Santa Cruz County is holding a series of meetings next month to get feedback from the public on possible changes to county regulations for tiny homes.

The county is considering allowing tiny homes on wheels to be considered permanent housing. Currently the tiny homes — generally those covering less than 400 square feet — are allowed in Santa Cruz County if they are on foundations, but ones on wheels are considered recreational vehicles or trailers and are not allowed except at RV parks or as temporary housing.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.