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Entrepreneurs, staff debate tiny homes, ADU classifications and SDCs in Milwaukie study session
Summary
A Milwaukie study session examined whether tiny homes on wheels, accessory dwelling units and temporary microhomes could be used to expand affordable housing, and whether the city can adjust code or fees such as System Development Charges to support them.
Entrepreneurs who build tiny mobile units and Milwaukie planning staff met with council members at a study session to discuss how small, wheeled microhomes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs) fit local code and what barriers — classification, utility hookups and System Development Charges (SDCs) — would need to be addressed for broader use.
Adia De Torres, who said she and a partner build “tiny rooms on wheels, mobile rooms, or micro homes” intended for temporary housing, described use-cases such as placing units on partially developed lots while larger projects proceed, or placing units in backyards for homeowners to rent as supplemental income. “We built tiny rooms…
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