Eric Davidove/Special to the Town Crier
Laurie and Larry Moore have a glass of wine in the accessory dwelling unit they built.
With apologies to Charles Dickens, this is “A Tale of Two ADUs” – accessory dwelling units – one built from the ground up, the other dropped from the sky.
Both are in Los Altos, where it has become easier to build ADUs thanks to statewide legislation effective January 2020. These days only a building permit and related permits are required, with no discretionary approval with public notice.
One was installed recently by the homeowners as a residence for their daughter and son-in-law. The other was for the homeowners themselves, allowing their daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter to occupy the main house.