Greenville County has a dedicated Tiny Home Ordinance for permanent dwellings of 400 square feet or less, excluding lofts, within planned pocket-neighborhood developments. The ordinance expressly excludes recreational vehicles, park models, campers and other seasonal RVIA-type designs. Property inside the City of Travelers Rest follows the city’s own zoning code rather than automatically using county zoning rules.
Start with the legal form of the unit and the parcel—not the marketing term “tiny house.”
The county defines a tiny house as a dwelling of 400 square feet or less excluding lofts. Its Article 16 permits tiny houses within planned residential pocket-neighborhood developments, with subdivision review and detailed design, lot, access, parking and open-space standards.
Greenville County directs owners to determine whether a parcel is zoned and, if zoned, use the applicable Use Table and district standards. The dedicated tiny-house ordinance is a development/subdivision pathway, not a blanket statement that any tiny dwelling is permitted on any lot.
Travelers Rest has its own municipal zoning code. Confirm city limits and the parcel’s city zoning before applying Greenville County zoning conclusions to a Travelers Rest address.
Greenville County’s Tiny Home Ordinance explicitly excludes recreational vehicles, park models, campers and seasonal RVIA-type designs. A park-model community therefore follows a different legal and community-approval pathway.
Creek Walk Cottages markets RV park-model tiny homes. Greenville County’s Article 16 tiny-house ordinance explicitly excludes park models and RVs, so Creek Walk’s community approval should be treated as a separate park-model/community pathway rather than evidence that Article 16 applies to the homes there.
This page is research and planning information, not legal advice, zoning verification or a permit determination. Local rules and property conditions change; the relevant government offices determine how the rules apply to a specific parcel and project.