City vs Rural & Infrastructure | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharon![]() |
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Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:44:51 -0700 (PDT) |
> On Apr 18, 2021, at 10:23 AM, Ty Albright via groups.io > <tmalbright=verizon.net [at] groups.io> wrote: > > Rod is correct ….. also you need to consider the cost of site preparation …. > Access to utilities, sewer – municipality required roads / drives for fire > equipment etc. For this reason paying more for city or suburban areas pays off in the end. You have the utilities available, particularly if you are clearing lot that has a dilapidated structure or a structure that you can use for a common house. The utilities will be there from the road, not a few blocks away or not at all. Living in smaller spaces is one thing but living without electricity and water and sewer is some thing else. Many people prefer to live that way—off grid — but that can be done now. The learning is learning how to live off grid. See Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage: https://www.dancingrabbit.org/about-dancing-rabbit-ecovillage/ And the Fellowship for Intentional Communities for a directory: https://www.ic.org > These low cost solutions are all great …. But there are lots of low cost > solutions – proven solutions ….. you still need to deal with municipality > requirements …. the cost of a drive that can accommodate a fire truck can > exceed the cost of a home …. As you say this seems to be the real problem. All the developers, like you, say that it’s zoning. “Oh, right. Where can you build it." What will they let you build? Their are progressive zoning codes. One planned community got approval for building houses at the juncture of 4 parcels of land zoned for single family houses. The overall density met zoning requirements and they had open land around the community. They also got approval for hay bale construction. Hay bale houses have the appeal of composting toilets — you have to be committed to that level of sustainable housing. And that is such a local problem that I wonder what can be done to pull together all the people who want to own their own homes and need a low cost solution. We need a group to focus on building a low cost community so we can all share in supporting them and learning from their success and failures. The group was in Utah didn’t get built — a not infrequent story — but they did get zoning. The guide to building codes by state: https://www.buildingsguide.com/blog/resources-building-codes-state/ National Association of Home Builders for news, issues, and advocacy https://www.nahb.org Rockwool — Clear explanation of codes and standards — what, why, and best practices https://www.rockwool.com/north-america/advice-and-inspiration/blog/building-codes-and-standards/ Sharon ——— Sharon Villines http://affordablecohousing.com affordablecohousing [at] groups.io To subscribe: affordablecohousing+subscribe [at] groups.io
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City vs Rural & Infrastructure Sharon Villines, April 29 2021
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Re: [affordablecohousing] City vs Rural & Infrastructure Ty Albright, April 29 2021
- Re: [affordablecohousing] City vs Rural & Infrastructure Sharon Villines, April 29 2021
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Re: [affordablecohousing] City vs Rural & Infrastructure Ty Albright, April 29 2021
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