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
- Pros and cons of accessory dwelling units - NorthJersey.com
- Could You Ever Live in an Accessory Dwelling Unit? - 5280 | The Denver Magazine
- David Beckham building granny flat | Entertainment - Inside NoVA
- Loosened state regulations expected to spur more granny flats in San Diego - The San Diego Union-Tribune
- Suisun council to consider changes to accessory dwelling unit rules - Fairfield Daily Republic
- How to Build an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on Your Property - Patch.com
- Granny Flat Startup Rakes In New Funding As Housing Shortage Worsens - Bisnow
- Acton ADU launches the most pre-approved Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) options in San Jose, CA - PRNewswire
- NYA council talks accessory dwelling, railroad rezoning | Sun Patriot - ECM Publishers
- Orinda approves revised accessory dwelling unit law | Orinda - Lamorindaweekly
- Ross Arnett and Rhonda Pindell Charles: Accessory dwelling units bill is well intended, just not well crafted - Capital Gazette
- Chicago introduces highly anticipated ADU ordinance - The Architect's Newspaper
- David and Victoria Beckham 'submit application to build a plush granny flat at Cotswolds home' - Daily Mail
- P&Z Commission To Discuss Cosmetic Tattooing, Accessory Dwelling Units - KSST
- Napa County Grand Jury says local government can do more to promote 'granny flats' - Napa Valley Register
