City Councilor Hannah Bowen, who wrote the original letter to the Council proposing expanding ADU options in the city as a way to create more affordable housing units and allow homeowners a means to downsize and potentially draw an income from their property, told Patch she agrees with the changes and additional public hearing.

“The changes are basically a response to the first public hearing,” she told Patch late Monday night, “and I think they really strengthen the ADU ordinance further.”

Read the full story in the Beverly Patch here.