Columbus councilor proposes ordinance to allow tiny homes

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 doThe 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.“There is codes for specifically tiny home at the state level and we don’t have it in Columbus,” Tucker said.“And for us to be the second largest city in the state of Georgia, I think it’s time for us to come up with some innovative ways to address affordable housing,” Tucker said.Savannah village inspired proposalTucker said the idea was inspired by a tiny home vil