All Forum Posts by: Yasmina Malik

zoning zoning zoning.  Most communities simply dont allow this and are disinclined to change the zoning or allow a variance.  Forward thinking communities like Portland or Olympia may be allowing one off projects but if you google ny times gibibg homeless homes you shoukd come up with thw article (im on my phone)  note that Olympia only did it to give houses to homeless and they located it on marginal land adjacent to an industrial park.  Its my opinion but most traditional residential areas would fight something loke this.  What is the advantage over a mobile home park?  There are areas where that is allowed and a moblie home allows economies of scale which would be important for such small affordable home.   

I have a lot that I would love to build a small house on but I would need a geotech report and there are some protected trees on it. Which is why a small home would work but it would need to absorb the 20k in reports and need a retaining wall and wall design.  So that would push the cost per square foot.  The only way i see to get the per square foot down to normal levels is to uae a moblie. Which of course is expressly foebidden by code.  End result?  Vacant trash strewn lot.  Sad.  

Love the idea.  Work on pull with your local building council and start attending meetings.  Good luck.