You are opening a HUGE can of worms ... liabilities and angry people ... for the county and for any who buy in to your accessory dwelling ideas. Why make this so complex? Why doesn't the county build its own ... and govern its own ... and maintain its own, etc. Passing the buck? Your plan would make MUCH more sense for housing our booming senior population ... or others with physical needs.

it would seem to make more sense to focus on the more rural areas in the county where property owners have the space to add a structure, or convert a garage to a rental unit. Most of the inner city areas have HOA restrictions and don't have the space to add another family unit.

The cost and hurdles to construct affordable "for rent"" hosing are incredibly high anywhere in the County and State as a whole. However, solving that problem should not be a burden of or come at a cost to existing communities. if the County were to allow for accessory dwelling units, there needs to be careful analysis done on total number of units allowed per neighborhood and on the associated impacts thereof on the community BEFORE such legislation is passed.

Placer county is the most difficult county I have ever worked with. The county will make it impossible to get the permits and do the project.

As a Realtor, strongly support of the idea, the law that was put into effect has been so complicated and restricted by Placer County Bldg Dept, TRPA and HOA's that there is now a disincentive to provide the additional housing accommodations. That is in response to questions I asked for clients to local planners and contractors.

This is a bad idea being shoved down the throats of residents that purchased in a neighborhood in anticipation of certain housing densities. If the county needs high rise, high density housing pick an appropriate area, like around the Galleria. Don't force higher densities and renters into neighborhoods that, for the majority, don't want such changes.

The county cannot bamboozle home-owners with taking responsibility for closing the gaps sin house shortages since the county is solely and 100% fully responsible for the current state. Make it cheaper to apply for permits and decrease property taxes by 50% and be friendlier for developers to build houses. I absolutely abhor the bureaucracy the county is instilling into our lives. Get out of our lives and let us live free!

We are in dire need of additional, affordable housing in Placer County and I support this endeavor.

Improve the housing costs which are really way too high for the average person to afford rentals in Placer County.

I think ADUs would be great for Placer County and the Tahoe area specifically.

There is a huge need for lower rents. I have family living with me that can't afford to rent. My son would move back to Placer County if he could afford to live here.

Just gonna share your liberal agenda to ruin Placer County

Getting creative with low cost housing requires looking at the big picture, while many new housing developments in Placer County are popping up, the high cost of typical models, with focus on upper middle income buyers, limits many young families in affording their first home, and many retirees looking at Nevada/Arizona for more affordable housing. What is the effect long term if only families or individuals which meet the high income requirements, can purchase new homes...maybe look at the mass migration out of the bay area, and their high housing costs for a preview of what might happen in Placer county.

Please make this option possible for Placer County residents! The need is desperate! Thanks

City or County should build mlti-family units

The increase in inhabitants in the county will require steps to insure our infrastructure can support the additional people, traffic, deputy sheriff support, etc. how will these costs be covered? Have traffic studies been done?

The county might consider easing restrictions on converting free standing garages to Ag or ADU to allow separate utility

All these housing efforts are great, I happen to live in Nevada County, in Truckee, very near the Placer County line. So while the preceding questions did not apply to me, they certainly are important to me, my neighbors, co-workers and employees

I am in support of this, but don't feel it will take hold in Placer County. People here are highly xenophobic. I'd try to make this a city initiative rather than county. What works in Roseville would not work in Granite Bay.

I am concerned that Placer County is asking residents to consider placing accessory dwellings on private property. The County needs to step back and reassess this type of dwelling. Instead of building new homes throughout County, why not consider building units and renting them out. Ensure that the rent is reasonable. I see so many issues regarding building accessory dwellings in some one's backyard.

There is a lot of unoccupied land in placer county to build affordable housing. Instead of relying on current home owners to house people, build it and they will come.

This county is needing house rentals. They are expensive and the ones that are affordable are available and gone within a day. If there were more small houses or even duplexes so people can still have a yard, that would help alot of people.

Frankly this is a ridiculous survey. I live in a residential area, homes are close together and lots are small which is very typical in the suburbs of Placer County.

Yes! I have read about a hundred meetings to discuss the last meeting about the current mneeting to set the agenda for the next meeting about defining that there is no housing or low cost housing and their are never meetings about solutions.. Placer Planning paid a great load of tax ca[pital to a consultant company report telling that there was no housing and the many types of housing that was available, but it seen ms that Placer County has not figured out that Housing must have subdivided lots of which takes 3 years of heavy time and capital to survive plannings slow roll;. Therefore the bold idea of granny buildings investments by the house owner is the concept that cannot support the initial costand potential restrictions as an investment. Why is it ? Because homeless folks do not vote . Placer county has to put on their big boy pants and use the new treasury PROSPERITY ZONES law to create a total new City within a City for duplexes on standard size lots with ally and three garage

I am opposed to building more housing in Roseville/County. Whether it be on an existing property or a completely new development. Roseville and Rocklin have always been a family community with a small town feel, it is losing that appeal. I have several renters in my neighborhood and the yards look horrible and those of us that take pride in our homes are suffering.

