Tiny home rules in Fayetteville, AR — 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.
Fayetteville treats a foundation-built tiny home as a dwelling under the adopted 2021 IRC, including Appendix Q for houses under 400 square feet. A tiny home can also qualify as a detached ADU under UDC Sec. 164.19.
Fayetteville regulates tiny homes by how they are built. A tiny home on a permanent foundation is treated as a dwelling under the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code (2021 IRC with amendments), and IRC Appendix Q provides construction standards for houses of 400 square feet or less. A tiny home can serve as a detached accessory dwelling unit under UDC Sec. 164.19, where a single-family lot may hold up to two ADUs totaling 1,200 square feet. Tiny homes on wheels are generally treated as recreational vehicles and cannot be used as permanent dwellings in residential zones. Utility, sewer or septic, and foundation requirements apply, along with accessory-structure setbacks for detached units.
Occupying a tiny home without a certificate of occupancy is prohibited. Placing a tiny home on wheels as a permanent residence is a zoning violation subject to correction, fines, and relocation.
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