Levelland raises local tiny-home definition to 600 sq ft in code amendment
Summary
On second reading the council adopted Ordinance No. 1115 to amend Appendix AQ of the 2021 International Residential Code so locally defined 'tiny homes' can be up to 600 square feet, a change the council and staff said would better serve residents' health, safety and welfare.
Levelland City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1115 on second reading on May 4, 2026, to amend the city's local adoption of Appendix AQ of the 2021 International Residential Code. The amendment defines a 'tiny home' as a dwelling of 600 square feet or less, increasing the city's prior local threshold discussed by staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission.
City staff and council members said the change relaxes certain code requirements for qualifying small dwellings and that the council, Planning & Zoning Commission and staff had determined the increase from 400 to 600 square feet "would be reasonable and beneficial and in the best interest of and best serves the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City of Levelland." Jaime McCabe made the motion to adopt the ordinance on second reading and Michael Stueart seconded; the motion carried unanimously among members present.
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