The long-awaited Friend Compound laws in California

[X-posted from the Live Near Friends blog] It’s now much easier to build a friend compound in California. I used to tell people that their “all my friends on a plot of land” dream was impossible in California. Getting permits would be too much of a nightmare. This is no longer true. Here’s a breakdown of the two brand-new laws that makes it easier to build compounds with 4-10 homes, sometimes called Missing Middle Housing. SB 684 - Starter homes on micro-lots This is a formula for people owning their own starter homes on their own small lots right next to to each other. And to show you how much I believe in this one, my wife Kristen and I just purchased a property in Alameda to build our own future family compound using SB 684. We plan to turn a single lot into 6 individually-owned family-sized homes. Future site of 5 new homes, including mine I’ll likely go into more detail in a future post, but the basic idea is this: Step 1: Buy a home with a large lot Step 2: Subdivide it ... Read full article.