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 | 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 28, 2015 | building codes, New Jersey
New Jersey follows IRC 2009, for the most part. Here are the state regulations: http://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/codes/codreg/ Counties and towns may had additional codes.
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...
by elainelw | Apr 21, 2015 | building codes, State, Utah
Our Utah state rep Jason Coulam spoke with a Salt Lake official who reported that the county will adopt the 2015 IRC at the next legislative session this summer (June or July 2015).
by elainelw | Apr 15, 2015 | ADUs, building codes, Construction, North Carolina, zoning
The United Way in Brevard, NC has created a very handy guide for building an accessory dwelling unit (small house on a foundation in the backyard of an existing home). They project the costs to be between $30,000 (if you do all the work yourself) to $60,000. While the...
