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Background - Tiny House Villages

A Tiny House Village is defined in the 2019 Housing Element as "a grouping or clustering of three or more tiny houses or moveable tiny houses", or "three or more detached bedrooms with central sanitary, laundry, cooking and dining facilities."
In an effort to improve housing diversity and encourage development of new low-cost housing, the Housing Element envisioned amending the Zoning Regulations to allow tiny house villages as multifamily dwellings, permitted by right in certain zones.
At present, multiple small residential units on a single parcel are not recognized in the County's zoning regulations. The closest analogies are mobile home parks, special occupancy parks, RV parks, campgrounds, and planned unit developments. Tiny house villages differ from all these in the forms of housing they contain, limitations on length of tenancy, acceptance as permanent residences, and the forms of ownership and operation.
In addition, parks are currently run as commercial enterprises regulated by the State, which prevents residents from having a stake in the land that the tiny houses occupy.

This survey is meant to help design regulations that conform to community needs.

If you are pressed for time, or you prefer to make a written comment instead of taking the survey, please do so here:

1. What comes to mind when you hear Tiny House Village?

Moveable tiny homes, like park model RVs
Tiny houses on permanent foundations
RVs and trailers
Handbuilt houses with non-traditional forms such as earthships, aircrete structures, rammed earth, or other innovative building types
Other

Other comments (Max 500 characters)

2. Who do you imagine would live in a Tiny House Village?

Multi-generational groups
People who share a profession or trade
People with disabilities or who need occasional assistance
People needing transitional housing
Lower income people
Cross section of all the above

Other (max. 500 characters)

3. What kind of setting would be best for a tiny house village? Check all that apply.

Urban with nearby services
Village with basic services but primarily rural
Rural

Agricultural areas
Tribal lands
Other

Other (max. 500 characters)

4. What types of buildings should be allowed?

Tiny houses on foundations
Moveable tiny houses
Both of the above

RVs
Detached sleeping units with common cooking, bathrooms, gathering facilities
Other

What other settings do you envision for tiny house villages?

5. In your view, should residency or occupancy of a Tiny House Village be permanent or temporary?

6. In your opinion, tiny house village residents would be:

Owners
Renters
Both
Other arrangement

If another arrangment, please describe (max. 500 characters)

7. Have you tried to organize or build a tiny house village in Humboldt County or elsewhere?

Yes
No

8. If yes to #7, what are the obstacles you encountered, either in Humboldt County or elsewhere? For example:

Other obstacles you may have encountered (max. 500 characters)

9. How important is the integration of the tiny house with a surrounding natural area?

Essential to the THV’s success
Important
Nice, but not that important
An amenity that could be excluded to reduce cost.

Do you have other comments about integration with land? (max. 500 characters)

10. What are the zones where you think Tiny House Villages should be allowed?

Please list other zones where you would like to see tiny house villages allowed (max 500 characters):

Please share any additional input you may have below. (max. 1000 characters)

You made it to the end! Thank you for taking time to complete the survey.

Please visit the Tiny House Village website if you are interested in what’s next and how to receive updates. You'll also find the contact information for Mary Milner, Planner, the Tiny House Village contact person.

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