Tiny house living is a growing trend across the US and Canada,但“小房子是绿色的吗?”这一直是一个很难回答的问题,因为大多数城市都有规章制度,禁止微型住宅长期停放在巷道里,而且总是把微型住宅拖在卡车后面,不管它有多么“环保”,这一点也不“环保”。
Tiny house laws across North America are evolving though, which is good news for those seeking affordable housing or an alternative lifestyle less preoccupied by 'stuff'. For example the recent passage ofbill ESSB 5383, intended to enable the development of tiny house eco-villages and formalize siting requirementlaws for Tiny Houses on wheels throughout the state of Washingtonmarks a significant turning point for affordable housing in WA. Then in a landmark appeal case Ontario BCC recently clarified building-code for laneway homes making it easier toget a permit for legal Tiny Houses in Torontofrom May 2020. Now we just heard that the laws for siting tiny homes on wheels in San Jose, California is to be updated too, great news for those looking to live in a tiny house as a student in this great University city!
San Jose, California clarifies Tiny House on wheels status
So naturally the Tiny House Industry Association (THIA) was thrilled by the announcement of San Jose in the last few days that they will now view Tiny Houses on wheels more like ADU’s(Accessory Dwelling Units). There are many such buildings – known as Coach Houses, Laneway Houses, and ADUs used as backyard offices for working from home.
The types of city bylaw that have kept ADUs and Tiny Houses out of cities are beginning to crumble as urban densification projects such as Laneway Houses and Coach Houses provide an excellent solution to slowing urban sprawl into surrounding green belts. Since this makes use of existing city infrastructure - water mains, sewers, power and public transportation, this provides a necessary housing solution for low income families with no cost to the municipality.
San Jose City Council took the first step to approving Movable Tiny Homes as legitimate ADUs with a reading of the ordinance that was modeled after the Los Angeles City ordinance. It still has to go through another reading before becoming law by the end of May 2020. The Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance approval will consider Movable Tiny Houses as permissible and permanently habitable accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Other California cities to change Tiny House laws soon
Tiny homes on wheels are starting to become accepted in other California cities- The City of San Diego will hear a similar ordinance at its Planning Commission on the 16th of April and Humboldt County will do the same this spring.
Be sure to read the fine print from your local city or municipality before buying or building a Tiny House as there are a slew of minor conditions that will bore us to death if we included them all here; If necessary, you can find the details on the San Jose city website. Instead, we’ve included a heavily trimmed list of conditions to give readers, all across California and beyond, an idea of where this trend is heading.
Tiny House laws California - details
Tiny homes on wheels (THOW) will be permitted as a type of detached Accessory Dwelling Unit in San Jose, Californiaon a lot consisting of One-Family Dwelling under the following conditions:
1. The lot cannot already house a detached Accessory Dwelling Unit;
2. Only one THOW is allowed on a lot;
3. A THOW shall be subject to ADU permitting requirements only if the wheels are removed and unit is attached to a conventional foundation;
4. Tiny Houses on wheels must be located in the rear yard of the lot of the One-Family Dwelling with a minimum setback of four (4) feet from any interior side or rear property line and ten (10) feet from a corner property line;
5. If the size of the rear yard is insufficient, a THOW may be located in the interior side yard area with a minimum front setback of forty-five (45) feet from the front property line and (4) feet from an interior side property line;
6. The THOW shall be located a minimum of six (6) feet away from the One-Family Dwelling;
7. The THOW undercarriage (wheels, axles, tongue and hitch) shall be hidden from view;
8. The THOW shall be parked on a paved or alternate pad that includes bumper guards, curbs, or other installations adequate to prevent movement;
9. No additional parking shall be required for the THOW and displaced parking resulting from the construction of a THOW is not required to be replaced;
10. The THOW shall be connected to electric, water, and sewer utilities with the issuance of required building permits;
11. The THOW is not required to have sprinklers but must meet standards relating to health, fire and life-safety;
12. The THOW shall incorporate all of the following design elements:
- Cladding and trim: Materials used on the exterior of the THOW shall exclude single-piece composite laminates or interlocked metal sheathing;
- Windows and doors: Windows shall be at least double pane glass, and include exterior trim. Windows and doors shall not have rounded corners;
- Roofing: Roofs shall have a minimum of a 12:2 pitch for greater than 50 percent of the roof area and not be composed of wooden shingles;
——扩展。All exterior walls and roof of a THOW shall be fixed with no slide-outs, tip-outs, nor other forms of mechanically articulating room area extensions;
- Mechanical equipment shall be incorporated into the structure and not be located on the roof; and
