Tiny home rules in York County, PA — 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.
York County sets no tiny-home rule. Whether you can live in a tiny house, and whether it is treated as a dwelling, an RV, or a manufactured home, is decided by your borough, city, or township zoning ordinance and Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code.
There is no York County tiny-home ordinance. In Pennsylvania, a tiny house on a permanent foundation is treated as a single-family dwelling and must meet the Uniform Construction Code (which adopts the International Residential Code, including its Appendix Q tiny-house provisions where a municipality has adopted it). A tiny house on wheels is generally treated as a recreational vehicle or manufactured home and cannot be used as a permanent residence except where your municipality's zoning allows it. Minimum-dwelling-size, foundation, and where it may be sited are all set locally under the Municipalities Planning Code. Ask your municipal zoning and code officials before buying or placing a tiny home.
Living in a tiny home where zoning or the UCC does not permit it is a municipal violation; enforcement ranges from a cease-occupancy order to daily fines.
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