{"id":236,"date":"2023-08-02T01:43:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikihousepdx.com\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2023-08-10T20:13:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T20:13:44","slug":"pre-requisites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wikihousepdx.com\/?page_id=236","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Requisites"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"236\" class=\"elementor elementor-236\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70da2c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70da2c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b50af92\" data-id=\"b50af92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca50f07 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca50f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There&#8217;s more to home building than the design, manufacture and assembling of the WikiHouse blocks.\u00a0 To create micro-hamlets of starter homes we need to develop lots where can we place WikiHouse structures.\u00a0 We need to:<\/p><ul><li>Legally sub-divide any given plot of land into micro-lots.\u00a0 A 400 sq ft house would benefit from a 700- 800 sq ft lot, so that the owners would have a small backyard and potentially room for car parking in the front.\u00a0 We also need at least 5 ft of side separation.\u00a0 In short, building codes must allow for very small lots.<\/li><li>Every micro-lot will require utility hook-ups at the perimeter, e.g.,\u00a0 water and sewer,\u00a0 data, and grid electrical power (to augment rooftop solar panels where feasible).<\/li><\/ul><p>There are also non-tangible pre-requisites such as:<\/p><ul><li>Having a legal framework in place for ownership deeds (for buying and selling individual homes),<\/li><li>Establish taxation rates for communities comprised of small homes on micro-lots,<\/li><li>Insurability.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>WikiHouse is a relatively new concept. It is important to involve a structural engineer on a project.\u00a0 This\u00a0<a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihouse.cc\/engineering\/what-is-skylark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Introduction to WikiHouse for the Structural Engineer<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); font-size: 1rem;\">is a good starting point for engagement.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); font-size: 1rem;\">Ideally, over time, pre-approved Masterplans for specific WikiHouse designs within specific jurisdictions will be created to make it easier to launch projects.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-260a170\" data-id=\"260a170\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea70e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ea70e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Redevelopment of the Saxonvale area in the city of Frome, England offers inspiration for including micro-lot clusters within urban centers for the self-builders.\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/maydaysaxonvale.co.uk\/masterplan\/tiny-homes-quarter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiny-House Quarters in the Frome Saxonvale Mayday Masterplan<\/a>\u00a0is the first of its kind in England.<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Their overall vision as it relates to housing is inspirational as well.\u00a0 Their guiding light is that urban redevelopment design should deliver a sense of &#8220;well living&#8221; for those that live there:\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-style: inherit; 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