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Nova Scotia Tiny House Guide
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Nova Scotia Tiny House Guide

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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS! If the information you’re looking for is missing, please consider adding a link to it after you find it! I would like to have the links to regulations for each county. You can send any links to Carolyn Anne

Resources Database

These are resources presented in the Facebook group, and are not necessarily endorsed by the admins. Do your own due diligence before hiring anyone.
Categories: Builders, Gov’t, Suppliers, Movers & Towing, Tiny Communities
 
Tiny House Resources NS
Builders
Name
Categories
URL
Contact
Email
Phone
Sycamore Tiny Homes
Builders
https://sycamoretinyhomes.com/
Tammy Kaulback
Bluebird Builds
Builders
Ashley Saunders-Maclennan
Intentionally Tiny
Builders
https://intentionallytinyhomes.com/
Nic Fireball on FB
East Coast Expandable Homes
Builders
Eastcoastexpandablehomes.com
Brandon Tatto
Tiny Village and Marina
Builders
https://www.tinyvillageandmarina.com
Pat Desautels
902-769-7654
WIldwood Tiny Homes
Builders
https://www.the-village-farm.com/wild-wood
Zach Imrie
Superior Solutions Contracting
Builders
Justin Osmond
902-930-1406
Mindful Monkey Yurts
Builders
Alex Leblanc
902 824 3838
Supplies
Name
Categories
URL
Contact
Email
Phone
Good Fellas Stoves & Chimneys
Supplies
Government
Name
Categories
URL
Contact
Email
Phone
THOW movers
Name
Categories
URL
Contact
Email
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CONTENTS
Resources Database
 

Regulations

Where can I build a tiny house in Nova Scotia?
Short answer: It depends!
 
Questions you’ll need to answer:
Is it on a foundation or a trailer (THOW)?
If on a trailer —> To move it without a special permit it must be under 13’ tall and 8.5’ wide.
A “park model” is bigger than that and needs a permit to move.
 
The building code doesn’t apply to THOWs, but whether or not you can live in it depends on the local bylaws.
In some places you can get away with it unless somebody complains, but you didn’t hear that here.
 
 

National

National Building Code of Canada (has floor joist and ceiling joist sizes and roof rafter size which can all be found in Part 9)
This only applies to tiny houses on foundations.
https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=c8876272-9028-4358-9b42-6974ba258d99

Provincial

Nova Scotia Building Code (Section 9.39 Tiny Houses, Page 30 onwards)
Tiny houses that are set on a permanent trailer chassis with wheels, often referred to as Tiny Homes on Wheels (THOW), do not fall within the scope of the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations. They may fall within the scope of other laws or regulations such as the Motor Vehicle Act.
https://beta.novascotia.ca/documents/nova-scotia-building-code-regulation-user-guide?fbclid=IwAR0XTMyPjLkhPdwqW7DuEf8F0_vYd5-sxsSDSut1uDJHKOVgZSeSq3D1flc

Counties

Annapolis

Antigonish

Cape Breton

Colchester

Cumberland

Land use bylaw: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5845c0c6f5e231a284532a4a/t/5fdb84884d91ca317ea1a66b/1608221837363/Cumberland+LUB+-+FINAL+-+2020.09.16.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2QtAUSklg7wODcEn8OAdwU8kmatLprBTcahWi56odOQ0geYA2-3FZQNic

Digby

Guysborough

Halifax

Backyard suite regulations for Halifax
https://www.shapeyourcityhalifax.ca/allowing-secondary-suites-as-a-permitted-use?fbclid=IwAR3nMft-cwD6QUnCPfuY-hCH-54Dni-K8ngGaRG5OEwf6Cji-fO7_v8EdSA
 
Sheds & Accessory Buildings
https://cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/business/planning-development/ShedsGuide.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1NtQgZ47GJL-eeNjIbK_tgzFgPvFET1OhQPa8HeGJxBpqqseIOMMrjQX0
 
Regional Center Land Use By-law for backyard suites in central Halifax (Page 53 onwards)
https://cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/Regional_Centre_LUB.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0o91mUVH-qyQiqblBpaZchlqUiPONnQy6dAETPIQYdCgf8qGDp31T9GKA

Hants

Inverness

Kings

Lunenburg

Pictou

Queens

Richmond

Shelburne

Victoria

Yarmouth

 
 
 
 
 
 
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