What should be above the 2.75 car garage?

[bkshopr_IHB]

Yeah... sometimes I wish there was a draw function on IHB. It looks a bit like this:

I couldn't draw the stairs on the inside and the architectural design would be better of course but this is the gist of it.

I like it. The door to the garage could be a huge 10' slider to open up the garage to the yard for poker party or untangling Christmas lights on the grass. For NoVas he could admire his unfinished car project.

 

[freedomCM_IHB]

many of the models in bonita canyon have this feature, sometimes with the option of the "bridge" connecting to the main house you speak of. they do often have small kitchenettes i think (or at least a sink and fridge) as well as full bath. i know several who do use the units as a guesthouse. this way the guests are free to come in and out as they please without access to the main house. i've stayed as a guest in these homes and i actually enjoyed the privacy and i was more comfortable knowing i wasn't disturbing my friends much. they still had their jobs to go to and own schedules to take care of, and it allowed me to come and go as i needed during the day. and they didn't need to leave me their keys or worry about me going in and out of their home. it's comforting to both parties. i would never want to let one of my kids live there although i'm sure every child would want that room as soon as they hit puberty.

technically, without a full bath and kitchen, it would not be a legal rental. also in practical terms, they would need access to a washer/dryer which these days is on the second floor of your main house. i'm sure people would still rent them out anyway.

http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/problems.shtml

I looked at that website, and don't see where you need a "full bath and kitchen" in order to rent. you need a 3/4 bath, and a kitchen sink, that is all (so a hotplate or microwave is above and beyond, not to mention a full stove). or am I missing something?

 

[acpme_IHB]

might be true... not sure what the legal definition of "kitchen" means. anyone who's a landlord care to chime in?



"In addition to these requirements, each rental unit must have all of the following:

* A working toilet, wash basin, and bathtub or shower. The toilet and bathtub or shower must be in a room which is ventilated and allows privacy.

* A kitchen with a sink that cannot be made of an absorbent material such as wood."