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 ATHA | Aug 26, 2018 | advocacy, ATHA News, building codes, News
Great news courtesy of Tiny Homes of New England: The Massachusetts Board of Building Regulation and Standards (B.B.R.S) has just unanimously voted “YES” to moved forward another step, in the process towards adopting the Tiny House Appendix-Q Building...
by ATHA | Jul 22, 2018 | advocacy, ATHA News, California, Events
ATHA Opens Local Chapter in San Diego American Tiny House Association is opening its first local chapter, in San Diego, CA, kicking off the effort with an advocate training workshop led by State Chapter Leader Dan Fitzpatrick, author of the City of Fresno’s...
by ATHA | Jun 8, 2018 | advocacy, ATHA News, Oregon, Oregon
By Dr. Sarah Stebbins Hi All- I was hoping we would get ahead of the media report on the recent rule change regarding THOW’s. Lori and I have requested the ATHA-OR Building Codes Committee to review the rule change so that we can better respond to the technical...
by ATHA | May 20, 2018 | advocacy, ATHA News, California, Events
Do you want more places in your area where you can live tiny legally? Learn to help make that happen at TinyFest California 2018! This workshop is meant to provide tiny house activists with the tools they need to start a campaign to create positive change in their...
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...