by elainelw | Apr 8, 2015 | ADUs, Michigan, News, zoning
Dozens of affordable housing advocates, many of them also advocates for the homeless, flooded the Ann Arbor City Council chambers Monday night (April 6, 2015) to call on the city to take action on accessory dwelling units. Paz-Norman and others who spoke at the start...
by elainelw | Apr 8, 2015 | Florida, Model-zoning, News, zoning
Great news in Rockledge Florida! After a positive discussion on April 7, 2015, about allowing a tiny/small house community within city limits, the Rockledge Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to forward the proposal on to City Council for approval....
by elainelw | Mar 26, 2015 | News
Our first press release, in video format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4mDl90ynQY&feature=youtu.be
by elainelw | Mar 24, 2015 | DMV, News
The Recreational Vehicle Industry Association provides standards for construction of recreational vehicles, including park model RVs. Although in late 2014, the association had temporarily halted adding any new members who built tiny houses, the RVIA is again...
by elainelw | Mar 24, 2015 | California, News, zoning
In the spring & summer of 2014, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved two significant pieces of legislation that support accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as “in-law” or secondary units, in the city. The first, introduced by District 3...
by elainelw | Feb 11, 2015 | building codes, News
On Tent City Urbanism, Andrew Heben shares the prototype design of the Emerald Village tiny house and describes how it will meet current building codes. An excerpt is below. “I find no requirement that the sleeping area or kitchen must be in separate rooms, and...
