The four-story , tiny-house-type village is designed with colors that mimic the surrounding Davis terrain and includes plenty of outdoor terrace space for residents and guests . Each of the four floors progresses to more independent living . The first floor serves as a daytime drop-in space with laundry and bathroom facilities , a resource center , and four emergency beds . The second floor functions as transitional bridge housing with 10 bedrooms and communal spaces . The top two floors each feature nine affordable 300-square-foot microhousing units , which are all self-contained tiny houses . Wraparound services are provided to help ensure stability and independence .

“ This was really a community effort ,” Ogrydziak says . “ To have the community that supports something like this realize they can be part of doing something changes the perception of the homeless and their plight .” The project is in plan check and expected to break ground this summer , with an anticipated completion of mid-to-late 2022 .

Through the combined effort of planners , architects , engineers , developers and housing experts , the ADU movement is starting to gain momentum . Before 2020 , Placer County received about 35 ADU applications each year . Last year , it received 100 . In the first quarter of 2021 , 24 applications were filed . The City of Sacramento has similar numbers . Its ADU applications jumped from 30 in 2019 to 70 in 2020 , with 20-30 applications per month in 2021 .

“ It really wasn ’ t until the state started putting down some mandates about what jurisdictions had to consider that the industry really took off ,” Monighan says . “ As a jurisdiction , we believe in increased densities , we believe in maximizing lot potential , we believe in providing less expensive housing alternatives , so the ADU really fits within our concept of how we begin to fill out housing opportunities .”

Kadin also believes the future of the ADU project type will be a onestop shop for property owners , where a single entity will take care of all the steps of getting an ADU financed , built , permitted , rented and managed . “ To the extent to which you can make it easier for the homeowner developer , to me , that ’ s the future ,” he says . “ And that ’ s where I think a lot of this is going .”

Laurie Lauletta-Boshart has written for Dwell , ESPN , The Wall Street Journal , Sports Illustrated and others . Online at www . wordplaycommunications . com and on Twitter @ laurieboshart .

This year ' s event will feature silent and live auctions , a performance by the Sacramento Ballet , Comedian Turner Sparks , and plenty of music and dancing . This year ' s Honorees , Margaret Teichert and Pediatric Alicia Anzelc , will share their stories of strength and inspiration while we celebrate them on the town .

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