This article appeared in a Facebook Group I have contributed to over the years. Even though Emily Koechel Gerde asked these questions they are certainly universal. If anyone can help her get answers, please comment.
I have hit a wall with legalizing tiny homes and don’t know the next step to take.
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| Emily Koechel Gerde |
2. Cities and counties want standardization aka code/accreditation to feel good about putting tiny house communities and “parking” spots in their area. Do we move away from the RV code because we are full time dwellings? Do we go IRC? Or do we use a combo of IRC, ANSI and RVIA to make a unique tiny house code?
3. Most tiny house communities popping up are built by developers because they already have the skills and networking to get projects approved. I haven’t been able to get any personally to share their info as far as how they got it done so others can follow the example and make it there own. Do you know of anyone tiny house friendly developers, council members or dwellers who got their own land approved in your local committee?
4. Is there a more effective way of approaching the cities and counties than one at a time (as developers, builders and dwellers are currently doing)? Is there a way to untie and come together as a community? Or perhaps a combo of both?
5. Is collecting data to present to these municipalities a useful use of time? (Example: demographics, number of current dwellers, etc) Would it be useful to share the results with the public to use in their presentations to the city?
Thank you for your help! I look forward to a time where we come together to educate municipalities on the benefits of tiny homes, create a building standard that is safe for builders and diyers that still allows for creativity.
1. What makes a tiny house a tiny house…aka what makes it different enough from the park models, mobile homes, RVs that they deserve their own building codes/certifications?
