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I am passing what I have seen on several "documentaries" not personal experience, so those "in the know" may have better insight.
The documentaries I have seen on the "tiny houses", they were usually in a backyard as a "trailor" or "shed" to get around zoning limitations, and were wired in to the house on the lot, so the utility "connection" is not actually tied to the tiny house. The documentaries did not explain the intricacies of plumbing (more important than electricity, IMO), but I would assume they were also tied to the actual "house" for sewer and water services as well.
I saw one documentary about a guy building one for use in a remote area of Colorado, and he had a composting toilet, they hauled water for drinking (spit baths for clean up), and had a solar panel with battery for power generation (lights, small kithen appliances). I am guessing the beer fridge and heat was LPG - they showed it was in the house, but gave no info about it. My thoughts were that the distance required to travel for supplies (water and food) with the limited storage capacity of the tiny house, made it impracticle IMO. His dream, not mine, and he was happy, so that IS success for him.
My son is designing one, but we are only in the first stages. He plans to take it to college, and live in it 4 years.
Solar Power is a must, and a small windmill does not hurt either.
But this is the great challenge, find a way to make it work, to have all the necessities and comforts on a small scale without the big bills.
The key is to live where there's either no zoning or very little/non-restrictive, and no neighbors who want to be neighborhood dictators running your life. The zoning rules in most areas with zoning are about enforcing conformity and enslaving people with debt for what they don't need.
The key is to live where there's either no zoning or very little/non-restrictive, and no neighbors who want to be neighborhood dictators running your life. The zoning rules in most areas with zoning are about enforcing conformity and enslaving people with debt for what they don't need.
So if a job forces you to live in the city there's no way of circumventing the laws?
Live in a city without zoning, e.g., Houston. There are smaller cities as well that have no zoning. However, you'll still need to consider building codes.
Can you buy a residential lot and park one on it indefinitely?
Only if the zoning allows it, many lots won't.
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