COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – A proposed ordinance brought before the Columbus City Council this week would change city building codes to allow tiny homes to be built in Columbus. The council will vote on the change next Tuesday.
What the ordinance would do
The proposed ordinance would adopt Georgia Department of Community Affairs codes into the building codes of Columbus to allow these types of homes to be built.
Currently, a house in Columbus must be at least 700 square feet.
District 4 City Councilor Toyia Tucker, who brought the proposal before the council, said Columbus does not have a code that would allow tiny homes to be built…