Tiny home rules in Reading, PA — 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.
Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code applies the IRC Appendix Q tiny house standards universally, governing minimum safety requirements for permanent tiny homes statewide.
The Pennsylvania UCC (Act 45 of 1999) adopts the International Residential Code, including Appendix Q for dwellings 400 square feet or less. All municipalities enforcing UCC must apply these baseline requirements covering ceiling height, lofts, ladder access, and emergency egress. Tiny homes on permanent foundations must comply. Park-model RVs registered as vehicles fall under separate DOT rules.
Occupying a non-conforming tiny home as a permanent dwelling can result in UCC enforcement, certificate-of-occupancy denial, and civil penalties up to $1,000 per day until corrected.
Reading, PA
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Reading, PA
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Reading, PA
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