Municipality
Name
Category
Type
Effective Date
Mills River (Town)
Tiny Home and Tiny Home Park Definitions
Zoning Code
RV
04/22/2021
Mills River (Town)
Tiny Home Parks
Zoning Code
PUD
04/22/2021
Raleigh (City)
An Ordinance to Facilitate the Creation of Tiny Houses – PENDING / NOT YET EFFECTIVE
Zoning Code
ADU, PUD, and SF
01/01/2022
Statewide
Residential Building Code – 2015 IRC and Amendments similar to Appendix Q
Building Code
IRC
03/02/2021
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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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