Tiny home rules in Jurupa Valley, CA — 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.
Jurupa Valley Municipal Code Sec. 9.240.290 expressly prohibits recreational trailers, recreational vehicles, and mobile/motor homes from being used as ADUs, so a tiny home on wheels cannot serve as a permitted dwelling unit.
Ordinance No. 2025-22 added an express prohibition to Jurupa Valley Municipal Code Sec. 9.240.290: recreational trailers are not permitted to be used as ADUs, including recreational vehicles and mobile/motor homes. This forecloses the tiny-home-on-wheels pathway in Jurupa Valley. A foundation-built tiny house can still be permitted as a detached ADU if it meets the California Building Standards Code and the city's ADU development standards, provided it is at least the size of an efficiency unit as defined in California Health and Safety Code Sec. 17958.1. The city's Permit-Ready ADU Program offers pre-approved plans starting at a 500 sq ft one-bedroom studio prototype, which is the city's sanctioned route to a small detached dwelling.
Occupying or renting out an RV, recreational trailer, or tiny home on wheels as a dwelling unit is a zoning violation subject to code enforcement action.
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