Tiny home rules in Saginaw County, MI — 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.
Saginaw County treats a foundation-built tiny home as a standard dwelling under the Michigan Residential Code, while a tiny home on wheels is regulated as an RV or mobile home.
How a tiny home is treated depends on how it is built. A tiny house on a permanent foundation is a dwelling that must meet the Michigan Residential Code and its zoning district's minimum floor area; IRC Appendix Q covers houses 400 square feet and under. A tiny home on wheels is classified as a recreational vehicle or a mobile home and cannot be parked as a permanent residence outside an approved RV park or mobile-home zone. Utility connections, septic or sewer, setbacks, and cold-climate insulation all apply. Where a township allows ADUs, that ordinance can be the path for a small foundation-built secondary dwelling.
Placing a tiny home on wheels as a permanent residence outside an approved zone brings zoning enforcement and relocation orders. Occupying a dwelling without a certificate of occupancy is prohibited.
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