Residents in Salt Lake are divided over embracing tiny homes in their neighborhood, also referred to as Mother-In-Law apartments or dwellings.
The city council might soon be looking to make some changes, tackling the question of who can live or what can be built on your own private property. They are considering making some changes in permitting residents there to have tiny home structures on their property, but not everyone in the community is happy about it.
One of those residents who is in favor of the change, John Armstrong, says that he wants his 72 year old mother to be able to build a home on his property and live in a tiny home. At the moment, she lives on her own and she doesn't need the space that she has now he says, she wants to be closer to the family now.
However, he says that right now her only option available would be to move far away in order to find something affordable. That's why he wants to be able to build a tiny home on his own property for her to live in, one that is going to be roughly a 600-square-foot residence.
At the moment, restrictive zoning laws currently permit them from designing this sort of arrangement for their lives with their own property. But tomorrow that might change if city council decides to make the adjustments to allow those dwellings to exist.
It's alleged that some of the older and more affluent neighborhoods are the ones who have been more vocal about the council making such changes.
Opponents don't want to see the tiny homes around their area, they are worried about them being rented out, bringing more parking to the area, and other issues. And because of the push-back, it's expected that lawmakers will only make the changes to permit other areas to allow the tiny homes. Perhaps several years in the future, they might once again come back to the issue and the topic of possibly extending that freedom to more regions.
You can currently find many tiny home communities scattered in numerous states around the US, including California, Michigan, Texas, Florida, and elsewhere.
As many people not only around the US, but in various countries around the world, continue to struggle to find affordable housing options, it's prompted an increasing number of them to consider tiny homes. The tiny home option is one that allows them to become a property owner at a much more affordable price point.
Tiny homes vary in price and you can find anything from $1,500 DIY projects up to $20,000 or more to purchase one. There are a wide variety of them already available on the market today; cost-effective and space-efficient. Unfortunately for some though who might be interested in building one on their property, they might be surprised to find that they don't have the freedom to do that. For some residents in Salt Lake City though, that's likely to change this week.
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Sources:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2017/12/03/not-in-my-neighbors-backyard-salt-lake-city-leaders-give-in-to-east-sides-opponents-on-mother-in-law-apartments/
https://www.parkrecord.com/news/summit-county/could-tiny-homes-ease-park-citys-employee-housing-shortage/
http://fox13now.com/2017/09/17/salt-lake-city-council-to-consider-zoning-changes-for-structures-including-tiny-houses/
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