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7" �a:. ‘ )•H ME VISIT#1 n . , <br /> Attached ADU Addition 'S:~ • •1' 7 <br /> Santa Cruz,California n;.. _ - ..• <br /> ` <br /> Size: 500 square feettlS ;1` <br /> . <br /> N..- l• • ' 'it <br /> _r 01 n �i <br /> 1 j � .ill • � .�w^ + r Imo' <br /> 1 _ �,3Y � <br /> 1 > • 1 <br /> C' a> <br /> « The area with the darker roof shingles is the ADU that was <br /> V. '4,..., ��'` 1t added onto the home of Carrie and Sterling Whitley. <br /> '.�:`, 7, "�"` i , . The Whitleys'ADU (that's Carrie showing off the front <br /> •' " y,•''t. yard's new paths and plantings)has its own entrance on the <br /> ;` r. w <br /> >,_ �_ ,' side of the home and is being rented to the couple's daughter <br /> < 1,�" . 4. 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 /> I <br /> have sold for more than $1 million. aTHE PROBLEM:The Whitleys,who are in their 80s, own the house +_ ��outright and don't want to move. But the financial and physical demands involved in maintaining the house are a challenge. & <br /> IA SOLUTION:To help low-income homeowners age 62 or older liveindependently and keep their homes,the Monterey Bay affiliate of —'` '—Habitat for Humanity and the City of Santa Cruz launched My House MyHome: A Partnership for Aging-in-Place.The pilot program builds <br /> llikl'i . - -11--''----:4 -------- <br /> accessory dwelling units so older homeowners can downsize into a new, <br /> aging-friendlier home and earn rental income from their original house. <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. lREALITY 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 2018) <br /> The ABCs of ADUs AARP 5 <br />