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Streateries & Food Cart Pods

SW Oregon Architect

Many restaurants and bars fell in the wake of 2020’s initial lockdowns. To its credit, the City of Eugene enacted (and recently extended) a temporary “ Streatery” permit program at the outset of the pandemic, which allows café seating in the public right-of-way.

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Parking Reform

SW Oregon Architect

20-04 in March of 2020, which directed all state agencies to take actions to reduce and regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The program mandates that Oregon municipalities with populations greater than 50,000 legislate changes to municipal land use code regulations to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

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The ADU Boom Has Begun. Is It Adding the Housing We Need?

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After three years of litigious back-and-forth, in July, the family appeared to have prevailed , and were able to apply for building permits. After some Pacific Northwest cities began relaxing restrictive residential building regulations, California passed two bills in 2016 that produced a statewide pro-ADU law effective in 2017.

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Here Are the Rules for Short Term Rentals in Your City

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In 2020, Forbes published a story on the "Airbnb effect, " showing how the opening of new units has ramifications similar to gentrification, wherein existing residents are priced out of their rental market. A watershed 2019 case between the City of Santa Monica and Airbnb established city’s rights to set regulations for short-term rentals.

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ADUs Might Not Be Making Chicago More Affordable, But They Might Make It More Sustainable

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There hasn’t exactly been an explosion of new accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Chicago since its city council passed an ADU pilot ordinance in 2020, which allows for new coach houses and basement or attic renovations to add additional units in certain parts of the city.

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This Azure ADU Is an L.A. Teen’s Home (Slightly) Away From Home

Dwell

After California passed a regulation in 2020 to ease the permitting of ADUs, they called up their good friend (and former neighbor) David Thompson. Photo: Yoshi Makino Joanna and her restauranteur husband, Steve Vernetti, have lived in their 1917 bungalow in Hancock Park for over 20 years.

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Here Are 16 of the Best ADUs in Los Angeles

Dwell

In 2020, Los Angeles started to get serious about accessory dwelling units. After California passed the regulation in 2020, they called up their good friend (and former neighbor) David Thompson. Let these bite-sized home offices, in-law flats, rental units, and other backyard houses give you a few big ideas for your own space.

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