by elainelw | Oct 11, 2016 | Friendly, Michigan
Briley Township in northern Michigan has adapted its zoning regulations to be more tiny house friendly. They have defined a new type of dwelling, an economy efficient dwelling. An Economy Efficient Dwelling is a dwelling that is more than 240 sq ft and less than 500...
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...
by elainelw | Oct 1, 2016 | building codes, North Carolina
In brief, the regulations require at least one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor space for the first occupant and at least one hundred (100) additional square feet of floor area for each additional occupant. More details are below. Sec. 16-267. – Light;...
by elainelw | Sep 29, 2016 | ADUs, California
The following link shows the state level laws in California for accessory dwelling units: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2299. Click here for pending legislation to this law. Your county and town may have additional...
by elainelw | Sep 7, 2016 | Florida, zoning
Sarasota county, FL requires that a park trailer (tiny house RV or park model RV) that stays at an RV park more than 45 consecutive days be installed with a foundation: “In RMH, OUE and OUR Zoning Districts, any park trailer that remains on site for longer than...
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...
