by amylturnbull | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Movable tiny houses have been approved as accessory dwelling units in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Following Nantucket, Great Barrington is the second town in Massachusetts to embrace this new model of affordable housing. Following extensive advocacy efforts by...
by amylturnbull | Sep 6, 2020 | advocacy, ATHA News, California
Dan Fitzpatrick has been working diligently with members of the Humboldt County Planning Department to craft an ordinance allowing tiny houses as accessory dwelling units. You can read the Ordinance here!...
by amylturnbull | Dec 18, 2016 | ADUs, advocacy, Advocacy-building-code, Advocacy-zoning, Friendly-codes, News, zoning
Following a court order to remove existing impediments that restrict the creation of affordable housing, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission approved a draft accessory dwelling unit ordinance for Los Angeles on Thursday, December 16, 2016. The draft ordinance...
by amylturnbull | Oct 4, 2016 | advocacy, Advocacy-building-code, building codes, Construction
Yes! You can help make tinys legal! Here’s the information you will need for your advocacy, provided by Andrew Morrison and others, who submitted an appendix at the 2016 ICC Conference to include tinys on foundations in the 2018 IRC codes: click here to find out...
by amylturnbull | Aug 6, 2016 | building codes, News
Tiny house advocates are flocking to Colorado Springs this weekend for the Tiny House Jamboree. Builders, DIYers, tiny house owners and enthusiasts are coming together to celebrate the tiny house movement. Concerned about the legality of tiny houses on wheels (THOWs),...
