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
- Williamstown voters approve zoning changes for accessory dwelling units - Berkshire Eagle
- Williamstown OKs Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaw - iBerkshires.com
- Vote Planned This Week for Loosening Accessory Dwelling Unit Restrictions - ARLnow
- Accessory dwelling units make comeback in Pensacola: Here's how to build them - Pensacola News Journal
- Accessory Dwelling Units: How ADUs can solve Manchester's housing shortage - Manchester Ink Link
- Arlington looks to add more ‘granny flats’ to boost housing - Washington Business Journal
- San Diego Housing Commission launches program to spur granny flat production - - KUSI
- Accessory dwelling units were supposed to help ease the Twin Cities' housing crunch. How's that working out? - MinnPost
- Sadofsky and Kashinsky: Let accessory dwelling units thrive in Eugene - The Register-Guard
- CITY OF SALIDA, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 9 (Series of 2019) - Mountain Mail Newspaper
- Hearing examiner: Accessory dwelling unit FEIS is adequate - Queen Anne and Mangolia News
- Ruling could pave way for more mother-in-law units, backyard cottages in Seattle - The Seattle Times
- Mission Canyon Neighbors Battle Granny Flat from Hell - Santa Barbara Independent
- City to consider more 'granny flat' options - Evanston Now
- City of Boise proposes amendment to loosen some restrictions on ADUs - 6 On Your Side
