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These two categories seem to overlap to a great degree, and in the search for Gulch locations it has been somewhat of a de facto criterion that the conceived location have no building code. Not only is it a boon to our plans and syncs with the libertarian culture of Galt's Gulch, but it serves as an indicator of the pre-existing attitude/relationship between government and citizenry.

However, could it be possible that additional locales with codes could also be viable:

  • A location with a largely unenforced code indicates much of the same conditions; could a small effort get them eliminated? "Going to a place where the law is on the decline"
  • A location with no code but with rapidly changing culture/population may have an unfavorable trajectory toward regulation, despite checking the boxes today.
These two categories seem to overlap to a great degree, and in the search for Gulch locations it has been somewhat of a *de facto* criterion that the conceived location have no building code. Not only is it a boon to our plans and syncs with the libertarian culture of Galt's Gulch, but it serves as an indicator of the pre-existing attitude/relationship between government and citizenry. However, could it be possible that additional locales *with* codes could also be viable: * A location with a largely unenforced code indicates much of the same conditions; could a small effort get them eliminated? "Going to a place where the law is on the decline" * A location with no code but with rapidly changing culture/population may have an unfavorable trajectory toward regulation, despite checking the boxes today.

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I'm still working on how to get the damn refractor rays to work.

Some building codes would be okay. As long as you are outside a city limits you can find relaxed codes. For no codes, you probably need to be out in the desert or in sparsely populated places of Wyoming / Montana / North Dakota.

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It is timely that you brought this up. I actually recently looked at the feasibly of building one of those tiny homes out of a prefab shed. In certain areas, it is not allowed, a 'home' must meet a minimum square foot requirement.

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Like Bubbles in Trailer Park Boys?

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lol, perhaps a tad more upscale.

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Yeah that is pretty bullshit of a government though: "A habitation must meet these rules and be this big. Also, you can't live in a building that isn't a habitation."

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Not sure how I never saw this, sorry about that.

I agree, some places are on the up and up about regulating, others are more likely to deregulate. I guess getting the "temperature" of a place's populace is a good idea. I think some parts of Wyoming are very anti-building code, even though they almost always have them.