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25 square feet is irreconcilable

..and we pick up coverage with the meeting in session…The Council debated over altering its stance on the size of ADUs with Konopa suggested 825 square feet and Sykes offering 850. The two continued to move further apart after Konopa refused to move to 75% of the main home’s square feet and Sykes refused anything less than 850 square feet. For all the sordid details about government officials spinning their wheels over 25 square feet

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Tiny Homes are Smart ADUs

Los Angeles leads the way. Los Angeles has adopted one of the first local ordinances that includes Tiny Homes on wheels as officially sanctioned ADUs. They have to be built to modern code specifications, but this is the way most tiny home builders already operate. Here’s the specific code that refers to tiny homes. MOVABLE TINY HOUSE. A structure intended for the separate, independent living quarters of one household for year-round residence that meets all

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