Tiny Homes
Accessory Structures
Zoning rules for tiny houses on wheels and foundations, including minimum square footage requirements and where they can be placed.
How Tiny Homes Rules Differ by Place
Sedona, AZ: Sedona Bars Tiny Homes as ADUs
Heavy RestrictionsSedona's zoning code will not let a park model or tiny home on wheels count as an accessory dwelling unit. SLDC Section 3.4.D(3)(b) excludes mobile and manufactured homes, park models…
Jurupa Valley, CA: RVs and trailers prohibited as ADUs; tiny homes need permits
Heavy RestrictionsJurupa Valley Municipal Code Sec. 9.240.290 expressly prohibits recreational trailers, recreational vehicles, and mobile/motor homes from being used as ADUs, so a tiny home on wheels…
Port St. Lucie, FL: Tiny Home Rules in Port St. Lucie
Heavy RestrictionsPort St. Lucie sets a minimum house size in every residential district, so a very small dwelling will not qualify as a stand-alone home, and the code separately bans living in a…
North Port, FL: North Port Permits Tiny Homes in R-2
Few RestrictionsNorth Port's Unified Land Development Code names tiny homes as an allowed housing type in the Residential, Medium (R-2) zoning district, alongside cluster housing, co-living, and…
Albuquerque, NM: Albuquerque Tiny Homes / Casita Standards
Few RestrictionsAlbuquerque treats permanent backyard tiny homes as accessory dwelling units (casitas) under the IDO, capped at 750 square feet, and the City offers free pre-approved casita…
Austin, TX: Austin Tiny Home Rules
Few RestrictionsAustin is among the most tiny-home-friendly cities in Texas, allowing ADUs on most SF lots down to 5,750 sf and permitting DADUs (Detached ADUs) with reduced setbacks under HOME…
Tiny Homes Rules by State
Statewide law governs this topic in many states. Each entry links to that state's full page.
Alabama
Some RestrictionsAlabama enforces statewide minimum building, energy, and manufactured-home standards through the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission and the state-adopted residential code. Tiny…
Alaska
Some RestrictionsAlaska sets no statewide zoning or minimum-size rule for tiny or manufactured homes: that is local. The statewide law is the Manufactured Home Property Act (AS 34.85), which converts a…
Arizona
Few RestrictionsUnder ARS 9-461.18, every Arizona municipality with more than 75,000 residents must permit at least one attached and one detached accessory dwelling unit on any lot zoned for a…
Arkansas
Some RestrictionsA factory-built tiny home sold in Arkansas is a manufactured home under the Arkansas Manufactured Homes Standards Act. It must move through a licensed dealer and a certified installer…
Colorado
Some RestrictionsColorado defines a tiny home as a chassis-mounted dwelling of 400 square feet or less built for long-term residency, and regulates its manufacture, sale, and installation statewide…
Connecticut
Some RestrictionsConnecticut law treats a tiny home on a residential lot as an "accessory apartment" under CGS 8-1a(b)(1): a separate dwelling unit on the same lot as a larger principal home, with its…
Delaware
Some RestrictionsA factory-built tiny or manufactured home used as a permanent Delaware dwelling must be set by a state-licensed installer and pass 2 to 5 inspections before anyone moves in. The Board…
District of Columbia
Some RestrictionsThe District allows one accessory apartment (ADU) per single-family lot as a matter of right in most Residential House zones, subject to owner-occupancy, a 35% size cap, and a…
Florida
Some RestrictionsFlorida Statute 553.73 makes the Florida Building Code the single, uniform construction standard for all permanent dwellings statewide, including tiny homes, preempting cities from…
Hawaii
Few RestrictionsHawaii's Act 39 (2024), codified at HRS §46-4.8, orders every county to allow at least two accessory dwelling units, or the reasonable equivalent, on all residentially zoned urban…
Kansas
Some RestrictionsKansas has no statewide minimum-house-size law banning tiny homes, but the Kansas Manufactured Housing Act classifies every factory-built dwelling: a manufactured home erected on site…
Maine
Some RestrictionsMaine adopted Appendix Q of the International Residential Code through MUBEC, providing statewide construction standards for tiny houses 400 square feet and under. The standards apply…
Minnesota
Some RestrictionsMinnesota's tiny-home statute, Minn. Stat. § 327.30, legalizes "micro units", permanent dwellings of 400 gross square feet or less, but only when placed within a…
Missouri
Some RestrictionsMissouri requires factory-built manufactured tiny homes to meet federal HUD standards under state law, with installation rules applied uniformly statewide.
