by elainelw | Oct 18, 2015 | zoning
The link below is a collection of Massachusetts city and town ordinances or bylaws available online. If you do not see your city or town listed, please contact the town directly to obtain a copy of the bylaws. If general and zoning bylaws appear separately on the...
by elainelw | Sep 28, 2015 | ADUs, Massachusetts, zoning
Here’s a list of towns in Massachusetts that allowed ADUs (accessory dwelling units) as of 2004: http://www.masshousingregulations.com/pdf/accessory.pdf It’s likely that there are many more towns that allow them now.
by elainelw | Sep 28, 2015 | ADUs, Ideas, Suggestions, & Best Practices, Massachusetts, zoning
MODEL BYLAW FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS Introduction Accessory dwelling units (also known as ‘accessory apartments’, ‘guest apartments’, ‘in-law apartments’, ‘family apartments’ or ‘secondary units’) provide units that can be integrated into existing single family...
by elainelw | Sep 24, 2015 | ADUs, California, zoning
Tiny houses on wheels are allowed as caregiver dwellings in Sonoma County, CA, as well as Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Alameda, Contra Costa & Sacramento, according to Sonya Tafejian of Tiny House Consulting Sonoma County, phone 707-779-9474. Sonoma County Zoning Code:...
by elainelw | Sep 23, 2015 | Florida, zoning
Seminole County has provided this handy table showing the minimum house & lots sizes for different zones: http://cdn.seminolecountyfl.gov/core/fileparse.php/3229/urlt/tableofzoningdistricts.pdf The smallest house size is 700 sq ft for zone R-1.
by elainelw | Sep 22, 2015 | Friendly, Model-zoning, Texas, zoning
Spur, TX: In July 2014, in northwest Texas, the tiny town of Spur became the first “tiny house friendly” town in America, with no minimum size requirement for homes on foundations. Tiny houses on wheels are welcome if the wheels are removed and the house...
