Tiny home builder sees demand grow as Raleigh advances zoning change

INCLUDING A RULE ON THEIR OBLIGATION TO PROMOTE SAFE GUN STORAGE. >>> PEOPLE IN RALEIGH WHO HAVE BIG DREAMS OF OWNING A HOME HAVE A SMALLER BUDGET, WILL HAVE TO WAIT JUST A LITTLE WHILE LONGER TO BUILD OR BUY A TINY HOME. TODAY THE CITY COUNCIL SET A DATE FOR NEXT MONTH TO DISCUSS A PROPOSAL TO ALLOW SMALLER HOMES ON SMALLER LOTS. WRAL TALKED TO A RALEIGH BUILDER ABOUT THE PENT-UP DEMAND. >> WE LIKE TO KEEP IT KIND OF FUNKY, KIND OF DIFFERENT. >> THESE HOMES FIT IN 500 SQUARE FEET OR LESS. >> PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH TEMPLATES OR EASY ACCESS SO IT CUTS DOWN ON COSTS. >> THEY ARE PARTNERS, PRICES RAGE FROM 70 TO $120,000, FAR BELOW THE LATEST MEDIAN SALES PRICE OF 410,000. >> THE DEVELOPER, THE PRIVATE ENTITIES TO BUY PIECES OF LAND,HIRE A COMPANY LIKE US THAT BUILDS TINY HOMES, SELL THEM OR RENT THEM AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE POINT. THEY TELL WRAL NEWS ABOUT 10 PEOPLE ARE READY TO BUILD IN THE CITY AS WELL AS COUNCIL ALLOWS A CLIMATE CHANGE TO ALLOW TINY HOMES ON SMALLER LOTS OF LAND. >> HISTORICALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BEING REPLACED WITH VERY LARGE HOUSES, THESE PROVISIONS WOULD PROHIBIT THAT ON THESE NEW SMALL LOTS. >> THE PROPOSAL WOULD NOT ALLOW MANUFACTURED HOMES TO QUALIFY THAT’S SOMETHING THE PLANNING COMMISSION REMOVED FROM THE DRAFT, THEY ARE ASKING STAFF FOR MORE DISCUSSION ON THAT BEFORE A PUBLIC HEARING NEXT MONTH. >> I’M A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT THIS ACTUALLY APPLIES TO. AND WHY. >> THEY BELIEVE TINY HOMES ARE SMALL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN RALEIGH. >> THEY ARE JUST GROWING SO FAST WE HAVE TO GET MORE DENSITY AND HOUSING OPTIONS. WRAL NEWS, RALEIGH. >>> THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 7 LATER THIS MONTH THE COUNCIL WILL ALSO TAKE UP CHANGES TO THAT 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ALLOW MORE SO-CALLED MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING MEANING