by Building Performance Workshop | Jul 5, 2016 | Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Events, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Showcase, Texas
Shopping for home improvements or a new home will never be the same, now that the Proof Is Possible Tour is coming to town. Renowned experts Grace and Corbett Lunsford (with their new baby) are on a 20-city U.S. Tour from April 2016-January 2017 in a high performance...
by elainelw | Jan 11, 2016 | Texas, zoning
Breckenridge will soon join the ranks of those communities with “tiny houses” after city commissioners voted to make requested changes to the city’s zoning ordinances to allow seven tiny homes in Breckenridge. “There was a request to put what’s called a...
by elainelw | Jan 5, 2016 | ADUs, Texas, zoning
Formally known as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), the legality [of granny flats] is dependent on local zoning ordinances and HOA rules, but the municipal code in Ft. Worth, Texas does currently allow them. See the specific Ft. Worth ordinance concerning an ADU here....
by elainelw | Nov 20, 2015 | ADUs, News, Texas, zoning
A Change.org petition was helpful in securing changes in zoning that are more supportive of accessory dwelling units. On Nov. 19, 2015, the Austin City Council voted 7-4 to loosen the rules restricting the construction of backyard cottages. Led by Gregorio Casar and...
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...
by elainelw | Aug 12, 2015 | Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, building codes, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Handy map of the US. Just click on your state (in the link, not on the picture) to see which building codes are in effect: http://www.iccsafe.org/about-icc/overview/international-code-adoptions/ [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes”...
