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Boise staff recommend code change to permit tiny homes on wheels; council asks for fee and safety details
Summary
City planning staff briefed council on a tiny-home-on-wheels pilot operated with LEAP Housing; staff proposed zoning changes to permit one tiny home on wheels per parcel in zones that allow ADUs, and council asked staff to return with details on impact fees, utility hookups and incentives.
City planning staff told the Boise City Council the tiny-home-on-wheels (THOW) pilot yielded early evidence that movable tiny homes can provide lower-cost housing options without known health or life-safety failures, and asked whether council wants staff to draft a permanent zoning code change as part of year-1 code updates.
Nikki Olivier Hellingamp, planning staff lead on the pilot, said the 2023 pilot allowed movable tiny homes on trailers—built with standard housing materials, under 400 square feet—to be sited in backyards for 1218 months. The city received 56 applicants and permitted six pilot sites across Boise (two in the North End, two near Broadway and Boise Avenue, one near Orchard and I-84, and one at Maple Grove and McMillan). Staff said tiny-home villages were…
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