Tiny home rules in Passaic County, NJ — 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.
Passaic County has no tiny-home ordinance. Whether a tiny house on a foundation or on wheels is allowed depends on your municipality's zoning and on the NJ Uniform Construction Code minimums. The county does not zone residential land.
New Jersey has no statewide tiny-home law that overrides local zoning; land use is municipal under the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.). A tiny house on a permanent foundation is a dwelling that must meet your town's minimum floor-area, setback, and zoning-district rules plus the NJ Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23). A tiny house on wheels is usually treated as a recreational vehicle or trailer and generally cannot be a permanent residence unless a municipality specifically allows it. Passaic County has no role in these determinations.
Occupying a tiny home not permitted under municipal zoning or code is a local violation; towns can deny occupancy, order removal, and impose fines.
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