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, �- .ata <br /> Aki <br /> HOME VISIT#1 I � '" y <br /> ,',. ,1:1: - <br /> Attached ADU Addition <br /> /. <br /> Santa Cruz,California - <br /> Size:500 square feet &. .in„k , <br /> ffii , .1 '' , ,•, <br /> I 4t; * • <br /> ,4 <br /> ,.y <br /> ° - N <br /> l <br /> a .. • 71"• :.- `.• . ar c! <br /> s TY The area with the darker roof shingles is the ADU that was <br /> 151 ,� «� '°-tib, added onto the home of Carrie and Sterling Whitley. <br /> •1'� ' The Whitleys'ADU(that's Carrie showing off the front <br /> ` - ,es -, •, ,,•, yard's new paths and plantings)has its own entrance on the <br /> - 4.•4,. .4 ', • .s , side of the home and is being rented to the couple's daughter <br /> - • -. - so she can help her elderly parents when needed. <br /> When Carrie and Sterling Whitley bought their house in 1971,they paid <br /> less than $15,000. Nearly 50 years later,similar homes on their street {, <br /> have sold for more than$1 million. r • <br /> R <br /> _. A,,.- <br /> - ' - <br /> THE PROBLEM:The Whitleys,who are in their 80s,own the house € <br /> outright and don't want to move. But the financial and physical demands 'Y ":, <br /> involved in maintaining the house are a challenge. <br /> A SOLUTION:To help low-income homeowners age 62 or older live ` r{ <br /> independently and keep their homes,the Monterey Bay affiliate of <br /> Habitat for Humanity and the City of Santa Cruz launched My House My ,' k ` <br /> Home:A Partnership for Aging-in-Place.The pilot program builds <br /> accessory dwelling units so older homeowners can downsize into a new, <br /> aging-friendlier home and earn rental income from their original house. i, <br /> Or such homeowners can remain in their house and rent out the new, <br /> smaller residence. Participating homeowners are required to charge an <br /> affordable rental rate. <br /> REALITY CHECK:When the Whitleys'project broke ground in April - _. <br /> 2017,they were the first homeowners to receive an ADU through the <br /> program,which worked with them to design the ADU as an addition to • <br /> their existing home. Since the dwelling was built with accessibility ADU ADVICE:With an attached <br /> features,Carrie and Sterling know they can downsize into it if they ever ADU,privacy between the two <br /> need to.Until then,their daughter,Brenda,resides in the addition. residences can be achieved by <br /> locating the ADU bedroom(s) <br /> REAL LIFE:"I'm right next door to my parents in case they need me or and bathroom(s)as far as possible <br /> need any help," Brenda says. from the main house. Providing <br /> Design:Historic Sheds I Builder:Historic Sheds I Cost to build:$158,000 in 2017(not including the ADU with its own yard or <br /> volunteer labor)I Photos by Michael Daniel I Article adapted from Where We Live:Communities outdoor space is helpful too. <br /> for All Ages(AARP 2078) <br /> The ABCs of ADUs I AARP 5 <br />