Comments on: 5 ways to get around minimum size standards http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/5-ways-to-get-around-minimum-size-standards/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:20:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jane Patterson http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/5-ways-to-get-around-minimum-size-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-24372 Jane Patterson Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:37:43 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=601#comment-24372 I have commented this before in other discussions. I believe the minimum size requirements stem from the property assessment value that many municipalities base their tax revenue on. They value larger houses higher than smaller ones and therefore expect a higher tax revenue from a bigger house. By setting a minimum house size for a given land size they are trying to maximize their revenue. I have commented this before in other discussions. I believe the minimum size requirements stem from the property assessment value that many municipalities base their tax revenue on. They value larger houses higher than smaller ones and therefore expect a higher tax revenue from a bigger house. By setting a minimum house size for a given land size they are trying to maximize their revenue.

]]> By: I'm Happy http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/5-ways-to-get-around-minimum-size-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-21995 I'm Happy Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:03:11 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=601#comment-21995 You can't live in S. Florida in one of these things. Not only is it illegal but it also will fly away should a hurricane come. Even if you could sneak one of these things down in the Everglades or somewhere in the middle of Nowhere, Florida, one good storm and you can kiss this thing goodbye. We have very strict building codes that would make it impossible. You need a solid home should a 150 MPH hurricane come, especially inland. Tornadoes can spawn inland making the devastation much worse. I like Florida and wouldn't want to move into one of these things just to live in a smaller home. I also like the fact that I live in a "rock-solid" house should a storm come, which I pray it never does. Nevertheless, I own a solid house and it's pretty big. I'm happy, too! You can’t live in S. Florida in one of these things. Not only is it illegal but it also will fly away should a hurricane come. Even if you could sneak one of these things down in the Everglades or somewhere in the middle of Nowhere, Florida, one good storm and you can kiss this thing goodbye. We have very strict building codes that would make it impossible. You need a solid home should a 150 MPH hurricane come, especially inland. Tornadoes can spawn inland making the devastation much worse. I like Florida and wouldn’t want to move into one of these things just to live in a smaller home. I also like the fact that I live in a “rock-solid” house should a storm come, which I pray it never does. Nevertheless, I own a solid house and it’s pretty big. I’m happy, too!

]]> By: Tom B http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/5-ways-to-get-around-minimum-size-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-17905 Tom B Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:55:24 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=601#comment-17905 After spending 30 years in the cab of a truck I find my 26 foot long RV trailer is still much too big for me and the Saint Bernard....so I'm in the process of converting a stepvan (as in potatoe chip) into our new 98sqft tiny home. Why tie myself to a big house in a single subdivision. The world is mine! he he he After spending 30 years in the cab of a truck I find my 26 foot long RV trailer is still much too big for me and the Saint Bernard….so I’m in the process of converting a stepvan (as in potatoe chip) into our new 98sqft tiny home. Why tie myself to a big house in a single subdivision. The world is mine! he he he

]]> By: Adam Prince http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/5-ways-to-get-around-minimum-size-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-17523 Adam Prince Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:01:42 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=601#comment-17523 What a shame people who want to live a humble low impact lifestyle within their means are so restricted. What a shame people who want to live a humble low impact lifestyle within their means are so restricted.

]]> By: Creative Nerd http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/5-ways-to-get-around-minimum-size-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-15431 Creative Nerd Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:15:44 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=601#comment-15431 Hey guys i figured the way around this .. i bought a little house for 60k on a big lot but actually live in a tiny house and write off the tiny house as a business expense! My utiliy bills are like 100 bucks per month. The house i bought is EMPTY to this day! regards Nerd Hey guys

i figured the way around this .. i bought a little house for 60k on a big lot but actually live in a tiny house and write off the tiny house as a business expense! My utiliy bills are like 100 bucks per month. The house i bought is EMPTY to this day!

regards
Nerd

]]> By: thistinyhouse http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/5-ways-to-get-around-minimum-size-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-10334 thistinyhouse Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:56:57 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=601#comment-10334 Hi Mark, I sympathize with you. Have you considered writing a nice letter to your local officials, citing some points from what Jay Shafer and others have already put out there? This would be a great media piece... I'm sure the local news would eat it up. Best of luck and let us know how it goes! Hi Mark,
I sympathize with you. Have you considered writing a nice letter to your local officials, citing some points from what Jay Shafer and others have already put out there? This would be a great media piece… I’m sure the local news would eat it up. Best of luck and let us know how it goes!

