year ago, my standard line about Redding was: “Hopeful, but not optimistic.”. One year later, I view 2018 in Redding quite differently. My new line is: “Hopeful, optimistic, and encouraged.” For me, that’s a big big change. In a nutshell, I credit this palpable change to the good leadership of Redding’s City Council. True, the public initiative to increase …
The Big Small
Less things, better things. The “BIG SMALL” initiative is about doing more with less. Guided by a philosophy of “less things, better things”, our goal is to continually refine expertise in creating sustainable, enjoyable, cost effective built environments. Ultimately, operational energy use data should accompany construction details and cost factors to enable fair and transparent economic evaluation of systems, providing …