The county’s Planning Commission reviewed an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance at its May 21 meeting. The ordinance codifies measures in the county’s 2019 Housing Element of the General Plan Update and aligns with new state rules on secondary residential units.
McKMAC visualizes Town Center, tiny houses
The Humboldt County Planning Division has commissioned local architect Kash Boodjeh to draw images of what the McKinleyville Town Center should look like based on the public input that’s been received.
McKMAC goes into detail on housing
Jack Durham Mad River Union MCKINLEYVILLE – Building mother-in-law units, tiny house villages and creating more affordable housing were among the topics discussed Feb. 27 by the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC). The committee and more than 30 residents gathered at Azalea Hall to hear a presentation on the update of the Humboldt County Housing…
Group proposes homeless village out on peninsula
Jack Durham Mad River Union MANILA – A local nonprofit organization wants to open a campground for homeless people, or build a tiny house village, or do both somewhere in the Manila area. Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives is looking for either private property to rent or lease for the project. Edie Jessup, who is a…
Winchell Dillenbeck: The tiny house village solution
Humboldt County has a situation in which there are a significant number of persons without the ability to obtain shelter resulting in a threat to their health and safety. Public officials have refused to acknowledge the Declaration of a Shelter Crisis. The State of California and the County of Humboldt have adopted the federal model…
Tiny House Expo today
A Tiny House Expo will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship grounds, 24 Fellowship Way in Bayside from noon to 6 p.m. AHHA (Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives) is sponsoring the first annual Tiny House Expo of small affordable living units for the homeless in a village setting. The Expo will feature…
Cabin discovered in Arcata Community Forest
Update: Those intrigued by this cabin may be interested in the discovery of a second cabin, possibly created by the same individual. Read about it here. And then there’s this… – Ed. Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Mark Andre was marking trees in one of the Arcata Community Forest’s most remote sections…
Tiny House movement reaching Arcata
You’re so big, it’s so tiny Every cloud is silver liney The great escape for all of you Tiny is as tiny do! – Frank Zappa, “City of Tiny Lights” Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – For some Arcatans, tiny will do just fine. They want to live simply, unburdened by stuff, having…