The vision for TinyHouseVillage.org to build a village of tiny houses within 50 miles of San Francisco - a tiny community based on sharing. The community will be seeking investments in the near future.

1. Tiny HouseVillage
A Tiny Community Based on Sharing
-TinyHouseVillage.org -
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2. Who am I?!
• Co-authored “It’s a Shareable Life”
• Have lived in several coliving communities
• Regularly speak about sharing & community
• Act as a consultant for marketplaces
• Founded the “Sharers of SF” Group
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4. Why?
• Experiences > stuff
• Sharing makes sense
• Small spaces encourage loving what you
have - and reducing waste
• Mobility and the future of work
• Lifestyle/cost
• Community matters
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5. Vision
• 10-15 Tiny House plots
• 2-10 Acres of Land
• Community center with kitchen
• Large outdoor area
• Rental model for land plots
• People provide / buy their own tiny house
• Houses required to be on wheels
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6. Vision
• Within 50 miles of SF (likely N. of SF)
• Non-profit structure
• Educational / open source
• Lots of events, music, art
• Temporary/vacation rental units available
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7. Vision
• Shared dinners nightly in outdoor area
• Shared garden / permaculture
• Regularly scheduled caravan to SF
• Fast accessible WiFi
• Great areas for work / coworking
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8. Existing Communitiesin California
• Sonoma: Sebastopol
• Richmond (in planning process)
• San Jose - “Houselets” Urban Prototyping
• Lemon Cove - 19 mile N.Visalia
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9. Zoning
• RV Park Zoning
• Working with Interested City Planners
• Get City Codes Written / Overwritten
• Just do it anyway? Lease land?
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10. Next Steps
• Locate city / county willing to work with us
• Source land < $500K
• Find investors & grant money
• Build it!
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11. Next Event
• Land scouting adventure in North Bay
• Set up real estate / city planner
appointments
• Look at 3-5 pieces of land
• Eat lunch
• LEARN who might allow this
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12. Community Speakers
• Tiny House Expo
• Tiny House Trailers & Tiny House Owner
• Website & Resource Guide
• Builders Co-op
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