Montana
Some RestrictionsMontana adopts statewide building and residential codes through the Department of Labor and Industry. Tiny houses on foundations follow IRC Appendix Q, while RV-classified tiny homes…
Nebraska
Some RestrictionsNebraska adopts the 2018 International Residential Code as the statewide minimum building standard under Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-6403. Tiny homes built on permanent foundations must meet…
Nevada
Light RestrictionsNevada law forces larger counties and cities to zone for tiny houses. NRS 278.253 requires every county over 100,000 and city over 150,000 to designate zoning districts allowing tiny…
New Mexico
Some RestrictionsNew Mexico has adopted Appendix Q of the International Residential Code, allowing tiny houses on permanent foundations under 400 square feet to meet relaxed loft, ceiling, and stair…
North Dakota
Some RestrictionsNorth Dakota has no tiny-home-specific statute, but N.D.C.C. § 54-21.3-03 requires every modular, prebuilt, or factory-built dwelling, a tiny house included, to be constructed to the…
Ohio
Some RestrictionsOhio Revised Code 3781.10 makes the Residential Code of Ohio mandatory statewide, but Ohio has not adopted the tiny house appendix (IRC Appendix Q), so small dwellings must meet the…
Oregon
Few RestrictionsOregon requires every city over 2,500 people and every county over 15,000 to allow at least one accessory dwelling unit for each detached single-family house inside the urban growth…
Texas
Light RestrictionsTexas has no tiny-home-specific statute. Any transportable, chassis-mounted dwelling that reaches 320 square feet is manufactured housing under Occupations Code Chapter 1201, built to…
Utah
Some RestrictionsUtah regulates tiny homes through the State Construction Code. Tiny homes on permanent foundations must meet the IRC including Appendix Q for dwellings under 400 square feet. Tiny…
Virginia
Some RestrictionsVirginia regulates tiny homes through the Uniform Statewide Building Code and IRC Appendix Q, preempting local construction standards while leaving placement and zoning to localities.
Washington
Few RestrictionsWashington allows tiny houses on permanent foundations under IRC Appendix Q (adopted in the state building code) for dwellings 400 square feet or less. RCW 35.21.686 governs tiny…
West Virginia
Some RestrictionsA tiny home built on a permanent chassis and used as a dwelling becomes a "manufactured home" under W. Va. Code §21-9-2(j) once it reaches 320 square feet on site or eight feet in…
Wisconsin
Some RestrictionsWisconsin's Uniform Dwelling Code (Wis. Stat. ch. 101 and SPS 320-325) sets statewide construction standards for one- and two-family dwellings, including tiny homes built as permanent…
Cities & Counties with Tiny Homes Rules
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Other Accessory Structures Topics
ADU Rules
Rules for building accessory dwelling units (granny flats, in-law suites) including size limits, parking requirements, and owner-occupancy rules.
ADU Impact Fees
Impact fees, school fees, utility hookup charges, and waivers for ADUs. Many jurisdictions exempt ADUs under 750 sq ft from impact fees per state law.
ADU Owner Occupancy
Whether the property owner must live on-site to operate an ADU, deed-restriction requirements, and recent state-law changes lifting owner-occupancy rules.
ADU Rental Restrictions
Whether an ADU can be rented short-term (Airbnb), 30-day minimums, separate rental licenses, and long-term lease requirements.
Shed & Carport Rules
When a storage shed or carport needs a permit, the square-footage exemption thresholds, and the setback and height limits that apply either way.
Garage Conversions
Rules for converting a garage into living space, including whether you need to replace the lost parking and what building codes apply.