Tiny home rules in White Plains, NY — 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.
Tiny homes on foundations must meet NYS Residential Code (min 70 sq ft habitable room, 7-ft ceiling). Tiny homes on wheels are treated as RVs and not permitted as permanent dwellings.
WP follows NYS Residential Code requirements for dwellings: minimum one habitable room 120 sq ft, other habitable rooms 70 sq ft, ceiling height 7 ft minimum. Appendix Q (Tiny Houses under 400 sq ft) is adopted in NYS. Park-model RVs and THOWs cannot be used as permanent residences in residential zones. Zoning minimum lot and dwelling size requirements still apply.
Illegal dwelling: cease-and-desist, fines $250-$1,000 per day. RV used as dwelling: zoning violation and occupancy order.
White Plains, NY
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Overnight on-street parking is restricted in many White Plains neighborhoods (typically 3 a.m.–5 a.m. prohibition unless posted otherwise). Residents may pur...
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Retaining walls over 4 ft high (measured from bottom of footing to top of wall) require a Building Department permit and engineered drawings. Walls supportin...
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White Plains prohibits chickens, roosters, and livestock in residential zones. City is urban/suburban and not zoned for agricultural use. No backyard chicken...
White Plains, NY
White Plains enforces the New York State Property Maintenance Code (19 NYCRR Part 1225) and Fire Code through its Department of Building. Single- or multiple...
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