Microhousing: What Happened to the Guiding Principles
At the outset of the City’s effort to understand and regulate microhousing here’s what they said were going to be their guiding principles: Guiding Principles Below are the guiding principles we’ve used to develop these recommendations. The principles respond to citizen expressed concerns, as well as consistency with broader policies in the Mayor’s Housing Strategy, […]
Micro Legislation: An Architect’s Perspective
This review of microhousing legislation was first posted at Neiman Taber Architects Blog on September 10. Background Marion Micro Housing by Neiman Taber In response to the ongoing controversy over micro housing, Councilmember Mike O’Brien has proposed new legislation that would significantly change the rules for micro housing development in Seattle. Depending on your […]
Q13 on Microhousing: Determining How Other People Live
Last night C.R. Douglas reported on our efforts to defend microhousing against the onslaught of single-family resistance to a housing product that has been very successful. I thought the report was very fair and balanced. Here’s what I said: “It’s a choice that people are making to say, I want a smaller space, pay less […]
