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
- Two Cities Consider Updating 'Accessory Dwelling Unit' Laws - SFGate
- City Of Santa Cruz Updates 'Accessory Dwelling Unit' Ordinance - Patch.com
- Glendale updates local 'granny flat' rules to comply with state laws - Los Angeles Times
- Built-out La Cañada must open doors for accessory dwelling units, state says - Los Angeles Times
- Getting a granny flat loan in California is easy peasy - Lake County Record-Bee
- Getting a granny flat loan is easy peasy - OCRegister
- Accessory dwelling units offer more affordable housing options - Kotatv
- New granny flat laws have Pasadena considering suing state - The Pasadena Star-News
- Burbank planning officials weigh in on new granny-flat laws - Los Angeles Times
- 2020 may be a good time to build a granny flat in California - The Mercury News
- Boulder Planning Board tees up relaxed accessory dwelling units rules - The Denver Post
- San Diego accelerates 'granny flat' construction by accepting pre-approved designs - The San Diego Union-Tribune
- Planning Committee votes to table accessory dwelling unit resolution - ithaca.com
- Rapid City is creating registration policies for accessory dwelling units - KEVN Black Hills Fox
- Hillsboro changes codes for accessory dwelling units - Pamplin Media Group
