Floyd County, GA Accessory Structures: Tiny Homes (2026)

The Unified Land Development Code of Floyd County and the City of Rome, adopted jointly by both governments and readopted in full January 26, 2021, defines "Tiny Home" in Article 8 as a custom-built, transportable structure that must be built to one of three standards before it can be occupied. A modular tiny home must carry a label certifying compliance with the Georgia Industrialized Buildings Act, and it is only allowed wherever a site-built single-family dwelling is permitted, and only if it sits on continuous footings and foundations, its exterior walls are supported by continuous solid or fully grouted masonry or concrete footings and foundations, and the towing tongue and wheels are removed.

S. Public Law 93-383), and it is allowed only wherever manufactured housing units are otherwise permitted under the zoning districts of Article 3, not automatically everywhere a house is allowed. A recreational-vehicle tiny home is defined as portable housing for temporary occupancy on vacation or a recreational trip, with sleeping accommodations, which keeps it out of the permanent-dwelling category unless it is converted to the modular standard. Because these three definitions sit inside the ULDC rather than a standalone tiny-home ordinance, the county evaluates a tiny home through the same permitting and zoning-district process (Article 2, Procedures; Article 3, Zoning Districts) that applies to the class the structure actually meets, and the Rome-Floyd County Planning Department/Building Inspection administers that review for property outside Rome's city limits.