Re-Imagine Affordable Housing - RBG Overview 2020

Re-Imagine Affordable Housing - RBG Overview 2020

Re-Imagine Affordable Housing

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www.ReBuildingGreenUSA.org | 619-609-0080 | [email protected]

REBUILDING YESTERDAY & TOMORROW; TODAY.

OUR MISSION:

Our 501(c)(3) was birthed April 25th, 1978 by professors of San Diego State as Ecological Life Systems Institute.(E.L.S.I.). Their futuristic view of the challenges that the environment would eventually face served as the seed that metamorphosed into Rebuilding Green. Today, RBG. has enhanced its mission to include affordable housing solutions. It strives to lead our communities to a new way of living, which was a part of the original plan fueled by our Creator, who gifted us with tools to live healthy, self-sustaining, and happy lives. We believe that the BIG problems that our nation faces have natural and tiny solutions that will bring 'community' back into our neighborhoods. The last 30 years of wrong-minded policies have gotten us into this housing crisis, and I think its innovation that’s going to get us back out of it. We can’t subsidize our way out of this. 2 Restoring, rebuilding communities and saving dreams amongst youth, seniors, working families, and veterans through affordable housing solutions while being socially and environmentally responsible

~ San Diego Commissioner Doug Austin

As an advocate for AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS, we are excited to welcome you to the TINY-HOME MOVEMENT !

WHAT WE DO…

Tiny Home Communities

Legal Tiny Home Options

Innovative Simple Solutions

Advocates for Affordable Housing by Repurposing Land Usages

ADU’s, Granny Flats, Caregiver, Permanent, & Movable Tiny Homes.

Create, ReBuild after a disaster, & Rebrand using the Tiny-Home Movement

Rebuilding Green knows that Tiny - Homes are not just cute miniature homes; they hold a viable solution to many issues that our world is faced with and provide a path forward that can improve the quality of life economically, socially, and are environmentally sustainable-both for the individual and their communities.

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What can Movable Tiny Homes do for you & the Community you serve?

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What is a MOVABLE TINY HOME?

A structure on a chassis with wheels, used for dwelling purposes that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. Are under 400 SF and built to look like a typical home but built to NFPA 119.2 and ANSI 1195 standards. Such units are currently permitted in RV, MH or Campground areas and as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) in LA, SD, SJ, SLO, Fresno and Humboldt and Santa Clara Counties. CA Dept of HCD has signed off on movable tiny homes as permissible ADU’s.

Click on green button to tour MTH’s. Once in home, click on circles to navigate.

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MTH’s are a make-sense affordable housing option

• Everything needed for daily living • Bedrooms, full kitchens, and bathrooms. • Up to 400 sq. Ft. (studio, 1 & 2 bedrooms) • Utilities can hook into existing infrastructure • Electric • Septic or sewer

• Built to NFPA 119.2 or ANSI 1195 standards * • Legal Tiny-Friendly cities as: • Another ADU type • Healthcare / caregiver permit • Tiny-Home Villages (RV & MH Parks) • Can be customized to match primary dwelling

* National Fire Protection Association & American National Standards Institute

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A ‘MOVABLE TINY HOME’ is NOT…

MISCONCEPTION : MOVABLE TINY HOMES are not conventional RV’s with motors or trailers!

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Re-imagine living Tiny

A paradigm has been gaining momentum over the last decade. People everywhere are realizing that the concept that ‘BIGGER-is-Better’ is a mirage that only enslaved us to our houses & destroyed the sense of community that we once knew. Houses grew while the family unit shrank, compromising our most valuable relationships. The average number of square feet per person in the median new home nearly doubled from 1970 to 2010. Furthermore, one-person households have grown dramatically to 28.37%, up from 17% in 1970.

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'Bigger-is-Better’ has produced a steep social decline While income & life expectancy has increased, deterioration of relationships has risen. 1-in-3 people over 65 live alone & half of those over 85 live alone, which contribute to health issues. Millennials are now the largest population who have the lowest rate of marriage while the boomers have picked up a new term, ‘gray divorce’ with the highest rate of divorce. RBG recognizes the impact that Tiny-Homes in backyards and Tiny-Villages can haves by reducing isolation, increasing independence and enhancing purpose of life. With this, RBG will continue to advocate for the solutions that Tiny-Homes offer.

(Statistica 2020).

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ReBuilding Green (RBG) is excited to participate alongside like-minded entities and individuals who are passionate about delivering results in an increasingly unaffordable housing market for those experiencing housing insecurity. A safe place to call home is the basis for all successful outcomes in life –social, medical, educational, vocational. Housing must be one of the state's top priorities to act now. RBG believes that through a collaborative effort and through innovative housing, the answers to affordability is available today. Whether it is repurposing land that already exists, such as back yards, church parking lots, run-down trailer parks, or school campuses, PreFAB / Movable Tiny Homes can provide the housing that California is in dire need of throughout the state. RBG brings its experienced all-star team to implement services addressing California's dire need for affordable housing solutions with the following focus and described briefly in the pages to follow: Repurposing existing land usages

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Backyard solutions with Accessory Dwelling Units & Movable Tiny Homes Rebrand or Rebuild trailer parks into Tiny Home Communities Create Tiny Home Zones with existing vacant lots Pilot program design and implementation features a collaboration of housing, supportive services, job training, and jobs.

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Disaster Relief or Preparedness with extreme weather housing units. Fi nancial resources for individuals and communities that are rebuilding. RBG has access to financial grants for individuals who qualify for down payment assistance for Movable Tiny Homes. Additionally, we are delighted to be equipped to offer these services and products as needed:

As a California HCD licensed dealer, RBG has access to other preFAB options that represent hundreds of years of experience for panelized systems, manufactured and modular homes.

