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Best Places to Live with Minimal Building Codes: Small Communities in Decline

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 5, 2017 by Kelly HartJuly 5, 2017

Consider investigating small rural communities with lax building codes for homesteading. Many of these communities are in slow decline and eager for new community members. Keep an eye out for properties for sale and related community information online. Many properties … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged few or no building codes, homesteading, homesteading small communities, low cost land, no building codes, no codes, rural land, small communities | 5 Replies

Zoning Destroys Neighborhood Business

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 15, 2017 by Kelly HartMay 15, 2017

Travel the world and you’ll see vibrant, beautiful, old world neighborhoods where small local businesses are integrated with residential homes. I call these ‘mixed use areas’. This is typically the way towns were set up for many years. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Codes | Tagged excess codes, freedom from codes, no building codes, no codes, stifling businesses, zoning, zoning regulations | 3 Replies

Areas With Few or No Codes: Ozark Plateau

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 12, 2017 by Kelly HartMay 12, 2017

We’ve had a lively discussion for years here on our Natural Building Blog about the best places to live with few or no building codes that make it easy to build a home out of low cost natural materials and … Continue reading →

Posted in Codes | Tagged building codes, few or no building codes, homesteading, minimal building codes, natural building, no building codes, no codes, off grid, rural land, sustainable living | 25 Replies

Best Places to Live with Minimal Building Codes: Lewis County, TN

Natural Building Blog Posted on February 18, 2017 by Kelly HartFebruary 18, 2017

I’ve been doing a series of articles recently on the best places to live in North America that have few or no building codes. I’m asking readers to send us their recommendations. Today’s article is the fifth installment of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Codes | Tagged DIY, few or no building codes, few or no codes, homestead, minimal building codes, minimal codes, natural building, no building codes, no codes, rural land | 4 Replies

Area in Wisconsin with Few or No Codes

Natural Building Blog Posted on February 28, 2016 by Kelly HartFebruary 28, 2016

The following comment left by a reader got me thinking about publishing a few blog posts about areas in the US with few or no building codes that allow do-it-yourself alternative building with earthbags, straw bales and local wood, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Codes | Tagged adams county, affordable land, low cost land, natural building, no building codes, no codes, sustainable, wisconsin | 8 Replies

Max, Nebraska: No Local Government

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 16, 2014 by Kelly HartJanuary 16, 2014

We often suggest moving to rural areas with few or no building codes to cut housing costs and red tape. This video sums up how one small town in Nebraska operates with no local government. The narrator (McCook’s Mr. Bill … Continue reading →

Posted in Codes | Tagged affordable, building codes, low cost, no city government, no codes, no local government, no taxes, rural areas | 4 Replies

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