According to the Midland Reporter-Telegram, the City Council of Midland Texas is considering a zoning change that would turn 23.66 acres of farmland into a tiny house development to house the homeless. The effort is being championed by the Field's Edge organization and the plan could provide permanent shelter for 100 residents. So far there has been no objection and approval seems to be on the docket.
A site plan shows 10 pods of eight to 10 tiny homes, according to city documents. Each pod includes a bath-kitchen-laundry facility and a missional home. The proposed density is 4.2 units per acre. A site plan also shows a hospitality building, two chapels, a market, a health building, a pavilion, a playground, a workshop, a physical activity center a garden, a maintenance area and a storage facility.
According to the website for the Field’s Edge, “The gifts and talents of our residents will be developed into microenterprises, enabling them to earn a dignified income. Partnerships are being forged with mental and physical health care providers to give residents the care they need. The Field’s Edge will be a permanent place to call home, a place for neighbors to walk alongside each other for life.”
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