Tiny home rules in Montebello, 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.
Montebello allows manufactured, mobile, and factory-built homes as single-family dwellings only if placed on a permanent foundation and meeting all residential zoning standards. A movable tiny house on wheels is not permitted as a permanent dwelling; a fixed tiny home may qualify as an ADU.
MMC 17.14.030(E) permits mobile homes, including manufactured and factory-built housing, in the R-1 zone only if the unit is federally certified under the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, attached to a permanent foundation under Health and Safety Code Section 18551, used for single-family purposes, and subject to the same setback, yard, width, minimum-square-footage, and building-code standards as any one-family dwelling. Roof and siding must be architecturally compatible with the neighborhood. A tiny house on wheels is treated as a recreational vehicle and cannot serve as a permanent dwelling. A permanently sited small home may instead be built as an ADU under MMC 17.10.280. Confirm foundation, certification, and size requirements with the Building Division before siting one.
Living in a tiny house on wheels or an uncertified unit not on a permanent foundation, or ignoring residential standards, can result in code enforcement and removal orders.
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