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New Shelter Ordinance in Response to California Wildfires

by ATHA | Nov 5, 2017 | California, Friendly-codes, News

“The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors adopted an Urgency Ordinance on October 11, 2017 waiving permit processing fees for rebuilding of structures damaged by the Sonoma Complex Fires. On Tuesday, October 24th, 2017 the Board adopted two additional Urgency...

New Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance in Los Angeles

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...

San Jose Assembly Bill 2176 waives state building code for tiny houses for the homeless

by elainelw | Oct 9, 2016 | building codes, California, Friendly-codes

A newly signed law will allow San Jose to become the first California city to create tiny homes for the homeless by bypassing the state’s confining building codes. City housing officials and advocates for the homeless call the new legislation a “game-changer” in the...

Changes proposed to the International Residential Code for tiny houses on foundations

by elainelw | Sep 6, 2016 | Advocacy-building-code, Friendly-codes

Tiny house friendly changes have been proposed by Andrew Morrison to the International Residential Code for consideration for 2018. Source Document: Proposed-Tiny-House-Appendix-and-Reason-Statement

Walsenburg, Colorado modifies building code to be tiny house friendly

by elainelw | Aug 29, 2016 | building codes, Colorado, Friendly-codes

Walsenburg, Colorado passed amendments to the 2015 IRC to be more tiny house friendly for homes on foundations. They waived minimum room areas and stairway regulations and reduced the requirement for exit door width: Walsenburg Colorado Ordinance No. 1092 Zoning...

Pima County, AZ adopts tiny-house-friendly zoning & building codes

by elainelw | Jun 3, 2016 | Arizona, building codes, Friendly, Friendly-codes, Model-zoning, zoning

Definition: A tiny house is a single family dwelling of maximum 400 square feet Zoning Code Requirements Tiny houses built on permanent foundations are permitted in any zones allowing detached single family dwellings. Tiny houses built on a chassis where the...

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