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Flagler County, Florida

Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Beverly Beach, Florida

The Town of Beverly Beach, Florida, in Flagler County, adopts its own zoning in Chapter 26 of its Land Development Code1. Septic permits inside town limits come from the state health department, not the town2. The town's contact list sends building-permit questions to the Flagler County building department, so confirm with Town Hall which office handles yours3. RV living is tightly limited4.

At a glance

Zoning
Town of Beverly Beach zoning (Land Development Code, Chapter 26, Article XII)15
Building permits
Town's contact list names the Flagler County building department; confirm with Town Hall3
Septic
State health department permit, required before building starts26
RV living
Guest RVs only, up to 7 consecutive days, no overnight lodging4
New campgrounds and RV parks
No new permits issued7
Flood hazard areas
Floodplain development permit required8

Who to call

Zoning

Town of Beverly Beach Town Hall

Town zoning questions and general town business; ask here which office issues building permits for your lot

386-439-6888

2735 N. Oceanshore Blvd, Beverly Beach, FL 32136

Building permits

Flagler County Central Permitting

Listed on the Town of Beverly Beach contact page as the Flagler County building department (permits)

386.313-4003

1769 E. Moody Blvd. Bldg. 2 #103 Bunnell, FL 32110

Septic permits

Florida Department of Health in Flagler County, Environmental Health

Septic (onsite sewage treatment and disposal system) permitting and inspection, including inside Beverly Beach

386-437-7358

[email protected]

P.O. Box 847, Bunnell, FL 32110

Online permits →

Contact details are copied from each office’s official page and were checked against it on October 16, 2026.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Town of Beverly Beach means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

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Does Beverly Beach, Florida have zoning, and what does it mean for RVs?

Yes. The Town of Beverly Beach adopts its own zoning, and Flagler County's zoning page tells owners whose parcel returns no county district that the Town of Beverly Beach sets its own15. Flagler County's districts apply only to unincorporated land9.

For RVs, the town is strict. A guest's RV may be parked in the resident's driveway for at most seven consecutive days and may not be used for overnight lodging4. A resident's own RV in the driveway for repair or maintenance is limited to 72 hours in any seven-day period, and RVs in yards must be screened at least six feet high4. The town will issue no more permits for new mobile home parks, travel trailer parks, RV parks or campgrounds7. Living in an RV on a Beverly Beach lot while you build is therefore not something these rules support.

Do you need a building permit in Beverly Beach, and who issues it?

The town's own code ties its permits to state and federal approvals: floodplain development permits and building permits carry a condition that other applicable state or federal permits be obtained before work starts6. We could not confirm which office issues building permits for a lot inside Beverly Beach.

The town's published contact list names the Flagler County building department for permits3. Flagler County's own building rules cover unincorporated land only, so that listing is a reason to ask, not proof the county's unincorporated-area rules apply inside town limits10. Call Beverly Beach Town Hall11 before you buy and ask who issues building permits, who inspects, and what the fee schedule is. The Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023), is the statewide base code12.

How do septic permits work in Beverly Beach?

Septic permits inside Beverly Beach come from the state health system, not from the town. The town's code names the state department of health as the permitting body for on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems2. In Flagler County, the county health department keeps doing the permitting and inspection for septic tanks13.

The state permit must be in hand before work starts on a town floodplain or building permit6. Statewide, a new septic system needs a construction permit and a site evaluation14. Plumbing in a new home must connect to a public sewer or an approved private disposal system, and subdivision lots connect to the main sewer line where one is available15. Conventional drain fields rate poorly in Flagler County soils, so expect an engineered system if sewer is not available16. Wells and septic inspection rules inside the town are not confirmed; ask the health department13.

