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A4 Spotlight: Accessory Dwelling Units in RI

A4 Architects

The fact that the country was in the midst of the Great Depression and there were essentially no zoning regulations further facilitated the break-up of larger houses into apartments and ADUs. The 2018 “Resilient Rhody” plan solidified this commitment, allocating funding for ADU development and relocation assistance.

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A4 Guide: The Six Phases of the Architectural Design Process

A4 Architects

This can establish “grandfathered” conditions that may apply to new project and impact planning and zoning calculations. South & West Existing Elevations (555 Ocean Ave, Newport, RI) Once the architect and client have agreed upon a schematic design the process moves into the “Design Development” phase. Let’s connect.

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Time to Abandon the Scorched Earth Approach in Subdivision Development

Community Architect

In the eight years between 2002 and 2010 15,000 square miles of open space were developed and paved over in the US. Unlike forests that burn, land that was developed usually doesn't come back. Unlike forests that burn, land that was developed usually doesn't come back. English landscape Mousehold Heath in 1810.

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The Rise and Fall of Baltimore's HarborPlace

Community Architect

Traces of San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square, Boston's Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, promoted by a visionary developer, designed by a Harvard Dean of architecture, nearly defeated in a referendum, those are the ingredients that made Baltimore's HarborPlace a model for urban waterfronts around the world nearly half a century ago.

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Update: City of Santa Cruz ADU Regulations

Santa Cruz Architect

Permits For ADUs Although all ADUs require a building permit, no discretionary approvals (i.e. those requiring public hearing or development permit processing) are required, and these permits cannot be challenged nor appealed by neighboring property owners.

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ADUs Bring Organic Growth to Suburbia, And We Desperately Need More Of It.

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Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) mandated by the State of California override local planning regulations to permit a second unit on almost any single-family zoned property. The law also allows any single-family zoned lot to be subdivided into two parcels. Click here to sign up for our Jobs Newsletter. Family party BBQ.

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