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Create an unsustainable system then seek philanthropy to fix the problem? Why not simply fix the system?

• samstave 9y ago
  Seems to me, that is exactly what he stated: Legislation is blocking innovation and ability to provide micro-apartments. We need to change the laws to fix this. I know this first hand, as I am trying to work in the tiny house movement here in the bay area. In talking with the city and county of alameda, the code is the problem. The code states that any land parcel for a single family is required to be minumum of 2,300 square feet. So you cannot sub-div a parcel for several tiny homes, as any structure with a door, sleeping and cooking facilities is considered a dwelling and is subject to requiring a 2,300 SF lot... I am working with several tiny home manufacturers on this - but the laws need to change.
  • greeneggs 9y ago
    It's a political problem, and in fact a very local political problem. If there was any consensus on how to fix it, it wouldn't be difficult to fix it. I don't want billionaires stepping into local politics with their own preferred solutions.
  • majewsky 9y ago
    Can't you just make a small apartment building (with maybe 3 or 4 apartments all connected by a hallway to fulfil the single-outer-door requirement)?
    • adventured 9y ago
      Apartment buildings - even very small ones - come with their own special, elaborate, nightmare regulations. They're worse than housing regulations.
      • PeterisP 9y ago
        An that's a problem which legislation can remove or at least ease.