We are a 34-unit cohousing community located within walking distance of a lovely Sierra Nevada Foothill town. Over six of our 10 acres are dedicated to open space. The community was initiated by architects Katie McCamant and Chuck Durrett in 2002; the first residents moved in in 2005.
We are 85 people altogether: 59 adult members, 26 kid/young adult members. This includes many elder members (55+), 10 single adult households, and 16 households with kids.
Our community has many sustainable features, including photovoltaic solar for every home and the common house, sustainably forested lumber in the construction of buildings, passive cooling (air conditioning only in the common house), and hydronic heating systems for very energy-efficient, healthy homes.
We share meals and much more with our neighbors (or we will again once the covid-scare situation changes). We value collective wisdom, individual uniqueness, balance, and an environmentally sustainable community life.
Buy in is legally similar to any condominium, but buyers become board members, and they sign agreements to cook once a month and to do their share of work in the common areas and on committees (one hour per week average). Renters also participate in the cooking and work of the community, and sometimes “vote” as proxy if the owner of their unit is absent (we have an agreement to limit non-owner occupied units to 7). Our Board of Directors, which is all of us, meets once a month to make decisions by consensus (with a back-up voting procedure, which has never been utilized so far!).
Please call or text Colleen at 831-535-2997 for more info.
Please email na**************@***il.com or co***********@****ud.com if you would like to know about possible homes for sale or rent. Also check our website for descriptions of homes available.
The whole membership decides collectively.
Everyone must agree before moving forward.
Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.
All homeowners are Home Owners Association Board Members.
We decide by consensus, with provisions for voting if necessary (which we have never had to use).
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Regular fees: $550
Labor: Yes (1 hrs/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed
In addition to the average “labor” of one hour a week (work on committees or physical community work), residents contribute time to work parties, and to cooking a common meal once a month.
HOA monthly dues range from $509 to $670 and includes wifi, and absolutely everything (solar panels, internet, as well as all the usual like common gas/electric, maintenance external to units, water, garbage, etc.) except individual PGE (which is only a few dollars a month with the solar) and individual phones. Owners with garages (about half) pay an additional $17.50 per month.
Common House, Garden(s), Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Hot tub or hot springs, Large Scale Kitchen, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Internet
Smaller municipalities with local services but rural character.
Private homes with shared common facilities, designed for neighborly
interaction while maintaining independence.
A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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