The Housing Squeeze in the Bay Area Beginning to Loosen...

Anyone who lives in the Bay Area and Santa Cruz County specifically knows that we are blessed to be able to live in one of the most beautiful, desirable places to live anywhere in the world. Unfortunately, a lot of other people also want to live here as well and with the geography limited by our majestic coast line, housing, or more accurately affordable housing is largely non-existent.

But that's changing. A number of communities, Santa Cruz County included, are relaxing the permit process and restrictions on the building and construction of Accessory Dwelling Units, more commonly called "Granny" or "Mother-In-Law" cottages.