508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about H.R. Giger, mini city hall, cubicle housing, our forthcoming tiny house villages, the baseball stadium deal, malls, and the Skate Mayor.
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tinyhouse in Worcester in 2016
https://www.telegram.com/news/20160624/tiny-homes-pose-big-challenge-for-local-building-inspectors
“As far as we’re concerned here in the city,” deputy building commissioner David Horne said recently, “as long as you’re applying for a building permit to build a single-family home, and you’re meeting the provisions of the building code with area and habitable living space, fire protection, smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, sanitary (code) – we’re all for it.”
He said the Worcester house meets minimum building and zoning provisions, “so there’s really no reason for us not to issue permits for these types of structures.” He said it went through the city system rather routinely.