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How California ADU Law Forced San Marino To Change
Can you build an ADU in San Marino? Today, yes. This episode explains how California ADU law opened the door, what the rules now require, and how homeowners are using backyard homes to keep their families close in one of the most carefully preserved cities in Los Angeles County.
San Marino feels deliberately preserved, like everyone quietly agreed to keep it steady. That care is exactly what makes it such an instructive example of how state ADU law and thoughtful communities are learning to work together. We trace how California's reforms established a clear, objective path to approval, what…
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