We don't need more accessory dwelling units in this county. We are building too many apartments buildings, homes and other dwellings in this area. There won't be enough water for all these residents. We need to build reservoirs and find more ways pump rain water back into ground first.

As a senior living in Roseville, I find rents to be more than horrid! Very few choices for lowering my rent and still living in a safe area. If rents continue to increase I will be forced out of Placer County.

it would be great if the County would allow a 1200 SF ADU (vs 1000 SF max on less than 5 acres) if at least 50%smaller than primary residence

Please, Placer, follow the lead from El Dorado county, restrict short term rentals! This alone would open up to "long term" rental availability, possibly with rental "caps" to prevent gouging. Also, enforce the regulations on developers to mandate % of low income housing in proportion to their development plans. Case in point, Boulder Creek development at Crystal Bay - could not describe to me where their affordable housing was when i inquired - cause there is no plan. :~(

I’m planning to rent in placer County, Rocklin or Roseville. I favor increasing options for additional affordable housing by modifying zoning regulations to allow and encourage additional accessory housing for single family homes. Thank you

You are motivating me to leave Placer County with anyone being able to be a slum landlord.

I work for Placer county, but when my rental house in Roseville was sold I had to move to Citrus Heights because it was more affordable. I would love to be able to move back to Placer County, either buying or renting!

Not sure where you are going with this survey but I do not like the route you are taking. Focus on helping the tenant into affordable housing. Use county funds to remodel abandoned homes and other incentives. The world is not made up of developers. I would require all apt owners to set aside 10% of unit for special housing needs.

I wouldn't want to commit to more than 8-10 years for something like this that is new to our community and concerns with how it would be handled by Placer County.

do not use tax dollars to subsidize people. Tax dollars should be lowered if the city or county has excess funds.

I moved to Sacramento County where I have a cottage on property that I use for short term rentals. I have a lot of discretion on who I rent it to and what restrictions I want. I recently rented out the property, long term, that I own in Roseville and the renters have all of the rights and owners can't do much about it. Until that is fixed there can be no long term solution to the problem because renting a property is too risky.

Making lower cost housing - both rental and purchase properties) should be right under fire protection efforts with in Placer Co. I used to rent a house in Placer County and was forced to leave because of unregulated rental increases and now am forced to spend 1400 a month for housing in North Highlands. Sacramento County does not have the correct infasctucture or resolve to support keeping neighborhoods safe, clean and cared for. And the residence follow the same careless attitude.

I'm on my 19th year f working for Placer County & lived there 17 1/2 years.. I was ultimately forced to move to Sacramento County due to the rising housing costs, but would love to move back if I could afford it.

Financial assistance and incentives are a great way for the county to help private sector solve what is essentially a private sector issue.

Not requiring owner occupancy on single-family zoned parcels is a defacto rezoning of the entire county, it undermines and destabilizes the character of residential neighborhoods that existing landonwners purchased into. Impact and sewer connection fees can add $22,000 to the cost of establishing a second residence. How much will PCCP increase this even more?

This is nearly as good as a tiny house community. If you had a program that the county paid the rent and tenant could do yard work or chores around the property in exchange for a letter of recommendation to use for future employment or education purposed that would be better. I truly want to help but also don't want to enable either.

I tried to rebuild an unattached garage/shed and add a 1 BR apt above it (3 years ago before the State mandated fewer restrictions than Placer County had imposed) The rules were STUPID - couldn't have both a kitchen and bathroom without meeting more stringent requirements, couldn't use same sewer line and electrical and had to meet BMPs for the whole property including eliminating 5 paved parking spaces! Just silly. I quit the project after spending more than $20,000

There are a lot of tiny house options. I want to buy land in Placer County and place a container home on the property. Look at drop structures. But the county really needs to address permit costs. They are outrageously high.

Having a septic system prevents adding unit due to highly restrictive county rules regarding adding a separate septic system for an additional housing unit. Also, subdivision rules would have to amended to permit an additional housing unit. We are in 5 acre subdivision area.

