Open AccessSmart Growth Through Tiny Homes
Author(s) -
A. Robin Donnelly
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
texas aandm journal of property law
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.37419/jpl.v4.i4.3
Subject(s) - smart growth , zoning , agency (philosophy) , business , environmentally friendly , plan (archaeology) , environmental planning , urban planning , engineering , geography , civil engineering , ecology , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , biology
Tiny Homes are an environmentally friendly housing option popping up across the United States. Tiny Homes have a minimal environmental footprint due to their small size and eco-friendly design. As such, Tiny Homes could address several of the Environmental Protection Agency’s city development goals. The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has created a Smart Growth program that provides financial assistance to cities seeking to implement greener practices throughout city planning. Tiny Home Eco communities could become a popular Smart Growth development plan. Unfortunately, cities have not welcomed Tiny Homes, and this alternative green housing scheme has remained undeveloped. This Comment is a proposal to expand the EPA’s Smart Growth program to include pre-planned Tiny Home Eco communities. Currently, prospective Tiny Home owners lack the freedom to choose this environmentally-friendly housing option. This proposal seeks to incentivize cities to reform zoning regulations by providing public transportation to those implementing the proposed communities.