Building a home in Beverly Beach: the steps, in order

  1. Call Town Hall11 and ask which zoning district the lot is in and which office issues building permits.
  2. Check flood hazard status; development in a flood hazard area needs a floodplain permit from the town's floodplain administrator8.
  3. If the lot is being subdivided, note that lots under one acre need central water and sewer systems17.
  4. Apply to the Florida Department of Health in Flagler County for the septic permit, or confirm sewer availability13.
  5. Apply for the building permit with the office Town Hall names3.
  6. Schedule inspections and a certificate of occupancy; the town's certificate-of-occupancy process is not confirmed, so ask.

What stays with Flagler County, and what to check before you buy

Outside Beverly Beach, in unincorporated Flagler County, the county requires building permits through Flagler County Central Permitting and runs its own zoning districts1819. Those county rules do not follow you into town limits; for the county's answers, see the Flagler County page.

Flagler County, which includes Beverly Beach, has a typical home value of about $350,82920 and an effective property tax rate of 0.8%21. Typical home insurance runs about $3,515 a year22, so get a quote with the flood zone in hand. Before you buy, confirm the zoning district, setbacks, minimum home size and tiny-home rules with Town Hall, because we could not confirm those numbers for the town11.

Watch-outs

  • We could not confirm which office issues building permits inside Beverly Beach; the town's contact list names the Flagler County building department, so ask Town Hall before you rely on either answer3.
  • Guest RVs are limited to seven consecutive days in a driveway, with no overnight lodging4.
  • A floodplain development permit lapses if work does not start within 180 days8.
  • Tiny homes, accessory dwellings, setbacks, lot sizes and minimum home size in town districts are unconfirmed; ask Town Hall11.

Sources

  1. Sec. 26-751. Definitions (Zoning) (Town of Beverly Beach), quoted and re-checked
  2. Sec. 26-374. Permits (Floodplain) (Town of Beverly Beach), quoted and re-checked
  3. Flagler County Central Permitting (mybeverlybeach.org)
  4. Sec. 46-33. Recreational vehicles (Town of Beverly Beach), quoted and re-checked
  5. Zoning Districts, quoted and re-checked
  6. Sec. 26-374. Permits (Floodplain) (Town of Beverly Beach), quoted and re-checked
  7. Sec. 26-1004. New mobile home parks, travel trailer parks, RV parks and campgrounds prohibited (Town of Beverly Beach), quoted and re-checked
  8. Sec. 26-374. Permits (Floodplain) (Town of Beverly Beach), quoted and re-checked
  9. Zoning Districts, quoted and re-checked
  10. Building and Inspections, quoted and re-checked
  11. Town of Beverly Beach Town Hall (mybeverlybeach.org)
  12. 61G20-1.001 Florida Building Code Adopted (Florida statewide rule), quoted and re-checked
  13. Florida Department of Health in Flagler County, Environmental Health (flagler.floridahealth.gov)
  14. OSTDS Construction Application (Florida statewide rule), quoted and re-checked
  15. Sec. 27-519. General sanitary drainage system (Town of Beverly Beach), quoted and re-checked
  16. Share of soils USDA rates "not limited" for a conventional septic drain field (SSURGO). A strict rating: the median county is about 6% and a tenth of counties are 0%, so a low figure means most lots need a site evaluation or an engineered system, not that septic is impossible. Cite it only with that caveat: Bolthole Index county data
  17. library.municode.com (Town of Beverly Beach), quoted and re-checked
  18. Central Permitting (2026 county census)
  19. Zoning Districts Flagler County (2026 county census)
  20. Typical home value (Zillow): Bolthole Index county data
  21. Effective property tax rate: Bolthole Index county data
  22. Typical home insurance premium: Bolthole Index county data

Written October 16, 2026 from the rules quoted below, each taken from an official source and re-checked by an independent reviewer. This is research, not legal advice: rules change, so confirm with the office before you buy or build.

