Tiny home rules in Colorado Springs, 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.
Tiny homes on foundations in Colorado Springs must comply with the full International Residential Code as adopted, including a minimum 120-square-foot habitable room under IRC Appendix Q (tiny house appendix) where adopted. Tiny homes on wheels (THOWs) are treated as recreational vehicles and cannot be permanently occupied as primary residences in most residential zones.
Colorado Springs has not adopted specific tiny house ordinances and applies standard IRC rules with Appendix Q provisions for tiny houses on foundations. Minimum ceiling height is 6 feet 8 inches in habitable spaces, lofts can have 6 feet 4 inches. Stairs to lofts have relaxed dimensions under Appendix Q. THOWs in Colorado are regulated as RVs by Department of Motor Vehicles and can only be occupied as primary residences in RV parks or certain conditional use approved sites. El Paso County has more flexibility in unincorporated areas. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) zoning adopted in 2023 allows up to 750 sq ft detached ADUs in most residential zones, which many tiny home builders now use.
Occupying a THOW on residential property outside an RV park is a zoning violation with 100-dollar daily fines. Foundation-built tiny homes without full permits face 1,000-dollar fines plus triple-rate retro permitting.
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