Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's, aka in-law units, granny units, or garden apartments) are popular, both from legalizing historical unpermitted units as well as

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's, aka in-law units, granny units, or garden apartments) are popular, both from legalizing historical unpermitted units as well as new developments. This often happens by taking out part of a garage or unfinished basement. It's still really hard to do in SF, but sometimes you see parking lots or old small buildings replaced with 4-6 story buildings [0]. As for the four-plex argument, it seems very far fetched to me. The status quo does a lot to restrict housing, but SB9 changes the rules and NIMBY's need to be more creative to continue to restrict housing. Related, today the AG issued Pasadena on notice for their poor housing policies [1] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-over-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-over-1 [1] https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-puts-city-pasadena-notice-violating-state-housing-laws https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bont...