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Housing Goals Affordable Reduced carbon footprint Energy efficient Conserve natural resources through reduced

construction material impactWater conservation Reduce urban sprawl/better utilization of land Cut air pollution Sustainable Tiny housing is an option where affordability, eco friendly and sustainable work harmoniously.

Scope California Housing Crisis

• CA needs +/-180,000 units/yr. and only producing 80,000 -- housing production is not keeping pace

• Lack of housing supply costs the CA economy $238 Billion annually

• 1/3rd of CA households pay more than 50% of their income for housing

• ½ of CA households are moderate income or less

• CA has highest poverty rate of states when housing is factored

• Homeownership rates are lowest since the 1940’s

• Millennials are price out of market—difficult for empty nesters to downsize

Housing Reality

Tens of thousand of Californians live in crowded, unsafe and unsanitary conditions. (25% of nations homeless)

Affordable housing can’t wait!Daniel R. Fitzpatrick [email protected]

Tiny House Movement: Back to the Future??

Average # of people perhousehold has been dropping for 50 years – now at 2.6

30% US housing units are now single occupied units vs 8% in the 1950’s

Today….households are more diverse. A mix of housing is needed to meet changing demographics

What are they?

How are they different from other housing products?

Tiny = 70 - 400 sq. ft. Moveable Tiny – 8.5’-12’ wide – up to 30’ long – 13’6” high

Tiny HousesMoveable Tiny Houses

(micro condos/apartments)


Moveable Tiny Houses are NOTyour conventional travel trailer or motor hom

e


Moveable Tiny Houses are built to resemble a typical cottage or bungalow


Built like a conventional house,

But on wheels!


Designs that aesthetically fit the community

Options that can complement any setting


Interiors for Independent Daily Living

Compact-living

-sleeping -cooking

-sanitation-work & recreatio

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Sleeping Loft

Kitchens Building options are unlimited

Bathroom


Benefits of Tiny Homes to Community and User•Affordable

•Energy efficient – Reduced carbon footprint•Low water/sewer consumption•Sustainable


Moveable Tiny House benefits: continued

•Easy to locate, hookup and maintain•Infill – Increased Density without sprawl•Better use of Community resources/services•No taxpayer subsidy required for affordable ADU unitsDaniel Fitzpatrick [email protected]

Flexibility of Use• Live/work office• In-Law Suite• Guest House• Caregiver Unit• Disaster recovery• Student Housing• Studio• Affordable Rental• Site Security• Employee

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Affordability Analysis as ADU(Investor or Non profit)

Average Moveable Tiny house cost = $65,000. + Lot prep cost = $10,000 (utility hookup + trenching, water and electrical hookup, pad, fees) = Total Investment: $75,000

Rent: $600/month or $7,200/year

A very reasonable ROI, or

Cost effective non profit housing


Median family income -- $55,000

- Low income (50%) = $ 27,500 x 30% = $8,250- Very low income (35%) = $19,250 x 30% = $5,775

Affordability Analysis as ADU(User & Taxpayer)

Thus, a significant portion of California households can afford a moveable tiny houseas an ADU.


Cost of Affordable housing unit to taxpayer -- $0.00

Cost of Moveable Tiny House vs Stick BuiltAdded costs for stick built housing:

• Architectural Plans• City Plan Check• Inspection Fees• Foundation• Additional Time • Additional square feet for IRC code requirements

Adding $25,000 over the cost of moveable tiny housesCosts are now $100,000 vs $75,000

Under current Building Codes, the cottages below may well be consider a permitted ADU


But these cottages would NOT be permitted!


Code amendments required to permit Moveable Tiny Houses as ADU’s

•Define moveable tiny houses

•Establish applicable building code standards


Elements of a Definition

“Moveable tiny house” -- A structure intended for separate, independent living quarters for one household that meets certain conditions:

1. DMV – registered and licensed2. Meets ANSI 119.2/NFPA 119.2 or ANSI 119.5 building code requirements 3. On site, wheels and undercarriage shall be skirted; 4. Has at least 100 sq. ft. of first floor interior living space; 5. Is a detached self-contained unit which shall include permanent provisions for

living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation; 6. Designed and built to look like a conventional building, and 7. If the wheels are removed so the unit may sit on a foundation, the foundation shall follow State approved requirements for foundation systems for Manufactured housing. If the Movable Tiny House does not remove the wheels, the wheels and leveling/support jacks must sit on a concrete, paved or compacted gravel surface sufficient to support its weight

ANSI: American National Standards Institutehttps://www.ansi.org/

ANSI provides comprehensive building standards for Moveable Tiny Houses, just as the CA Residential Building Code provides standards for stick built dwellings.


Builders of Moveable Tiny Houses are “Certified” through:

--Pacific West Tiny Homes, Inc. (also has a DIY program), or

--RVIA – Recreational Vehicle Industry Association

These 3rd party organizations provide oversight of builders conformance with ANSI Standards


It is important that moveable tiny housesare certified and meet design standards!!


Moveable tiny homes, have characteristic each of the 3 major building codes:

• RV’s –on wheels and can travel highways (ANSI Code)• Stick built/modular/FBH cottages – they have traditional

framing, plumbing and electrical systems (IRC Code)• Manufactured Housing – built on wheels in factory

and moved to site (HUD Code)

Thus, they do not fit neatly in any existing code category, but are currently RV’s under CA law

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IRC 2018 - Appendix Q is now Tiny friendly:

• SLEEPING LOFT • STAIRWAY WIDTH, TREAD/RISER• LANDING PLATFORMS, • HEADROOM• LADDERS, ALTERNATING TREAD DEVICES, LOFT GUARDS, • EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE

Building codes are evolving to recognize tiny houses

CA action on building code amendments – July 2019

Municipal codes can be amendedto accommodate tiny houses as:

• 2nd dwelling units• Infill tiny home enclaves• Independent housing units


Tiny House Community

• Infill• Combination of Movable Tiny

Homes & stick built tiny• Great for remnant parcels


Create design guidelines friendly to small and tiny houses asInfill development.

-- Example: Portland’s infill design guidelines for fee-simple“cottage clusters”

Permit small-lot subdivision on R1 lots where historically used.

Refine Small Lot Subdivision to be inclusive ofTiny Houses on Foundation

Other ideas for tiny house development

City-owned parcels withzoning or rezonefor pilot project

Develop prototypezoning for pocket communities


Thinking outside the box does lead to creative options for

affordable, eco friendly housing

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