Tiny home rules in Kirkwood, MO — 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.
Missouri requires factory-built manufactured tiny homes to meet federal HUD standards under state law, with installation rules applied uniformly statewide.
RSMo Chapter 700 governs manufactured and modular homes statewide. Under RSMo 700.040 and related sections, manufactured homes built on a permanent chassis must comply with the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD code), and modular homes must meet the standards adopted by the Missouri Public Service Commission. All new manufactured homes located in Missouri must be anchored and tied down per commission standards. Tiny homes built to HUD code or as modular dwellings fall under this uniform state framework, while site-built tiny homes follow local building codes. Cities retain zoning authority over placement, but cannot impose construction standards that conflict with the state-adopted HUD or modular codes.
Selling or installing a non-compliant manufactured home: registration revocation, civil penalties, and stop-installation orders by the commission.
Kirkwood, MO
Kirkwood noise ordinance prohibits loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that disturbs neighbors. The general nuisance standard is enforced under the city's Of...
Kirkwood, MO
Barking dogs in Kirkwood are addressable under general nuisance and noise provisions and Chapter 4 (Animals and Fowl, eCode360 §30203849). Animal trespass pr...
Kirkwood, MO
Kirkwood regulates amplified music under the general noise ordinance. Sound amplification permits available for events. MO Rev. Stat. §574.010 applies.
Kirkwood, MO
Kirkwood §14-332 prohibits parking or storing airplanes, boats, house cars, mobile homes, motor vehicles, trailers, or parts on public or private streets con...
Kirkwood, MO
Kirkwood street parking is regulated under the city's Parking chapter (eCode360 §30704314) and state law. Posted time limits and zone restrictions apply. Sta...
Kirkwood, MO
Abandoned vehicles in Kirkwood are regulated by city ordinances and RSMo §304.157. Inoperable vehicles may be cited as a nuisance. Kirkwood Police handle str...
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