Tiny home rules in Post Falls, ID — 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.
Kootenai County has no dedicated tiny-home ordinance. A tiny home on wheels is a recreational vehicle or park model RV, which cannot be used as a permanent dwelling; a tiny home on a foundation must meet building code and normal dwelling standards.
The Kootenai County Land Use and Development Code has no chapter specifically for 'tiny homes.' How a tiny home is regulated depends on its type. A tiny home on a trailer is a recreational vehicle or, under 8.4.403, a park model recreational vehicle, both subject to the RV rules of Article 3.4: RVs cannot be used as a dwelling except in narrow cases, the owner must keep a separate primary residence, and RVs must connect to an approved Panhandle Health District sewage system. A tiny home built on a permanent foundation is regulated as a single-family dwelling and must meet the building code and zone standards. A second permanent tiny home may qualify as an accessory living unit under 8.4.301.
Using an RV or park model as a full-time residence outside the code's exceptions is a violation; enforcement follows Article 8.6.
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