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I wish that regulators would stop assuming that "cultural values" are more important to me than paying half as much rent, and that I shouldn't be allowed to liv

by strken 7y ago

I wish that regulators would stop assuming that "cultural values" are more important to me than paying half as much rent, and that I shouldn't be allowed to live in a cheap studio with a built in mezzanine.

andy_ppp 7y ago
They aren't, there are no regulations on this. I hope you get what you wish for.
- JumpCrisscross 7y ago
  > there are no regulations on this Of course there are. FAR limits, zoning rules, all manner of review processes inhibiting construction, et cetera.
- geofft 7y ago
  In the US there certainly are regulations on that! https://jorgefontan.com/micro-apartments-minimum-apartment-size-nyc/ https://jorgefontan.com/micro-apartments-minimum-apartment-s... https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-supervisors-back-micro-apartments-4055493.php https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-supervisors-back-... https://la.curbed.com/2019/3/27/18281150/santa-monica-micro-apartment-ban https://la.curbed.com/2019/3/27/18281150/santa-monica-micro-...
- strken 7y ago
  There are usually quite a lot of regulations on dwellings, often including room size, layout, window placement, ceiling height, etc. The specific "guidelines" for places I've lived are: https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/80994/Apartment-Design-Guidelines-for-Victoria_August-2017.pdf https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/... http://default.sfplanning.org/publications_reports/residential_design_guidelines.pdf http://default.sfplanning.org/publications_reports/residenti... The San Francisco guidelines are particularly onerous, but the Victorian guidelines still set e.g. minimum sizes for bedrooms and living areas.
ShorsHammer 7y ago
I've said this repeatedly about Sydney, plenty of people would live in capsule homes given the chance. For a lot of people in the inner city you don't actually spend that much time at home besides sleeping. Local landowners would lose their minds though.

by strken 7y ago

andy_ppp 7y ago

They aren't, there are no regulations on this. I hope you get what you wish for.

JumpCrisscross 7y ago
> there are no regulations on this Of course there are. FAR limits, zoning rules, all manner of review processes inhibiting construction, et cetera.
geofft 7y ago
In the US there certainly are regulations on that! https://jorgefontan.com/micro-apartments-minimum-apartment-size-nyc/ https://jorgefontan.com/micro-apartments-minimum-apartment-s... https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-supervisors-back-micro-apartments-4055493.php https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-supervisors-back-... https://la.curbed.com/2019/3/27/18281150/santa-monica-micro-apartment-ban https://la.curbed.com/2019/3/27/18281150/santa-monica-micro-...
strken 7y ago
There are usually quite a lot of regulations on dwellings, often including room size, layout, window placement, ceiling height, etc. The specific "guidelines" for places I've lived are: https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/80994/Apartment-Design-Guidelines-for-Victoria_August-2017.pdf https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/... http://default.sfplanning.org/publications_reports/residential_design_guidelines.pdf http://default.sfplanning.org/publications_reports/residenti... The San Francisco guidelines are particularly onerous, but the Victorian guidelines still set e.g. minimum sizes for bedrooms and living areas.

ShorsHammer 7y ago

I've said this repeatedly about Sydney, plenty of people would live in capsule homes given the chance. For a lot of people in the inner city you don't actually spend that much time at home besides sleeping. Local landowners would lose their minds though.