Walsenburg, Colorado modifies building code to be tiny house friendly
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...
View ArticleChanges proposed to the International Residential Code for tiny houses on...
Tiny house friendly changes have been proposed by Andrew Morrison to the International Residential Code for consideration for 2018. Source Document: Proposed-Tiny-House-Appendix-and-Reason-Statement
View ArticleTiny House RV regulations in Sarasota county, FL
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...
View ArticleTiny Houses on Hold in Alfred, New York
The Village of Alfred is on the verge of temporarily banning an emerging trend in housing for one year, while it explores its impacts on use intensity and population densities. The issue began when...
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Coconino County, Arizona crafts new rules for tiny homes
Collin Bass and his dog Lucca in front of their tiny house in Flagstaff, AZ.Collin Bass started building his tiny home south of Lake Mary in January 2015 and has been living in and working on the...
View ArticleCalifornia State Laws on Accessory Dwelling Units
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...
View ArticleWilmington, NC Regulations and Minimum House Size
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...
View ArticleSan Jose Assembly Bill 2176 waives state building code for tiny houses for...
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...
View ArticleBriley Township, MI amends codes to welcome tiny homes on foundations
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...
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Coconino County, Arizona invites the public to discuss draft of tiny house...
Coconino County Community Development is hosting an open house on the draft permitting process for tiny houses on Tuesday, Oct. 18. The event is open to the public to learn about the draft policy and...
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Minnesota Tiny House Code Fact Sheet
Minnesota has written a tiny house code fact sheet: SUMMARY If the tiny house does not: • have a chassis and axles, or • have a HUD manufactured home label, or • have a RVIA park model label, then •...
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