Yes I am still homeless. I’ve lived here since 2016 escaping a violent husband who lives in EDC and I did also. I was in Gathering Inn for 1 year, then Progress House and New Leaf for 1 year, AMIH housing in Auburn for 1 year, now I live in a Stand Up Placer transitional house. I have 6 months left. Im 65 years old with disabilities. I have my application for low income housing at every apartment complex in Place County for almost 2 years. My application is also in at the Placer county homeless housing office in Auburn for over a year. I’ve been called in the office happily thinking I was getting an apartment only to be given the same folder full of the same paperwork I had already filled out. This happened 3 times. The last time I was called in, half of my paperwork was missing. I want to tell you because I doubt you’d have any idea how traumatic it is for me to fill the county housing program’s paperwork. I try my best not to cry but filling out the time line makes me cry every time

I would love to put an adu on my property but I wouldn't even know where to start and I definitely concerned about the cost versus the benefit. If the county could help with the upfront costs and allow the homeowner to pay back via the rent the adu would earn that would be fantastic. Also if there was a way for placer county to have expert contractors that know how to do this well and I have a proven track record that would help homeowners who don't know about this stuff a lot. I'd even like to have just a free assessment of if my property is a good fit for an adu. I think it is but I'm not an expert on any of these things.

Placer County doesn’t need to import low income to this county. We are here to avoid that.

It would be awesome if placer county could set up property for tiny home communities. Little lots, community garden area, social area with fire pit, a pool and spa and laundry. With affordable rent cost. I am 60 just got divorced, lost everything and I can’t find any affordable rent. I owned a home in the country for 31 years in same house. I miss having the country and nature. If I could afford the property I would creat this myself for others. So many are looking for this jund of opportunity

I am fed up with taxes going up to provide for all the "give aways" that the county and state keep dreaming up.

I don’t think the County should permit separate dwelling units as Shadow Rock Estates had restrictions on building envelopes when we originally built, and having a bunch of separate rental units would take away from the original community design restrictions that make Shadow Rock Estates in No. Auburn, so desirable.

I don’t believe low cost housing is good for the county. They bring down house values and increase crime rates. There is plenty of low cost housing right outside Placer.

Provide portable and complete unit that could be moved/removed if desired. Ownership to remain with county.

I would like it to be easier to have a tiny house in Placer County. It would also be ideal if there was any area of land dedicated to tiny houses like Delta Park.

It shouldn't be up to the homeowners in Placer County to solve the homeless crisis with strangers living on our own property. Taxes are high and we pay more than our fair share. Stop taking from what we work hard for because we don't have much left to give. Ideas like this are what's driving the tax-paying, home-owning citizens out of California. When we're all gone, the democrats will be left to sort it out for themselves. Good luck!

I already rent two locations on my property for people that can not afford to rent anything in placer county.

Builders should build apartments in areas of the county that make sense. As a home owner I don’t want my home to be different from the others. I don’t want to give up space for a renter and I do not want an apartment complex in my neighborhood.

Accessory dwelling units are great. We had one in another county. Deed restrictions are not advisable. Lower cost rentals are needed in Placer County. We have had a relative live with us who can't find an affordable rental.

There are too many people in the county and we need to preserve our quality of life by not overpopulating like the Bay Area

The idea is good, but unfortunate we do not desire tenants. This is a good option though for additional income for other property owners, and we support the idea. We also like the county involvement option in managing or financial assistance. Thank you!

Building affordable housing should be priority in Placer County. If it was, the fees associated with building wouldnt be so cost prohibitive! Instead, home prices are overinflated and only the rich people from the bay area will be the only ones able to afford living here. Is that what we want? A bunch of wealthy elitists and greed shuts everyone else out??

Reduce county fees and red tape to lower the cost of housing.

Why do the people who own homes in Placer County have to be responsible for new smaller dwellings for people. Make local governments regulate new construction ordinances for smaller home size instead of just putting in these extra large single family homes

As the home builders continue to destroy nature and open space in SW placer county to build giant unaffordable homes, you want us to provide the needed housing? How about forcing the developers to do that? Many smaller homes could be built while leaving the trees and open space. But this would result in less tax money for the county and less money for the developers.

Placer county has enough rental units, we do not need anymore

This questionnaire was biased in the way it was written. What you’re really trying to find out is how to force this on residents as opposed to representing our wishes. Keep Placer count rural. There is no mandate to develop Placer County.

Deregulate. Don't come up with complicated, expensive uses of tax dollars; that's inefficient. Just remove barriers and allow builders to build whatever they want on the land they own. If you reduce permit and licensing fees, allow more dense construction if the market so desires; and get out of the way, they will build lower-cost housing units than the county would with its expensive "affordable housing" efforts.

I believe the biggest barrier to adding this type of housing is the county permit cost and hassle.

Would love to know where Placer County stands on allowing more accessory dwellings, and additional housing of any kind on property that has the room and wants to help in this housing crisis. We need to see more affordable housing...we are struggling!

Lots of people here would love to take in a tenant or provide an additional housing unit. The County makes this impossible because of the permit costs and requirements. People need places to live. People are happy to provide them. But Placer County has prevented me from renting a perfectly habitable place because of your rules.

