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Building Sustainable CommunitiesGuy Dauncey
69,500,000 65,900,000 59,800,000
1. THE HOUSING CRISIS
2. SOLUTIONS
3. MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN
Who’s Here?
1. THE HOUSING CRISIS
Homeless
Couch-surfing
Living with the Parents
91% of homes priced over $1 million
June 2016
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Excess money coming into the
market = Inflation
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Excess money coming into the
market = Inflation
Inheritances
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Excess money coming into the
market = Inflation
Inheritances
Foreign money
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Excess money coming into the
market = Inflation
Inheritances
Foreign money BankingDebt Money
Offshore tax evasion in Vancouver real estate
Ian Young, South China Morning Post
Restrict Foreign Ownership
2/3rds of Canadians.Parents own property.
They will inherit.
1/3rd of Canadians.Parents do not own property.
They will never inherit.
2/3rds of Canadians.Parents own property.
They will inherit.
1/3rd of Canadians.Parents do not own property.
They will never inherit.
2/3rds of Canadians.Parents own property.
They will inherit.
THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR CANADA,FOR JUSTICE, OR FOR DEMOCRACY
Gather a big pool of new revenue
and build lots of affordable housing
July 1st, 1962
AFFORDABLE HOMES
July 1st, 1962 July 1st, 2018?
Build LOTS of affordable housing10,000-20,000 units a year in BC
Seattle’s property tax levy has enabled the construction of 12,500 apartments with
below-market rents.
1. An affordable housing tax levy
2. Escalating property taxes on second homes not rented out.
2. Escalating taxes on properties left empty
80% public support
3. Limit AirBNBs to ‘in-house’
67% of Vancouver AirBNBs are for whole house or apartment
Vancouver AirBNBs
4. Escalating property transfer tax on top-end real estate sales
5. Speculation tax on properties flipped within a year
6. Tax on homes bought through offshore tax-havens
7. An Inheritance Tax on Estates above a certain value
Pour all the money into an
AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAND RESERVE
Build 10,000-20,000 affordable new homes a year in BC
Pause for discussion
What Do YOU Think?0 = Very bad idea 10 = Great idea
Restrict foreign ownership0-10
Affordable Housing tax levy0-10
Tax on empty properties0-10
Limit AirBNBs to in-house0-10
New tax on top end properties 0-10Speculation + tax haven taxes 0-10Property inheritance tax
0-10Huge affordable housing program 0-10
2. SOLUTIONS
REBUILDING COMMUNITY
www.cityrepair.org
Guy Dauncey 2013 www.earthfuture.com Portland, Oregon www.CityRepair.org
With auto-dominated urban designs, people disconnect. Less sense of neighbourhood.
Less mutual support.
With social urban designs, people connect. More sense of neighbourhood.
More mutual support.
Christchurch, New ZealandUrban Village Design Contest
Planned Tiny Village in Sonoma, California
Quixote Village, Olympia, Washington
Opportunity Village, Eugene, Oregon
Opportunity Village, Eugene, Oregon
Opportunity Village, Eugene, Oregon
Opportunity Village, Eugene, Oregon
Opportunity Village, Eugene, Oregon
Dignity Village, Portland, Oregon
Planned Tiny Homes Village in Portland
www.hummingbirdmicrohomes.com
Privately fee simple, rented out
www.hummingbirdmicrohomes.com
In 2013, Terrace BC faced a rental crisis with zero occupancy.
People were looking for more home rental options, as well as attainable home ownership.
10 minutes from downtown Terrace
Phase 1 includes homes and sites, common cabin with laundry. Limited number of pets permitted.
Future phases include additional homes and sites, a larger common cabin, BBQ, fire pit, communal garden, recreation area.
Bluegrass Meadows Micro Village
www.hummingbirdmicrohomes.com
Pricing based on standard finishes, without upgrades:16 x 8’6″ micro home on wheels: $38,900′18 x 8’6″ micro home on wheels: $41,900′20 x 8’6″ micro home on wheels: $43,900′
Payment:20% deposit to reserve place in build schedule and begin design60% upon start of construction20% upon completion
How does this differ from a trailer park?
Dancing Rabbit is an ecovillage, sustainability demonstration project, and intentional community of about 70 people in
rural northeast Missouri.
Four cars, 70 people
Simply Home Community, Portland, Oregon
One big house, four tiny housesSeven people
Property owned by 2Everyone technically sharing the Big House
Creating a limited company to transfer ownership
Zoning officials in Portland, like so many other cities, are fascinated by tiny houses and exploring how it might work to include tiny houses in the housing mix. There are no easy answers, but they've been interested in engaging in conversations and exploration. When we approached the city of Portland the folks in the building department said that tiny houses on wheels weren't their jurisdiction because they're treated as vehicles.
The zoning folks said "Let me get this straight. You have 6 unrelated people who share a big house and some of them park their vehicles on the property?" And when we said, "Well, sort of..." They winked and said "Right?!" And we said “Yes, that's exactly what we're doing!" So with a wink and a nod, they helped us figure out that we are basically sharing a house and a yard.
www.tinyhomebuilders.com
Pause for discussion
3. MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN
Making it Happen – It’s a Veritable Maze
Step 1: Develop a
Clear Intention
Discuss needs and wants over a series of potlucks to see if you have enough in common to create a community.
Develop a set of Community Living Agreements and be willing to change them as the need arises.
There will be conflictsIt’s having the skills to resolve them that matters
Step 1: Develop a
Clear Intention
Social GoalsEnvironmental goals
Economic GoalsLand Ownership Goals
Leadership ProcessSocial Glue
Conflict Resolution
LAND OWNERSHIP OPTIONS
Private fee simplePrivate strata-titleCooperative strata
Non-profit ownershipCommunity Land Trust
Step 2: Develop a
Practical Vision
Urban affordable housingUrban tiny homes villageRural tiny homes village
Private tiny homeCohousing project
Ecovillage
Rural tiny homes ecovillage
Rural tiny homes ecovillage
Fine-tune the concept:
Range of ActivitiesEcology & Habitat
Water, SewageDesign Layout
FarmingEnergy
Cost
www.tinyhomealliance.ca
www.tinyhomealliance.ca
www.rewildhomes.com$25,000-$90,000+
Power?
Water?
Sewage?
GreyWater?
Mold?
Influential FriendsRespected Advisors
Show PrecedentBuild Your Story
Step 3: Build Private
Support
1. Find land
Step 4: Embark on the
Project
1. Find land
2. Talk to planners
Step 4: Embark on the
Project
1. Find land
2. Talk to planners
3. Win their general concept support
Step 4: Embark on the
Project
1. Find land
2. Talk to planners
3. Win their general concept support
4. Financial planning
Step 4: Embark on the
Project
1. Find land
2. Talk to planners
3. Win their general concept support
4. Financial planning
5. Buy the land
Step 4: Embark on the
Project
1. Find land
2. Talk to planners
3. Win their general concept support
4. Financial planning
6. Detailed Planning:Layout – water - sewage
5. Buy the land
Step 4: Embark on the
Project
1. Find land
2. Talk to planners
3. Win their general concept support
4. Financial planning
6. Detailed Planning:Layout – water - sewage
7. Zoning and development permit approval
5. Buy the land
Step 4: Embark on the
Project
www.americantinyhouseassociation.org
Model Zoning Rules, USA
5.5 acres, A-2 zoning allows variety of uses, including mobile home. Drilled well, septic area
Success is failure analyzed. Persistence matters.
www.journeytothefuture.ca
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Guy Dauncey 2013 www.earthfuture.com
Guy Dauncey
www.earthfuture.com
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