by elainelw | May 21, 2015 | Arkansas, News, zoning
Arkansas ADDS minimum size restrictions to an area that previously had none – “I’m not against tiny houses,” Alderman Jon Walter said. “I’m against having them in a residential area next to large or average-size houses.”...
by elainelw | Apr 30, 2015 | building codes, News, Oregon, zoning
Eugene City Council and Mayor weigh in on tiny houses—”I think we could really be on the cutting edge of something very big and profound in terms of a psychological community shift in how we do things.” Read more here:...
by elainelw | Apr 29, 2015 | News, Virginia, zoning
Augusta county, Virginia, has a minimum size limit for residential homes at 900 square feet. This is part of zoning. The only way to get a smaller home would be to have your land in an area zoned agriculture. Tim Fitzgerald, the director of community development,...
by elainelw | Apr 25, 2015 | Arkansas, News, zoning
4/24/2015 KAIT News – A Region 8 city is hoping to pass an ordinance that would ban “tiny houses.” Walnut Ridge has an ordinance before the city council requiring all residential homes to be at least 600 square feet. The planning and zoning committee...
by elainelw | Apr 14, 2015 | building codes, News, North Carolina
Mike Owen, building director for Transylvania County, says his biggest worry is that someone will buy or build a noncompliant structure, transport it to their property and ask that the county provide power or sewer to it. “That’s just not possible,’...
by elainelw | Apr 11, 2015 | ADUs, Colorado, News, zoning
Without much ado Tuesday, the Durango City Council unanimously approved the ordinance allowing accessory dwelling units in the East Animas City neighborhood. “I’m pleased we were able to work through the process with homeowners, and I’m proud to move we approve the...
