Are Travelling Cabins and Park Units Really RVs?

Posted by Thomas Alan Gray Apr 26, 2009

Because they are on wheels, these home-on-wheels makers claim, such units are considered travel trailers from a local zoning standpoint and therefore do not require a building permit. You can pretty much put one anywhere you can place an RV.

But they're meant to be parked, not moved, so in what way are they different from any other mobile or modular home? And while a building permit may not be required, zoning permission does, and many local authorities ban mobile homes in certain subdivisions.

I'm looking into this, but the research involves contacting some local housing authorities and may take a while. I hope to have some quotes from Tumbleweed builder Jay Shafer.

Anyone who has expertise or experience with such dwellings is welcome to comment.