Legislation: Florida

Municipality Name Category Type Effective Date
Brevard (County) Tiny House or Tiny House on Wheels (THOW) as Primary Residential Structure Building Code SF 12/04/2018
Brevard (County) Tiny House or Tiny House on Wheels (THOW) as Primary Residential Structure Zoning Code SF 12/04/2018
Brevard (County) Tiny House Planned Unit Development (THPUD) Zoning Code PUD 12/04/2018
Longwood (City) Tiny Homes and Tiny Home Communities as Subdivisions Zoning Code PUD 03/04/2019
Milton (City) Tiny Home Subdivisions Zoning Code PUD 06/15/2021
Milton (City) Tiny House on Foundation (THOF) on 3,500 sf Lots Zoning Code SF 06/15/2021
Rockledge (City) Tiny Houses in Pocket Neighborhoods (PUDs) Zoning Code PUD 09/23/2015
Statewide Residential Building Code – IRC 2018 and Appendix Q Building Code IRC 12/31/2020

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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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