by elainelw | May 6, 2015 | building codes, Kansas, zoning
State Chapter Leader Beth Cain emailed the Lawrence City Planning Office. Here are replies from Lynne Braddock Zollner, AICP Historic Resources Administrator, www.lawrenceks.org/pds/ For Tiny Houses built on foundations: 1. Are there regions that have no minimum size...
by elainelw | May 2, 2015 | ADUs, South Carolina, zoning
Beaufort, SC allows accessory dwelling units. They must be at least 240 square feet. Read Sectioon 5.3-B. here: http://www.cityofbeaufort.org/Data/Sites/1/media/Departments/planning/udo-revised-september-2012-web.pdf
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 24, 2015 | Advocacy-building-code, Advocacy-zoning, Ideas, Suggestions, & Best Practices, zoning
Establish “no minimum sq ft” zones for tiny houses on foundations. Older neighborhoods that already have many small homes are good candidates for these zones. In newer communities, allow for the creation of pocket neighborhoods, clusters of tiny homes, ideal for...
