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You may even look into building your shipping container home in an area that has no building codes, or with very little regulations, that is if you have not yet made any final decision on the location or purchased any land. There are still some districts or locations in the United States with lenient or no building codes, and you may find it easier to construct your shipping container home project in one of these areas.
Here are some towns and counties in the United States with little to no building codes and regulations, allowing you more freedom to design your living space:
● Marfa, Texas
● The Field Lab, Terlingua, Texas
● Delta County, Colorado
● Earthship Biotecture, New Mexico
The downside to building in a county or town with little to no building codes is the limited access to services and conveniences which you may already be accustomed to, such as utility providers for water, electricity, or gas, and proximity to supermarkets, schools, and other retailers. Cellular phone, landline, or Internet access may also be more difficult to attain in these areas because they are typically far from major population centers.
If you are building in a more populated county, it would be wise to have all your building documents ready before applying for permits. This way, any questions that local authorities may have regarding your shipping container home project can be more easily answered with the visual help of your blueprints and plans. For the design itself, the building commissioner in your area would issue the permit prior to any other codes or licenses.
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