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Committee hears civil grand jury on ADUs and modular housing; requests further analysis
Summary
The committee held a hearing on the 2017–2018 Civil Grand Jury report on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and modular housing, heard agency plans to streamline ADU permitting and pursue modular projects and a local factory, noted inconsistent ADU statistics across agencies, and asked for further analysis on select grand jury recommendations.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Oct. 3 held a hearing on the 2017–2018 Civil Grand Jury report "Mitigating the housing crisis: ADUs and modular housing," heard testimony from the civil grand jury and multiple city departments, and asked for follow-up analysis on several recommendations.
Laurie Campbell, foreperson of the Civil Grand Jury, introduced the jury's focus on ADUs and modular housing as potential tools to add housing without altering neighborhood character. "What is often referred to as the housing crisis is certainly one of those very big issues," Campbell said. P. Siegel, a principal writer on the report, told the committee the jury found ADUs to be a promising source of housing but noted cost and permitting delays are major…
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