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How To Find Tiny House Land: Resources and Knowledge You’ll Need
Everything on Land, Zoning, and the Tiny House buying process
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Where In Massachusetts Are Tiny Houses Legal?
A near comprehensive list of towns that allow Tiny Houses in Massachusetts
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How Dominique Kerins of Auburn, MA Convinced Her Town’s Zoning & Building Inspector To Approve Tiny Houses
Dominique Kerins and her husband wanted to put an accessible tiny house in the yard of their regular-sized home in Auburn, MA for her aging grandmother, so she inquired whether that would be possible at her Town Hall. Fast forward a couple months, and Auburn’s Annual Town Meeting was last night. Tiny Houses were the
Great Barrington, MA Will Vote On Backyard Tiny Houses May 6
The planning & zoning board of the town of Great Barrington, MA is considering allowing tiny houses on wheels, or movable tiny houses, as Accessory Dwelling Units in the back yards of existing houses. The tiny house amendment has gone through all the previous stages of approval: registered voters in Great Barrington will vote on
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Planning Board Meeting Recap: Backyard Cottages in Williamstown, MA?
Williamstown, MA had its planning board meeting last night, discussing whether to allow backyard cottages and second apartments to homes in certain zones of town. It was a full house, with others who couldn’t get seats standing in the hallway. In the photo, Amy Jeschawitz, Chair of the Planning Board, sits under the town flag,
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Recap: Meeting on Backyard Tiny Houses in Great Barrington, MA
Last week’s public hearing in Great Barrington, MA addressed using tiny houses on wheels as backyard cottages. (If you haven’t already seen it or need a refresher, refer back to this blog post). After the meeting, I spoke with Jonathan Hankin who is the president of the Planning Board. Here’s his recap: The meeting was
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Please Support Tiny House Zoning in Great Barrington, MA this Thursday, March 7
The town of Great Barrington, MA is considering adding Movable Tiny Houses, or Tiny Houses on Wheels, to their zoning regulations, allowable as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). As proposed, movable tiny houses will only be allowed as an ADU which means there has to be a primary dwelling. A 2/3 majority at town meeting will
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Are Composting Toilets Allowed in Massachusetts?
Composting toilets and greywater systems can be a great solution for how to deal with waste water. But are you allowed to use them on your own land in MA? Spoiler alert: Like pretty much every code, there’s not a single easy answer that applies everywhere. According to mass.gov, for residential homes: “Title 5 (310
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