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 elainelw | Apr 24, 2016 | Advocacy-building-code, building codes, Construction, Ideas, Suggestions, & Best Practices, Virginia
Here are changes suggested by Thom Stanton to accommodate tiny houses on foundations in Virginia: Suggested Changes to the IRC by Thom Stanton, American Tiny House Association’s Virginia State Chapter Leader Thom defines a small house as being not more than 500...
by elainelw | Apr 24, 2016 | Construction, DMV, Oregon
Registration: https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/docs/vehicle/trassembled.pdf Construction requirements for tiny houses that will be sold or rented: The provisions of OAR chapter 918, division 525 apply to the design, manufacture, conversion, alteration, and repair of...
by elainelw | Feb 12, 2016 | Construction, Ideas, Suggestions, & Best Practices
To gain acceptance by zoning & planning boards, tiny houses must be recognized as safely constructed. While there are standards for RVs, they are designed for recreational living, not full time residences. The American Tiny House Association drafted guidelines for...
by amylturnbull | Oct 24, 2015 | ADUs, Construction, Oregon, policies and taxation, zoning
Read this article to find out how Portland, once recognized as the model of accessory dwelling unit development, is facing a critical shift in policy. Once the benefactor of a fee waiver to spur urban infill in residential neighborhoods, Portland ADU owners now face...
by elainelw | Sep 1, 2015 | building codes, Construction, Florida
Excerpt from “Advanced Code Requirements for Residential Construction – Internet Course” by Becky Boucher Slide 8: Minimum Room Dimensions: The total area of a residence is generally not regulated by code; however a structure more than three stories...
