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Mount Shasta council approves first reading of tiny-home-on-wheels ordinance after public hearing
Summary
City council gave unanimous first-reading approval to an ordinance to allow permanent tiny homes on wheels in selected zones after a public hearing and discussion about minimum rental periods, CEQA risk and ownership models.
The Mount Shasta City Council on July 28 gave unanimous first-reading approval to an ordinance adding Chapter 18.18 to the Mount Shasta Municipal Code to allow permanent tiny homes on wheels in specified zones.
Council and staff said the ordinance was drafted after council direction in November to seek additional approaches to affordable workforce housing. The ordinance defines tiny homes as structures up to 400 square feet, sets objective design standards and limits tiny-home villages to sites of between three and nine units. The code would allow tiny-home villages in R-2, R-3, C-1 and C-2 zoning districts, with final regulatory authority over site design resting with the Planning Commission.
During the public hearing, residents voiced support for the ordinance as a means to expand housing options. “There is a housing crisis in this…
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