Berkeley’s ‘Effort to Right Wrongs of the Past’ Ends Single Family Homes

PostmodernProphet said:
there can be HOAs with single family subdivisions as well......
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In single family homes you are not subject to rules about things like shared walls between units. These usually have special restrictions now like not being able to put holes in them (they are 30 or 60 minute firewalls), or requirements for caring for common property like landscape maintenance.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
In single family homes you are not subject to rules about things like shared walls between units. These usually have special restrictions now like not being able to put holes in them (they are 30 or 60 minute firewalls), or requirements for caring for common property like landscape maintenance.
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But that's not about gov't controlling you (when comparing single family to other property types). Single family housing tends to be most desired, thus priced the highest. Duplex, fourplexes, condos etc. all allow people ownership opportunities at a more "affordable" price point.

And the reality is, at least out here, it's not easy trying to do work to a single family home. Between needing approvals from neighbors, the City etc. it is not an easy process to do renovation/remodeling.
 
cawacko said:
But that's not about gov't controlling you (when comparing single family to other property types). Single family housing tends to be most desired, thus priced the highest. Duplex, fourplexes, condos etc. all allow people ownership opportunities at a more "affordable" price point.

And the reality is, at least out here, it's not easy trying to do work to a single family home. Between needing approvals from neighbors, the City etc. it is not an easy process to do renovation/remodeling.
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I find a lot about maximum density requirements in zoning. I don't think I have ever seen a "minimum density" requirement......
 
cawacko said:
But that's not about gov't controlling you (when comparing single family to other property types). Single family housing tends to be most desired, thus priced the highest. Duplex, fourplexes, condos etc. all allow people ownership opportunities at a more "affordable" price point.

And the reality is, at least out here, it's not easy trying to do work to a single family home. Between needing approvals from neighbors, the City etc. it is not an easy process to do renovation/remodeling.
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That depends on what you're doing and where you live. No HOA? Big stumbling block removed. Permits? Depends. Most remodeling doesn't require a permit. Permits are relatively easy to get depending on what you're doing and level of experience. They only become an obstacle when the city's engineering department wants to be pedantic about things. That's usually because the city politicians don't want you doing it--even as they would get permission to do the same thing themselves...
 
T. A. Gardner said:
That depends on what you're doing and where you live. No HOA? Big stumbling block removed. Permits? Depends. Most remodeling doesn't require a permit. Permits are relatively easy to get depending on what you're doing and level of experience. They only become an obstacle when the city's engineering department wants to be pedantic about things. That's usually because the city politicians don't want you doing it--even as they would get permission to do the same thing themselves...
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In San Francisco I'm only being partially facetious to say you can't replace a toilet without a permit. Other places may be more lenient but around here you do almost any work and it needs to be permitted and you have to go through a whole process including neighborhood input.
 
cawacko said:
In San Francisco I'm only being partially facetious to say you can't replace a toilet without a permit. Other places may be more lenient but around here you do almost any work and it needs to be permitted and you have to go through a whole process including neighborhood input.
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California is insane when it comes to building code. When you add in the insanity of the Coastal Commission or some Leftist led city it gets even crazier. It's usually an attempt by the city's building department to raise more money because they are often because they are often self-funded (more permits = more funding. More permit / code violations = more money). In many cash strapped cities it's become the new "speed trap." The worst part is when a property owner is slapped with a violation for something that's been there for years, even decades, and now has to fight the building department over it, often in court.
 
PostmodernProphet said:
there can be HOAs with single family subdivisions as well......
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I'm not talking about a HOA though, I'm talking about the government.

An example, I can smoke in my house all I want to. I don't, I go out on the deck to smoke, but I could if I choose to and there's nothing city council can do about that. Not true for someone living in a multi-family dwelling though.

Another, I can work on cars in my yard if I want to and there's nothing city council can do about that. Not true for people living in multi-family dwellings.
 
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