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Tiny Home Village Moved To New Location

By Dillon Thomas

DENVER (CBS4)- Denver's first tiny home village was relocated this week, following requirements handed down by the city to relocate every 180 days.

The village was moved 200 feet across an alleyway to a new address that remains near 38th and Walnut.

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"We've been displaced for a few days now," said Amanda Lyall, a village resident.

Lyall was just one of many residents living in the 11 tiny home units, who were asked to pack up temporarily for the move.

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"We can't come back until everything is back together, and the city gives us the stamp of approval for occupancy," Lyall said.

CBS4 first reported on the pilot program in March, when a temporary zoning application was submitted to the City of Denver.

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The staircases and ramps to the tiny homes were removed for the move. Taken by forklift, the move cost more than $25,000.

The move took more than six hours, not including reassemble of the stairs and ramps.

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In order to get the ramps and stairs back on the homes, volunteers have been asked to help. Volunteers could help reassemble the units during a volunteer window of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

"Please, please, please come help us," Lyall said. "We have already been displaced, obviously, because this is housing homeless people. Having to be displaced again is not a blast. The sooner we can get this done, the better. We would appreciate any help we can get, greatly."

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Volunteers are asked to email Cole Chandler before attending at ColeDChandler@iCloud.com.

Chandler said this move was only temporary, as the land is slotted for redevelopment by the end of 2018.

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"We want to find a long-term home for this village, we don't want to have to move this village every six months," Chandler said.

Dillon Thomas is a reporter at CBS4 and a Colorado native. He believes everyone has a story, and would love to share yours! You can find more of his stories by following him on Twitter, @DillonMThomas.

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