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...
by elainelw | Aug 12, 2016 | building codes, New Mexico
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by amylturnbull | Aug 6, 2016 | building codes, News
Tiny house advocates are flocking to Colorado Springs this weekend for the Tiny House Jamboree. Builders, DIYers, tiny house owners and enthusiasts are coming together to celebrate the tiny house movement. Concerned about the legality of tiny houses on wheels (THOWs),...
by elainelw | Jun 22, 2016 | building codes, North Carolina, zoning
Jackson, NC details building & zoning requirements here: http://www.jacksonnc.org/code-enforcement.html. You can scroll down in that link to download their Tiny House Brochure or download it here:...
by elainelw | Jun 3, 2016 | Arizona, building codes, Friendly, Friendly-codes, Model-zoning, zoning
Definition: A tiny house is a single family dwelling of maximum 400 square feet Zoning Code Requirements Tiny houses built on permanent foundations are permitted in any zones allowing detached single family dwellings. Tiny houses built on a chassis where the...
by elainelw | Apr 24, 2016 | Advocacy-building-code, building codes, Construction, Ideas, Suggestions, & Best Practices, Virginia
Here are changes suggested by Thom Stanton to accommodate tiny houses on foundations in Virginia: Suggested Changes to the IRC by Thom Stanton, American Tiny House Association’s Virginia State Chapter Leader Thom defines a small house as being not more than 500...