13. The THOW shall be no greater than two stories, and shall not exceed a maximum height of 16 feet.
We have numerous pages about ADU’s, Tiny Houses, Coach houses and all things about compact and off-grid living, so the lack of such legislation has always been a thorn in our side for thoroughly getting behind the Tiny House Movement. This solves the greatest problem we’ve had with movable tiny homes; the fact that they have to move. Way to go, San Jose!
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对于那些计划使用how作为ADU的人来说是一个很好的选择。我们不要把它称为经济适用房的解决方案,因为首先也是最重要的是,那些花费超过15万美元来增加他们的住宅物业和ADU的人,不会把它放在市场上低于现有公寓的价格。原因不是贪婪!当你需要收回房产税的增加,以及建造和保留ADU的费用时,顺便说一下,这也意味着要做出牺牲,以获得更少的花园面积(顺便说一下,在很多情况下,如果还有花园面积的话),没有其他的选择,只能以一种可以收回投资和弥补它产生的额外费用的方式来定价。这意味着任何想在10年内收回至少15万美元的人都需要为此申请1.25万美元。然后是稀土税和公用事业的部分,这将很容易让事情上升到1.5万美元。现在我们假设ADU的所有者想要获得至少1k的正现金流,ADU将不得不到市场上以2500或更多的租金要价。而且这1k甚至不是净收益,因为它被算作租金收入,而租金收入和其他收入一样需要纳税。
Therefore, until
- THOWs won't be allowed as main dwelling units owned by the occupants
- THOWs will be able to be placed (with minimal impact I might add!) on residential land
- Additional provision will allow multiple THOWs to be stationed on the same land (depending on the size of the lot of course)
- There will be no need to be an ADU hence no need have a pre-existing home on a residential lot
- No corporation would be allowed to buy a lot of land to be later rented to THOW owners needing to station their tiny home on it
... only then It will be possible to have a chance to start creating mutually supportive, sustainable, resource-sharing micro communities,
如果没有上述各项,继续只有选择(尽管这是受欢迎的,很好,肯定比没有选择好,显然也比没有选择好),住房问题将继续几乎没有得到解决,没有改变。
Who's tiny home is shown in the photo for this article? Do you have a link to the manufacturer?
Again, the freedom a Tiny House could have brought needs to be impeded with absurde laws for no real reasons except from maybe jealous people who cannot stand you live in a cooler home than they do for a fraction of the price:
7. The THOW undercarriage (wheels, axles, tongue and hitch) shall be hidden from view: Why?
10. The THOW shall be connected to electric, water, and sewer utilities with the issuance of required building permits
What about off grid living using a dry toilet, rain water, solar panels.
12. The THOW shall incorporate all of the following design elements: - Windows and doors: Windows shall be at least double pane glass, and include exterior trim. Windows and doors shall not have rounded corners; - Extensions. All exterior walls and roof of a THOW shall be fixed with no slide-outs, tip-outs, nor other forms of mechanically articulating room area extensions;
- Mechanical equipment shall be incorporated into the structure and not be located on the roof;
13. The THOW shall be no greater than two stories, and shall not exceed a maximum height of 16 feet.
So, all the things that make tiny houses interesting / unique are again stripped from the equasion by stupid medieval laws and the people who write them.
I think I'll just go and find a place where I can really build the tiny house of my dreams without some punter coming to tell me how I should be doing it.