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’YES’ in my back yard Some residents that might have once opposed new construction in their neighborhoods have metamorphosed from the mindset of a NIMBY, named for the phrase, "Not In My Backyard," to the opposite view called YIMBY, "Yes In My Backyard" and even pushing governments to allow them to build more and more housing in their backyards, literally with Accessory Dwelling Units. (ADU’s) A previous adversarial discussion between homeowners and local building departments has been relaxed by updated regulations on 2 nd units as the housing crisis escalates. ACU’s are now mutually welcomed by the State of California and its homeowners as the quickest, most economical way to answer the states housing crisis, increase monthly cash flow, and provide an affordable housing solution to those who face housing insecurity. Create ‘Smart-backyards’ for youth, seniors, veterans, and single parents who need housing now.

Permanent PreFAB Tiny Homes up to 1200 sq. ft. (ADU) Financing Resources for PreFAB ADU’s

10 Permanent PreFAB ADU’s- Example Costs = total approximate costs $135K (Standard features 2bedroom / 1 bath - 750 sq. ft.& standard site prep, utilities, transportation , & installation. Prices subject to change based on scope of work)

IT TAKES A VILLAGE Costs Example- Back Yard Movable Tiny Home

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ReBranding Trailer Parks

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Ridding Stigma with Tiny Home Villages

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Transform The Neighborhood

* Before & After pics – Tiny-Friendly Community in Bay Area 2020

NIMBY –to-YIMBY

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RE-THINK AFFORDABLE ZONING TINY HOME ZONES

Most municipalities have zoning, land use and development codes to guide development of typical single-family home and multifamily product. But, a tiny home development, does not neatly fit into either of these categories. A municipality could design a zoning district or overlay district know as “Tiny Home Zones.” A tiny home zone or village (THZ) could consist of typical tiny homes on foundations and movable tiny homes (MTH). Following are several ideas for potential development of such THZ.

* The images below are of a Southern California trailer park with plans to rebuild a Tiny Home Village that is purposively designed to increase a sense of ‘community.’ Currently, these types of pocket neighborhoods can only exist on land zoned for RV Parks.

• RV/ Apartment Look-alike Zoning • One-owner Project • Multiple Property Owner Subdivision

*Floorplans above include upgraded features above standard specifications . All drawings & dimensions are approximate and may be subject to change by factory. Product specifications & pricing are subject to change without notice or obligation

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CHURCH VACANT LAND

Movable Tiny Home Villages could help our most vulnerable as they transition into permanent housing. Re-imagine a village on wheels…

ü Single Room Studios or Duplexes ü Community Kitchen ü Atmospheric

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Water- Off-Grid Bathrooms

PARKING LOTS

PILOT PROGRAM Elements:

Phase II - Permanent • Program Outcomes Obtained • Financial Literacy • Job Creation • Tiny Home Home financing opportunity for qualified applicants * page 17 • ADU Land lease or Tiny Home Zone

Phase I – Transitional • Lease or Donation of Unused Land • Tiny Home Zoning • Opportunity Zone • Movable Tiny Home Village • PreFAB HUD or Movable Tiny Home • Supportive Services • Training for Youth Program • Job Creation for Youth / Unskilled Workers

• Tiny Home Financing • Permanent or Movable Tiny Homes • Traditional or Alternative Credit Matrix • Future ‘alternative credit matrix’ varies & must qualify • RBG is not a lender

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MOVABLE TINY HOME DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS

**Example $65K unit (addt’l upgrades featured )

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* Must quality under lenders guidelines. RBG is not a lender

MORE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS 1,2,& 3-bedroom PreFABulous DUPLEXES $67,900-125,500

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1 bedroom 1 bath 469 sq. ft each side

2 bedroom 2 bath 945 sq. ft each side

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Ask us about 2-story units

3 bedroom 2 bath 970 sq. ft each side

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Room dimensions may change per construction print

The housing issues cannot be solved with any one individual, county or city jurisdiction, or entity. A collaborative effort must come together to take on this call to deliver housing to make a difference truly. The following components are necessary to realize successful outcomes for a happier world:

INDIVIDUAL COMMITMENT TO A GROUP EFFORT—THAT IS WHAT MAKES A TEAMWORK, A COMPANY WORK, A SOCIETY WORK, A CIVIILIZATION WORK.

~ Vince Lombardi

ü FUNDING ü WRAP AROUND RESOURCES ü LESSEN BUILDING OBSTACLES ü ACCESS TO UNUSED LAND

ü TINY HOMES ü MANUFACTURED HOMES ü OFF GRID WEATHER RESISTANT STRUCTURES

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

ALTERNATIVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING

COMMUNITY FOCUSED HOUSING

ü TINY

ü SHARED HOUSING ü TINY COMMUNITY VILLAGES

HOME ZONES ü PRIVATE FUNDING

PRIVATE & PUBLIC SECTOR

FAMILY RESOURCES

ü WELL-BEING SERVICES ü GROWTH & DEV. ü COMMUNITY DEV. ü CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

ü CONSTRUCTION & MANUFACTURED HOUSING ü GREEN & SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

VOCATIONAL TRAINING & JOBS

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TOGETHER, LET’S HELP MAKE CALIFORNIA AFFORDABLE!!!

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY!

Genny Crane Executive Director - ReBuilding Green Email: [email protected] Direct: 619-609-0080 http://www.ReBuildingGreenUSA.org/ https://MovableTinyHomes.com/

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