We have been active in promoting changes that will increase the amount and type of residential structures available to be built.
Middle housing includes duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. Middle is the term because they are between single family homes and large apartment buildings. In the past they have been limited in where they can be built and thus often absent from current building stock which has been focused on single family homes.
Another recent change is the ability to construct an ADU. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is an attached or detached residential structure that is an accessory to a single-family dwelling. Other names you may hear include DADU (detached accessory dwelling unit), granny flat, or casita. Whatever the name, we are talking about a habitable residential structure that is heated and has cooking, sleeping and bathing facilities. Typical uses include caring for a family member, providing housing for your children during college/young adult years, or just providing rental income thru long- or short-term rentals.
Adding an ADU to an existing property increases housing density and helps conserve land which is both expensive and in short supply. ADU’s have been around for a while but are more commonly being built now due to implementation of Oregon Senate Bill 1051 signed into law in August of 2017. This law basically requires that cities allow one ADU to be constructed for each single-family home. The intent of the law was to improve the supply of housing and remove some of the common barriers of constructing an ADU, and to provide some standardization throughout the state.
Quality Residential Construction has built ADU’s, triplexes, and 4-plex’s. Reach out and we can discuss your needs.