Shared space makes its way back to mainstream  Economic times
stimulate growth in households refitted for multi-generations
Raising the height of appliances can improve convenience for
senior family members. From “Staying Put” by Duo Dickinson;
courtesy of Taunton Press  Holidays may bring nerve-racking
family gatherings, but imagine the reality of multiple
generations living in one house all the time? Today, more than
any era since the Great Depression, numerous generations are
doubling up and testing the restrictions of limited space.
Shifting demographics mean that many college grads are back
living in their old bedrooms, single parents who have lost jobs
are moving in with adult kids, and Grandma could actually be
living in the backyard! After the San Diego City Planning
Commission voted in 2011 to allow granny flats as large as 700
square feet, our community has experienced an increase in
construction of outbuildings. Across the United States, other
communities are pressing for similar changes in zoning