Backyard Cottages | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: VAN DEIST (vandeistmsn.com) | |
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 08:36:42 -0700 (PDT) |
Backyard Cottages (or Mother-in law Cottages as AARP calls them) are a great idea which have the additional advantage of promoting "in-fill" affordable housing. Unfortuately, local zoning has been a consistant barrier to their wider use. Although regulations vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, it is usally the inclusion of a kitchen which violates single family, land use requirements. Even without a kitchen, some jurisdictions require that the "accessory structure" be connected to the primary residence by a connected roofline. This is often satisfied by an attractive, covered breezeway between the primary residence and the accessory structure. Hopefully, the City of Seattle's "Guide to Building a Backyard Cottage" will help lead the way in freeing up this concept for wider application. Van Deist, Venice,FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharon Villines<mailto:sharon [at] sharonvillines.com> To: Cohousing-L<mailto:cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Senior Cohousing / rental / http On May 10, 2009, at 8:01 AM, VAN DEIST wrote: > The Cottage Company (www.cottagecompany.com<http://www.cottagecompany.com/<http://www.cottagecompany.com%3chttp//www.cottagecompany.com/> > >) has developed several "innovative land use stategies" for local > governments in that area. At the site there is also the idea of the Backyard Cottage where one of the small cottages is built on the land of an existing home as a rental unit. http://www.cottagecompany.com/For-Sale/backyard-cottages.aspx<http://www.cottagecompany.com/For-Sale/backyard-cottages.aspx> Sharon ---- Sharon Villines Takoma Village Cohousing,Washington DC http://www.takomavillage.org<http://www.takomavillage.org/> _________________________________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/<http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/>
- Re: Senior Cohousing / rental / http, (continued)
- Re: Senior Cohousing / rental / http Sharon Villines, May 9 2009
- Re: Senior Cohousing / rental / http Marganne Meyer, May 10 2009
- Re: Senior Cohousing / rental / http VAN DEIST, May 10 2009
- Re: Senior Cohousing / rental / http Sharon Villines, May 11 2009
- Backyard Cottages VAN DEIST, May 11 2009
- Re: Backyard Cottages:P accessory apartments Rob Sandelin, May 11 2009
- Re: Senior Cohousing / rental / http fran . levin, May 11 2009
- Re: Senior Cohousing / rental / http Sharon Villines, May 10 2009
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