Board debates allowing 'tiny homes' locally; state building-code limits shape options
The planning-board update opened an extensive discussion on whether to amend local code to allow tiny homes, focusing on state building-code appendix (400 sq ft threshold), where tiny homes could be permitted, and whether they would be treated as single-family dwellings on their own parcels or as accessory units.
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The planning-board representative reported that the board is exploring tiny homes as an option for affordable housing and asked the Town Board for direction about altering zoning and building-code language. Members discussed whether the local minimum for a single-family dwelling (currently cited in the transcript as 600 square feet in the Lakeshore District) should be lowered, and whether the town should align its local rules with the state's appendix that operates at 400 square feet.
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