by Eli Spevak | May 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
With several awesome helpers, I’ll be leading a bike tour, scavenger hunt and photo-inventory of “Missing Middle” housing types as part of Pedalpalooza 2015. Here’s a link to this particular ride, with details below. Meeting spot: Colonel...
by Eli Spevak | Apr 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Here’s a short piece I wrote that was recently featured in the American Institute of Architect’s “Blueprints for Senior Living” on-line magazine. The theme for this issue was “Intergenerational Solutions.” Click here for the full...
by Eli Spevak | Jan 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Thanks to several meetings and constructive discussions with neighbors and policy makers on my proposal to bump up density around the borders of neighborhood parks, I’ve crafted this updated proposal for inclusion in Portland’s Comprehensive Plan: (1) The...
by Eli Spevak | Nov 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
My co-editors (Martin Brown and Kol Peterson) at AccessoryDwellings.org and I have been learning a lot about ADU codes and development over the past couple years. We’ve noticed that: Lots of ADU codes that were adopted throughout the country 10-15 years ago are...
by Eli Spevak | Oct 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Proposal. Create a legal path for the occupancy of small accessory structures or homes-on-wheels that meet sanitary and life safety requirements drawn from Portland’s Property Maintenance code and Oregon Landlord-Tenant law. To be legally occupied, a tiny home would...
by Eli Spevak | Oct 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Back in 2007, I used the condominium legal structure in order to sell ADUs independently from the primary dwellings on two side-by-side lots for the Sabin Green development. I thought at the time that this might become a more common development model, as lot &...
