Tiny Homes
by Kelly Mayo, Labor and Industries
(WABO News - Fall 2015 article)
If the “tiny home” is; less than 400 square feet, mounted on a permanent chassis, and used for temporary recreational purposes such as a lake cabin, then it may be a Park Model Recreational Vehicle (PMRV), also knows as a Recreational Park Trailer (RPT). PMRV’RPT’s are constructed to the national consensus standard ANSI A119.5 and are designed only for “temporary recreational purposes”. They are not intended or approved to be used as a dwelling or home. Installation and use of recreational units is subject to local zoning and land use regulations. There is an exception in state law, RCO 36.01.225 that allows a PRMV/RPT to be used as a residence if it is located in a manufactured/mobile home community, ad defined in RCO 59.20.030 and is hooked up to utilities.
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