Tiny home rules in Eugene, OR — 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.
A tiny house on a permanent foundation is treated as a dwelling or ADU under Lane Code 16.290 and must meet building code plus the 900 sq ft ADU cap. In the RR zone, one recreational vehicle used for residential purposes is allowed under a rental agreement per LC 16.290(9).
Lane County does not have a separate tiny-home zone. A tiny house built to the Oregon Residential Specialty Code on a foundation is regulated like any dwelling; as a second unit it counts as the parcel's one ADU under LC 16.290(8) and cannot exceed 900 sq ft usable floor area. A moveable tiny house on wheels is treated as an RV. Lane Code 16.290(2)(w) allows not more than one recreational vehicle used for residential purposes on a parcel subject to a residential rental agreement, meeting the standards of LC 16.290(9). Sanitation, water, and wildfire rules apply. Cities set their own tiny-home rules.
Placing a tiny home or living in an RV outside these standards is a Lane Code violation subject to abatement and permit enforcement.
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