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Menlo Park eases rules on granny units

Original post made on Mar 10, 2020

In an effort to comply with a batch of new state laws, the Menlo Park City Council has passed a new ordinance that will make it easier for homeowners to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on their property.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 6, 2020, 4:52 PM

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Posted by Unmitigated Disaster
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Mar 10, 2020 at 8:44 am

This is city planning at its worst. Instead of folding like they did, the City should have done the right thing and refuse to comply with this strong-arm State law. IF, Menlo Park, MUST comply with these new ADU laws, then they should exercise powers to make it exceptionally financially painful for landowners who wish to follow through with it. Examples -- (a) reset their property tax for new structures + their old. (b) adopt and enforce stricter noise ordinances with escalating fines which the homeowner pays (not the ADU tenant) (c) increase enforcement and escalating fines for overnight street parking with fines levied against the homeowner (d) levy a school tax fee for homeowners for their ADU, etc.


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