Tiny home rules in Osceola 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.
Osceola County has no dedicated 'tiny home' category. A permanent tiny house is treated as a dwelling that must meet zoning density, setbacks and the Florida Building Code; RVs, manufactured or mobile homes used as a 'temporary residence' need Board of Adjustment variance approval and a 15-foot separation from the
Under LDC Sec. 3.6.1, deviations from the siting standards for a temporary residence — including using a recreational vehicle as one — must be approved as a variance by the Board of Adjustment. Manufactured/mobile homes as a temporary residence must sit at least 15 feet from the principal dwelling, be skirted, meet district setbacks, and hold a building permit. A temporary residence during construction/repair of a main home is approved for one year (one one-year extension) and must be removed within 30 days of the Certificate of Occupancy. A permanent tiny home on a foundation is simply a small single-family dwelling subject to full zoning and building code.
Living in an RV or unpermitted tiny structure outside these rules is a code violation; Osceola County Code Enforcement can order removal under Chapter 7.
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