DALLAS – Tiny homes are a trendy way to create affordable housing for everyone — from young people to seniors to the homeless.
Now, the city of Dallas is working to figure out if they belong in residential neighborhoods.
The Dallas City Plan Commission decided last night there is more work that needs to be done before giving the green light to tiny homes in single-family residential neighborhoods.
Tiny homes are typically between 100 and 400 square feet.
To put that in perspective, it’s about one-fifth the size of the median home sold in the U.S. in 2021.
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“I am not opposed to these,” said Dallas City Plan Commissioner Melissa Kingston. “Both have a lot of potential to provide aging in place, housing for young people starting out, or simply housing for people who don’t want to live in 3,500 square feet.”
Now, as the city of Dallas works to …