by elainelw | Apr 8, 2015 | ADUs, Michigan, News, zoning
Dozens of affordable housing advocates, many of them also advocates for the homeless, flooded the Ann Arbor City Council chambers Monday night (April 6, 2015) to call on the city to take action on accessory dwelling units. Paz-Norman and others who spoke at the start...
by elainelw | Apr 8, 2015 | Florida, Model-zoning, News, zoning
Great news in Rockledge Florida! After a positive discussion on April 7, 2015, about allowing a tiny/small house community within city limits, the Rockledge Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to forward the proposal on to City Council for approval....
by elainelw | Mar 30, 2015 | Ideas, Suggestions, & Best Practices, Model-zoning, zoning
The following framework was written by Rewa Marathe, our State Chapter Leader for Connecticut, and an architect and planner at Milone & MacBroom. It can be used to facilitate conversations about the important decisions that impact smaller homes, and ways to fill...
by elainelw | Mar 30, 2015 | Tennessee, zoning
Sarah and John Murphy of Music City Tiny House has posted this helpful reference: legality of tiny houses in Nashville, TN.
by elainelw | Mar 27, 2015 | Georgia, zoning
The minimum house size in Gwinnett County GA varies from 1,000 to 1,600, depending on which Single Family Residential Zone you are in: https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/static/departments/planning/pdf/zonedef.pdf
by elainelw | Mar 26, 2015 | ADUs, Oregon, zoning
Here are regulations for ADUs in Oregon, specifically Portland, Eugene, and Ashland: http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/sw/wasteprevention/greenbuilding.htm#current