The D.C. Office of Planning released the long-awaited first draft of the proposed zoning changes (see in particular subtitle C+D), but we need your support. From the good folks at Greater Greater Washington and the Coalition for Smarter Growth: The DC Zoning … Continue reading
Category Archives: Utilities/City Code
tiny + stacked: dc micro apartments
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Kudos to DC’s Urban Turf for continuing to cover the state of play with DC microhousing. From today’s article “Is DC Ready for 275-Square Foot Housing?“, it is clear that in some respects DC is far ahead of the country … Continue reading
tiny house appliances: water and sanitation
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Currently the majority of tiny homes are built to accept pressurized water hookup from a hose. Simple, but also quite limiting if the house is ever moved for a few days (or longer) to somewhere where there is no pressurized … Continue reading
support changes to DC’s zoning code
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Part of the mission of Boneyard Studios is to support changes to DC zoning and building codes to allow higher density, affordable housing in the District. Currently there are some excellent proposals on the table to allow for accessory dwelling … Continue reading
lot update (early june): fencing, electricity, compost, fruit trees!
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Some pictures from the lot taken over the past couple weeks – Brian and Tony are almost done with the fencing, compost was delivered, garden beds are being built, and some of the fruit trees are planted already! Plus, Brian … Continue reading
lot update (early may): got an alley lot address
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Without a registered address, it is not possible to do very much on an un-named alley lot (even if it has a lot/square number) apart from cleaning it up, as no city permits can be granted to a lot without a … Continue reading
water
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How does one get a reliable supply of water to garden a forlorn alley lot in DC? There seem to be 5 options: Tap the water. So, how complicated could it be to install a water spigot 100 ft from … Continue reading
