by elainelw | Jun 9, 2016 | ADUs, Minnesota
The Minnesota Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation on May 2 authorizing the use and zoning of “tiny homes” as a housing option for the elderly, disabled, and those nearing the end of life. Sen. Torrey Westrom, R-Elbow Lake, was a strong advocate of the measure and...
by elainelw | May 25, 2016 | ADUs, Washington
In September 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution 31547 directingthe Department of Planning and Development (DPD) to explore policy changes that would increase the production of attached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs...
by elainelw | May 22, 2016 | ADUs, Colorado, Model-zoning
Planners call them Accessory Dwelling Units—plus the inevitable acronym, ADUs. What they mean are the granny flats and in-law apartments sprinkled throughout cities and towns across the land, the finished basements, above-garage studios, rehabbed carriage houses, and...
by elainelw | May 13, 2016 | ADUs, Florida, zoning
Here are the regulations for accessory dwelling units in St. Petersburg, FL: http://www.stpete.org/ldr_final/16.50.010.pdf
by elainelw | May 13, 2016 | ADUs, Florida, zoning
Here are the regulations for an accessory dwelling unit in Lakeland, FL: http://www.lakelandgov.net/Portals/CommDev/Planning%20Division/ADU%202015.pdf
by elainelw | May 4, 2016 | ADUs, Minnesota, News, zoning
05/04/2016 – The state is about to pass a law for tiny houses as ADU’s that would allow a tiny house on wheels in the backyard of a family member. The bill has passed to house and it has been forwarded to the Senate which is expected to pass it, then...
