Small talk: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments

mnn.com 26 Nov '12, 6pm

Small talk: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments

Although the San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s controversial movement to force casually naked residents to cover up their naughty bits in public settings (save for permitted festivals and parades, of course), a ban on long-tolerated, non-lewd public nudity isn’t the only hot-button issue that’s been approved by city lawmakers in recent days. Last Tuesday, City Supervisors voted 6-5 to tweak building code and allow for the development of shoebox-sized micro apartments ringing in at 220 square-feet. The legislation, which will permit for no more than 375 micro apartments in total to be built — the Planning Department will assess the impact that micro apartments are having on the housing market once 325 of them are up and running — will need to be approved by Mayor Edwin Lee next month before officially becoming law. Proclaims Supervisor/tiny apartment proselytizer Scott Wi...

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@ConsultSMA » 11 Dec '12, 5pm
Last month SF Board of Supervisors changed the building code to allow for tiny apartments (220 s.f). [link]
@dtrdigs » 28 Nov '12, 10pm
RT @nahbgreen: San Fran tweaks building code to allow micro-apartments - 220 sq ft. [link]
@NAHBGreen » 28 Nov '12, 10pm
San Fran tweaks building code to allow micro-apartments - 220 sq ft. [link]
@somesusan » 28 Nov '12, 2pm
Micro-apartments get green light [link]
@autumnsylver » 28 Nov '12, 3am
Ever wanted a real life robot arms apartment? RT @MotherNatureNet San Fran approves 'micro-apartments" [link]
@fengshuicreativ » 28 Nov '12, 12am
Yikes real estate is getting smaller and smaller. San Francisco green lights micro-apartments [link]
@poplarnetwork » 27 Nov '12, 7pm
Small Talk: San Francisco Green Lights Micro-Apartments [link] #green #greenbuilding
@EFPClean » 27 Nov '12, 6am
Small talk: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments - Scott Wiener, the same San Francisco Supervisor who put th... [link]
@GroenWerkt » 27 Nov '12, 5am
#mnn Small talk: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments #mlfeeds: Scott Wiener, the same San Francisco Supe... [link]
@Motion56Slow » 27 Nov '12, 5am
Small talk: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments [link] via @MotherNatureNet
@Communiteeco » 27 Nov '12, 5am
#enviroment #health Small talk: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments: Scott Wiener, the ... [link] #nature #natural
@PhxHousingNews » 27 Nov '12, 5am
Small talk: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments: Scott Wiener, the same San Francisco Supervisor who put... [link]
@ENbrian » 27 Nov '12, 4am
RT @Greg_Lindsay: #boom RT @mims: Nice to see yuppies embracing slums. RT @aarieff: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments [link]
@Greg_Lindsay » 27 Nov '12, 2am
#boom RT @mims: Nice to see yuppies embracing slums. RT @aarieff: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments [link]
@_Jillianne_ » 27 Nov '12, 12am
Awesome! Reminded me of the Tiny House documentary. RT @MotherNatureNet San Fran approves 'micro-apartments" [link] #tinyhouse
@turnageb » 26 Nov '12, 11pm
San Francisco green lights micro-apartments: [link] Really, really wish D.C. would get some of these. h/t @mims
@Kevin_byDesign » 26 Nov '12, 11pm
We all want walk in closets..Now we can live in one. RT @aarieff San Francisco green lights micro-apartments [link] …
@mims » 26 Nov '12, 11pm
Nice to see yuppies embracing slums. RT @aarieff: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments [link]
@Oemissions » 26 Nov '12, 10pm
RT @MotherNatureNet: San Fran approves 'micro-apartments" [link] Rent units can be as small as 220 square feet
@NickMendoza » 26 Nov '12, 9pm
#SanFrancisco green lights 220 sq ft micro-apartments [@MotherNatureNet @mattyhick]: [link] Your home is now a housing bubble.
@MotherNatureNet » 26 Nov '12, 9pm
San Fran approves 'micro-apartments" [link] Rent units can be as small as 220 square feet
@ah_sf_breaking » 26 Nov '12, 6pm
Small talk: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments - Mother Nature Network (blog) [link]
@MNNDaily » 26 Nov '12, 6pm
Small talk: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments [link]
@jamesbrazel » 26 Nov '12, 11pm
RT @MotherNatureNet: San Fran approves 'micro-apartments" [link] Rent units can be as small as 220 square feet
@LighterFootstep » 26 Nov '12, 9pm
San Fran approves 'micro-apartments" [link] Rent units can be as small as 220 square feet
@SaFranciscotime » 26 Nov '12, 6pm
Small talk: San Francisco green lights micro-apartments - Mother Nature Network (blog) [link]