Municipality
Name
Category
Type
Effective Date
Bangor (City)
Tiny Home Parks
Zoning Code
PUD
10/24/2022
Chelsea (Town)
Tiny Home on Wheels (THOW) as Permanent Dwelling
Zoning Code
SF
06/13/2019
Statewide
Residential Building Code – IRC 2015 and Appendix V – Tiny Houses
Building Code
IRC
01/23/2018
Statewide
Tiny Home Definition & Motor Vehicle Laws
DMV
03/18/2020
Statewide
Tiny Homes as a Primary or Accessory Dwelling Statewide!
Zoning Code
SF
06/16/2021
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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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