Answers from the rulebook for Town of Beverly Beach

Town of Beverly Beach’s own rules

  • Local zoningPresent

    Land inside Beverly Beach town limits

    • Zoning article is Chapter 26, Article XII of the town's Land Development Code.
    “District means a section of the town for which the zoning regulations governing the use of buildings and premises, the height of buildings, the size of yards, and the intensity of use are uniform.”
  • Living in an RVLimited

    RVs on residential lots inside Beverly Beach town

    • Guest RV may be parked at most seven consecutive days in the driveway, with no serial stays.
    • No RV in required front or side yard setback areas.
    • Resident RV parked in driveway for repair or maintenance limited to 72 hours in any seven-day period.
    • RVs in yards must be screened at least six feet high.
    • No new RV parks or campgrounds are permitted.

    guest RV parking limit: <= 7 consecutive days (no overnight lodging)

    “a recreational vehicle owned by a guest of a resident of such premises may be parked for temporary periods, not to exceed seven consecutive days, in the resident's driveway, as far from the street right-of-way as practicable, but shall in no event be used for overnight lodging.”
  • Camping on your landLimited

    Campgrounds and camping inside Beverly Beach town

    • New campground permits are not issued; RVs may not be used for overnight lodging on a guest basis in driveways.
    “There shall be no more permits issued for new mobile home parks, travel trailer parks, RV parks, or campgrounds.”
  • Off-grid sanitationLimited

    Private sewage disposal inside Beverly Beach town

    • Private system must be approved; state health department permit applies.
    “All plumbing fixtures shall be properly connected to either a public sewer system or to an approved private sewage disposal system.”
  • Mandatory utility hookupConditional

    Plumbing fixtures in new homes inside Beverly Beach town

    • Fixtures must connect to a public sewer or an approved private sewage disposal system.
    • Subdivision lots connect to the main sewer line where available.
    “All plumbing fixtures shall be properly connected to either a public sewer system or to an approved private sewage disposal system.”
  • Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

    Subdivisions inside Beverly Beach town

    • Subdivider bears cost of water and sewer lines.
    • Lots under one acre need central water and sewer systems.
    • Floodplain review applies.
    “The cost of installing water and sewer lines connecting into an existing system shall be borne by the subdivider.”
  • Building in a floodplainRequired

    Development in flood hazard areas inside Beverly Beach town

    • Applies to development wholly or partly within a flood hazard area.
    • Permit expires if work not commenced within 180 days.
    • Other state and federal permits must be obtained first.

    permit validity before work starts: <= 180 days (extensions up to 180 days each)

    “shall first make application to the floodplain administrator, and the building official if applicable, and shall obtain the required permits and approvals.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Beverly Beach

Town of Beverly Beach does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

  • Who permits septicState (with conditions)

    On-site sewage treatment and disposal systems inside Beverly Beach town; the state department of health is named as the permitting body

    • Town floodplain and building permits carry a condition that the state health department permit be obtained before work begins.
    “the state department of health for on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems; f.s. § 381.0065 and f.a.c. ch. 64e-6.”
  • Septic permitRequired

    On-site sewage systems inside Beverly Beach town

    • Permit from the state department of health must be obtained before commencement of permitted development.
    “floodplain development permits and building permits shall include a condition that all other applicable state or federal permits be obtained before commencement of the permitted development, including, but not limited to, the following:”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Beverly Beach or Flagler County directly.

  • Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Beverly Beach town
  • Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Beverly Beach town
  • Minimum dwelling size — Single-family residential district inside Beverly Beach town
  • Minimum lot size — Single-family residential district inside Beverly Beach town
  • Setbacks — Single-family residential district inside Beverly Beach town
11 more unanswered
  • Lot coverage
  • Building height
  • Tiny homes
  • Accessory dwellings
  • Septic inspection
  • Well permit
  • Agricultural exemption
  • Driveway access
  • Short-term rentals
  • Permit fees
  • Permit process

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.

Unanswered questions are usually a sign that Town of Beverly Beach publishes no rule on the point, not that none exists. Flagler County’s page lists the county offices to call.

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