Municipality
Name
Category
Type
Effective Date
El Paso (County)
Tiny House as Guest House (with limitations)
Zoning Code
ADU
El Paso (County)
Tiny House Defined as Single-Family Dwelling Unit
Zoning Code
SF
12/13/2017
Garfield (County)
Tiny Home on Foundation (THOF) as Permanent Dwelling Units
Zoning Code
SF
03/23/2017
Glenwood Springs (City)
Tiny Home on Foundation (THOF) as ADUs
Zoning Code
ADU
10/26/2021
Golden (City)
Tiny Home on Foundation (THOF) as Permanent Dwelling Units
Zoning Code
SF
09/01/2016
Home Rule State
State Residential Building Code – 2018 IRC and Appendix Q
Building Code
IRC
09/14/2020
Lyons (Town)
Tiny Home on Wheels (THOW) as ADUs
Zoning Code
SF
01/07/2019
Routt (County)
Residential Building Code – 2018 IRC and Appendix Q
Building Code
IRC
01/01/2021
Routt (County)
Tiny Home on Foundation (THOF) as Permanent Dwelling Units
Zoning Code
SF
01/29/0019
Walsenburg (City)
Residential Building Code – IRC 2015 and Tiny Home Amendments
Building Code
IRC
10/26/2021
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Key
Category
Building Code — Legislation that speaks to how to construct a tiny house.
Zoning Code — Legislation that speaks to how the lot will be used.
Type
ADU — Accessory Dwelling Unit
DMV — Division of Motor Vehicles
IB — Industrialized Buildings
IRC — International Residential Code
PUD — Planned Unit Development
RV — Recreational Vehicle
SF — Single Family Dwelling
T — Transitional Housing
UDO — Unified Development Ordinance
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