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Amazing Tiny House Zoning Approved in Placer County, CA
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Follow THIA Vice President Zack Giffin’s series on tiny house regulations & building codes! First post 👇Do housing policies need to change? If so, which ones and how?I talk a lot about the need for "housing reform" and typically I don't get a lot of pushback because there seems to be a general agreement that the current system is not working. However, when I get into the specifics about what I believe needs to be changed, I find a lot more variety of opinions. That's why I wanted to take the time to lay out precisely what I see preventing Tiny Homes for providing dignified and affordable housing and open it up for discussion. Note - this is going to be the first of a four part post and I encourage you to comment with your take on the causes of our housing crisis. Feel free to attack me! But please be respectful to the other people who comment, even if they have differing opinions than your own. Also, zoning is not what I will be focusing on in this series because zoning simply dictates what types of homes can be utilized and not how expensive they are to create.I’d like to start off by stating that the official purpose of our residential building codes are to “ensure the health, safety and energy efficiency” of habitable structures. Therefore it is my beliefs that when we impose requirements that are not justified by these objectives, they are essentially unconstitutional because they produce a cost burden that deprives the public of the right to pursue life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. So the goal is essentially to strike a balance between reasonable requirements for safe long term habitation and affordability/efficiency.There are two ways to provide affordable housing. One is to use tax dollars to subsidize homes for people who can'f afford them, and the other is to reduce factors that drive up the cost of homes. I'm all for helping people but like any good minimalist, my first choice is to identify what elements are essential and look for ways to pare down on the excess. For that reason, I am going to devote the next three post to areas of laws that believe produce unnecessary costs for tiny homes. These are - - Building Codes- Energy Codes- Inspection, licensing/permittingPlease list our your thoughts and ideas below and look out for my next post, focused on Building Codes! ... See MoreSee Less

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Breaking NEWS! 🎉 “Placer County (CA) not only has approved movable tiny homes as ADUs, but also for cluster development and on certain zoned properties as stand-alone units," THIA President, Dan Fitzpatrick who has been advocating there for 3 years.➡️Details: tinyhomeindustryassociation.org/amazing-tiny-house-zoning-approved-in-placer-county-ca/ ... See MoreSee Less

Amazing Tiny House Zoning Approved in Placer County, CA - Tiny Home Industry Association

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Placer County, CA approved amazing movable tiny house zoning: ADUs, cluster developments & stand alone units. THIA President advocated for...

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THIA Member Timbercraft Tiny Homes on the National Mall in Washington DC! Available for tours to the public this weekend as part of the Innovative Housing Showcase 🇺🇸 ... See MoreSee Less

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