Tiny home rules in Lee County, FL — 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.
Lee County has no separate tiny-home category. A permanent tiny home on a foundation is treated as a single-family dwelling or, if secondary to a main house, as an accessory dwelling unit under LDC Sec. 34-1177, subject to the 60-percent living-area cap and Florida Building Code.
There is no standalone tiny-home ordinance in the Lee County Land Development Code. A tiny house built to the Florida Building Code on a permanent foundation is regulated like any single-family dwelling and must meet the zoning district's minimum lot and dimensional standards. A tiny home used as a second unit behind a main house falls under Sec. 34-1177 accessory dwelling units: one per single-family residence, living area no more than 60 percent of the principal home, and one added on-site parking space. Tiny homes on wheels (RVs) are limited to recreational-vehicle park districts and RV placement rules, not general residential lots.
Placing a tiny home outside permitted zoning or without permits is an LDC violation, subject to Code Enforcement citation, daily fines, and removal.
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