]]> By: Marc Boese http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/5-ways-to-get-around-minimum-size-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-10326 Marc Boese Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:20:49 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=601#comment-10326 I've recently built a tiny house, and am having a bear of a time with the city of Jacksonville, Fl. You can't live in an RV (which it really isn't), and you can't get permits on a small house (under 225 square feet in the latest case.) They don't have a checkbox for it, so they want it gone. I’ve recently built a tiny house, and am having a bear of a time with the city of Jacksonville, Fl. You can’t live in an RV (which it really isn’t), and you can’t get permits on a small house (under 225 square feet in the latest case.) They don’t have a checkbox for it, so they want it gone.

]]> By: Mary C. Charest http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/5-ways-to-get-around-minimum-size-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-8009 Mary C. Charest Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:49:28 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=601#comment-8009 Good Morning, Saw your Blog! I am currently writing a series of "small books". My nitch is to write small books that people will treasure and want to read over and over again. In an age of "rush, rush, rush..." most people do not have the time to read longer books. The first two books will be called American Gothic Modified: Living a Disabled yet Self Sustainable Life. My desire, for these books, is one of timeless elegance that is eco-friendly. Beautiful bounding that will last, yet recycled paper for the pages. I am a published writer and playwright. I have 3.5 more years trapped in NJ suburban hell (my youngest son will be 18 at that time). I can't afford to declare disability - and now I have no insurance - but I WILL NEVER give up! Please provide a few paragraphs, quotes or anecdotes if you feel so inclined. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you! Mary C. Charest maryccharest@yahoo.com Good Morning,

Saw your Blog!

I am currently writing a series of “small books”. My nitch is to write small books that people will treasure and want to read over and over again.

In an age of “rush, rush, rush…” most people do not have the time to read longer books.

The first two books will be called American Gothic Modified: Living a Disabled yet Self Sustainable Life.

My desire, for these books, is one of timeless elegance that is eco-friendly. Beautiful bounding that will last, yet recycled paper for the pages.

I am a published writer and playwright.

I have 3.5 more years trapped in NJ suburban hell (my youngest son will be 18 at that time). I can’t afford to declare disability – and now I have no insurance – but I WILL NEVER give up!

Please provide a few paragraphs, quotes or anecdotes if you feel so inclined.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Thank you!

Mary C. Charest
maryccharest@yahoo.com

]]> By: BruceMcF http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/5-ways-to-get-around-minimum-size-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-7899 BruceMcF Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:23:12 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=601#comment-7899 As an adjunct to the accessory structure clause, in an area without a limit on number of accessory structures, one approach is a Tiny House Village, with the main structure being a weatherproof (but not necessarily heated) structure designed to qualify as the main structure, and placed to be the in-fact-accessory structure to a number of Tiny Houses. As an adjunct to the accessory structure clause, in an area without a limit on number of accessory structures, one approach is a Tiny House Village, with the main structure being a weatherproof (but not necessarily heated) structure designed to qualify as the main structure, and placed to be the in-fact-accessory structure to a number of Tiny Houses.

]]> By: Deena Larsen http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/5-ways-to-get-around-minimum-size-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-4393 Deena Larsen Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:21:47 +0000 http://thistinyhouse.com/?p=601#comment-4393 Hi, We are trying to get into a smaller house (now have a wonderfully huge 800 square foot place that is not well configured). But I am having fun figuring out zoning restrictions. Thanks for the advice... Also, your links to contact you and the charter do not work. Hi,

We are trying to get into a smaller house (now have a wonderfully huge 800 square foot place that is not well configured). But I am having fun figuring out zoning restrictions. Thanks for the advice…
Also, your links to contact you and the charter do not work.

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