Tiny home rules in Sarpy County, NE — 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.
A tiny home's status in Sarpy County turns on its foundation. On a permanent foundation it is a dwelling under the adopted 2018 IRC; on wheels it is a titled RV that county zoning does not treat as a permanent home.
A tiny house on a permanent foundation is a dwelling under the 2018 International Residential Code — adopted at §71-6403 — and must meet the code for egress, ceiling height, and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, with a building permit before work begins. Whether it can sit as a second unit is an ADU question decided through Sarpy County's zoning and special use process, since Nebraska has no statewide ADU mandate. A tiny house on wheels is registered and titled as a recreational vehicle, and county zoning restricts living in an RV full time on a residential lot. Cities in the county set their own tiny-home rules.
Placing a foundation tiny home without a permit is unlawful construction subject to correction. Living full time in a titled RV parked on a lot conflicts with county zoning and draws enforcement.
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