Accessory Dwellings
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Portland small home survey
Attention: If you are seeking the Oregon DEQ, Metro, and accessorydwellings.org survey being conducted in June, 2013, please visit http://adusurvey.org/
From garage lofts, to backyard cottages, to yurts, to cute cabins on wheels, Portland neighborhoods are teeming with little homes of all sorts. But these gems tend to be tucked away from public view, so prospective builders rarely have a chance to learn from the experience of others.
Lots of folks are seeking ideas and inspiration for their own mini home projects, and a local group of small home enthusiasts is hoping to raise awareness about the benefits of accessory dwellings and tiny homes.
Hence our little project to start an informal inventory of local small homes through a couple on-line surveys. We hope information collected from this project can serve as the basis for future small home tours (like the PedalPalooza tiny home bike rides from a couple years ago) and on-line sharing of images, plans and stories about these charming little dwellings.
To receive updates on tiny home tours, policy work, and events, please sign up here (whether or not you have a tiny home).
If you’ve built and/or live in a small home, we hope you’ll take a few minutes to fill out one of the following on-line surveys that best matches your situation:
- Tiny house survey: For homes under ~200sq.ft. These are typically un-permitted, sometimes on wheels, and may or may not be totally self-sufficient (ie. kitchen, bath)
- Accessory dwelling survey: For homes between 200sq.ft. and 800sq.ft. These are not mobile and are often (but not always) permitted as accessory dwelling units. They usually have a kitchen, bathroom, sleeping area, and separate entrance.
Finally, if you know people with tiny and small homes, please share this web page!
Cheers,
– Eli Spevak, Orange Splot LLC and
Lina Menard, graduate student, PSU urban planning program
P.S. Three lucky respondents will be randomly selected on Dec. 21st to receive copies of Daniel Pinkwater’s The Big Orange Splot, just enough time for you to read, wrap, and re-gift it to someone else!
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ADU’s around the web
- Stonington PZC continues debate on accessory dwelling units - The Westerly Sun
- Looser Accessory dwelling unit rules in Boulder pass on sixth reading - Boulder Daily Camera
- Woman builds granny flat to finance retirement - 10News
- Lyons balks at tiny homes used as accessory dwelling units on first reading - Boulder Daily Camera
- Accessory dwelling unit ordinance shot down by Reno City Council - KRNV My News 4
- Having a granny flat made you eligible for this ACT planning loophole - The Canberra Times
- Baldwin Park sets new ‘granny flat’ rules but could revisit them in the future - The San Gabriel Valley Tribune
- Peninsula Planners Demonstrate the Effects of New 'Granny Flat' Law - OB Rag
- Accessory Dwelling Units: Should They be Legal to Rent in Miami Beach? - RE:MiamiBeach
- Williamstown Planning Board Debates Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaw - iBerkshires.com
- Granny flats for aged care caught in Catch 22 - The Sydney Morning Herald
- New zoning changes would allow accessory dwelling units - The Westminster Window
- All Things Real Estate: Don't rent out 'granny flat' conversion without proper permits - Fairfield Daily Republic
- Taxman eyes granny flat arrangements - The Australian
- Harwich Officials Continue to Work on Accessory Dwelling Bylaw - CapeCod.com News