Thoughts on an accessory dwelling in the county for people who has 1-2 acres? The problem: Apparently there is a requirement for a second septic system, as they at first were going to allow us to hook into our current system, but changed their mind. We don't have a large enough property for that. We were considering adding just a 1 bedroom accessory dwelling, but now unable to do this . A one bedroom only adds one or two people. Seems like this is going to cause anyone in the county to not be able to add a unit. We were hoping to use it to help people in need, whether friends or family members, who are getting out of bad situations, and not so much for rental income as we don't need the money. I think there needs to get some changes to help us build additional living quarters like you are implying we do.

Working with Placer County is way too difficult, slow and painful

These are great options for incentive to build affordable units. Let’s make this happen Placer County!

deed restrictions... are you kidding! the least involved with the County the better.

I think you are headed in the right direction here. Permitting needs to be cut in pricing. More needs to be explained on the deed restrictions. I would think thousands of one bedroom apartments could be built above a garage (i.e. my Dad.) Put the access to the apartment via a stairway on the outside of the building. Two car garage can support bathroom, kitchen, small dining / living room and a good size bedroom. Easy 500 to 600 sq ft. Over coming permitting and construction is the issue. County could fund "construction companies " to cookie cut plans, permitting, pricing, etc. to keep pricing down. $800 plus a month rent - taxable income might make a $50k remodel worth while. If pricing climbs to $75k it's to hard to over come cash flow vs loan payoff before profit return starts. It all comes down to all the stakeholders; wages for construction worker, profit for Contractor, profit for home owner in X amount of years after loan paid off. Housing grants would go a long way to motivate.

I've lived in an accessory dwelling before and loved it. We need more low cost/affordable housing options in Placer County.

I think accessory dwelling units are necessary to allow people to be able to afford to live in Placer County.

Even if everything was perfect from idea, permits, cost as far as the county goes, the reality is that renters have more rights than property owners. Who wants to take a chance with a renter that takes advantage of rules and regulations and ends up staying at your place for free while they work the rules and regulations to there advantage? No thanks.

Don't let Placer County turn into the sewers that are San Francisco and Los Angeles. We don't need the piles of trash or the Third World diseases. I've been moving north for twenty years and may soon take my tax dollars to another state.

If I built a mother in law place on my property I would want complete decision making on a renter without input from the county

Definite need for affordable housing in the Lake Tahoe area....Placer, Nevada and El Dorado counties

I think people live in placer County to get away from the big city. Please don’t make it a big city lifestyle.

Due to the growing homeless situation in Placer county and the State of California our family has moved out of state.

No... I keep thinking about it as I look at all of my neighbors' large homes sitting empty 99% of the time... I don't have any short term ideas. I know the mountain housing council was working on it, I'm curious what the part-time owners have said. I guess Costa Hawkins prevents rent control options? Incentives to make long-term rental more appealing than vacation rentals? Not sure how tolerable it would be for permanent renters to move from one vacation rental to another month to month, but some kind of moving/storage service that could make that option easier... as a stopgap? For longer term, maybe start now to build a fund in which nonprofits / land trusts / the county can buy homes during the next recession and then deed-restrict them? Rent some at market rate to subsidize the affordable ones? A public plea / mailer to rarely-there homeowners? Shaming techniques??? :-)

Please hold evening event at Placer County Fairgrounds to explain what these ideas entail. PCF is also near where many nearby residents are eligible to build and may not know it. Thank you!

There is not a lot of options when it comes to affordable housing in placer county. It would be a great help to many if there was programs or some help for people who would rather rent to own , or just some assistance in purchasing a home instead of renting .

I would certainly consider adding an ADU but time/cost of county permits along with coverage restrictions with TRPA probably make such a thing unfeasible.

Placer County does not need more people or dwellings

I do not want to be in a position where the city or county will have authority over my property.

Allow more high density housing in places like Roseville but maintain more restrictions in the rural areas to maintain the environment. Allow accessory housing on properties of 1 acre and greater. Used to live in Placer County but it has gotten too expensive which is a problem throughout California.

Property owners need protection from bad tenants and county fees. Tenant laws protect the tenant and place property owners in precarious positions. It can take 6 months to remove a bad tenant. After 30 days, they have so many more rights than the property owner. I have a bonus room. It's set up to be a nice studio apartment, but I can't put in a stove because the county wants $10,000 for a sewer hook up, then to add another sewer charge to the property (whether or not I rent the room), and additional assessments. It would be years before I saw an ROI. Why do you think short term rentals are increasing? Because it pays better and has a lot less risk.

Traffic is horrible in Placer County. Placer County has done a bad job of community planning. Developers don't pay enough for infrastructure. Rezoning for high density is out of control. The Board of Supervisors should not be making decisions about development when their campaigns are funded by developers.