Tiny home rules in Tyler, TX — 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.
Tyler has no separate tiny-home category. A permanent-foundation tiny house must meet single-family standards, with residential lots starting at 3,000 square feet. An accessory building cannot be a dwelling except a permitted garage apartment.
Tyler regulates small dwellings through its Unified Development Code rather than a tiny-home ordinance. A tiny house on a permanent foundation is treated as a single-family dwelling and must meet the zoning district's lot and building standards; residential lot sizes run from 3,000 square feet up. A tiny house cannot be placed as an accessory building for living purposes, because Sec. 10-79(g) permits dwelling use of an accessory building only as a permitted garage apartment. Industrialized (modular) housing is allowed under Sec. 10-50 subject to value, appearance, and foundation standards drawn from Texas Occupations Code Ch. 1202. A unit on wheels is treated as an RV or manufactured home, not a permanent dwelling.
Placing or occupying a tiny home outside these rules, as an unpermitted accessory dwelling or on an undersized lot, violates the development code and can bring citations and an order to remove or vacate.
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