El Paso County, CO Accessory Structures: Tiny Homes (2026)
Tiny home rules in El Paso County, CO, covering tiny houses on wheels (THOWs), park model RVs, and tiny home on foundation builds, determine where they are legal and how they get permitted.
Key Facts
- Standard lots
- 1 tiny house allowed
- A-35 Agricultural district
- 2 tiny houses allowed
- Guest house lots
- +1 additional tiny house
- Citation
- LDC § 5.2.55(B)
Summary
El Paso County limits unincorporated lots to one tiny house as a principal use, two in the A-35 Agricultural district, plus one more where a guest house is allowed.
One tiny house shall be allowed as a principle use on an individual lot or parcel, except in the A-35 (Agricultural) zoning district where two tiny houses may be allowed. One additional tiny house may be allowed on an individual lot or parcel where a guest house is permitted.
(C) Minimum Construction Standard. Tiny houses shall be constructed to ANSI RVIA standards. Tiny houses not constructed to ANSI RVIA standards shall be allowed with certification by a licensed professional structural engineer certifying that, at a minimum, the unit and support structure has been designed in accordance with all applicable horizontal and vertical loads as required by the local authority having jurisdiction.
(D) Exterior Appearance Single-Family in Character.
(1) All tiny houses shall be designed and constructed so as to comply with the following:
· Be finished on all sides with finished wood panel siding, vinyl siding, brick or stone veneer siding, stucco finish siding, other architecturally finished veneer, or with other types of siding as approved by the PCD Director;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Land Development Code: Supplement 3 | Drainage Criteria Manual: Publication | Engineering Criteria Manual: Supplement 3 | Ordinances: Reformat).
Full Breakdown
Land Development Code § 5.2.55(B), Tiny House, Single Lot, caps how many tiny houses a property may have. One tiny house is allowed as a principal use on an individual lot or parcel, rising to two in the A-35 Agricultural zoning district. An additional tiny house is allowed on any lot where a guest house is permitted. Tiny houses used this way must also meet the section's ANSI RVIA construction and finished-exterior standards.
Violations & Fines
Placing more tiny houses on a lot than § 5.2.55(B) allows is a zoning violation enforceable by the PCD Director.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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