Commission weighs raising tiny-home threshold and clarifying dwelling definitions
The Rio Communities commission debated whether the current 70‑square‑foot sleeping-space threshold for a 'dwelling unit' is too small and discussed raising it to 120 sq ft to ensure habitability and permit inspection; members agreed to revisit language for tiny homes and secondary dwellings.
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Commission members reviewed proposed revisions to dwelling definitions, including how to classify single-unit, multiunit and secondary dwellings and what minimum sleeping/living-space standards should apply to tiny homes.
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