El Paso County, CO, Land Development Code

Updated October 2018

By: El Paso County

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Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments

The county's land development code permits chassis-mounted tiny houses on individual lots and tiny house recreational vehicle parks, subject to use-specific standards (Table 5-1).

Standards for tiny house recreational vehicle parks address construction standards and exterior appearance (§5.2.51).

Standards for tiny houses on individual lots address number of houses per lot, minimum construction standards, exterior appearance, screening, water and wastewater storage, utilities, site plan review, and accessory structures (§5.2.52).

It defines "tiny house" as dwelling units constructed to ANSI RVIA standards (§1.15).


El Paso, CO

2010 Population: 622,263

2010 Population Density: 292.58/square mile