Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Westville, Florida

Rules another office applies inside Town of Westville

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

• SetbacksSpecified

  Structures fronting arterial roads inside Westville town limits; these are arterial-road setbacks, not the main single-family yard setbacks

  • Setbacks are measured from the centerline of the arterial right-of-way as set by the county engineer and apply to both sides of the roadway.
  • Column headings are urban, transitional and rural; which column applies to a given Westville road was not determined.
  • Yard setbacks for the main single-family district were not located.

  4-lane undivided arterial centerline setback, urban: 73 ft (measured from centerline of arterial right-of-way) · 4-lane undivided arterial centerline setback, transitional: 73 ft (measured from centerline of arterial right-of-way) · 4-lane undivided arterial centerline setback, rural: 88 ft (measured from centerline of arterial right-of-way) · 4-lane divided arterial centerline setback, urban: 81 ft (measured from centerline of arterial right-of-way) · 4-lane divided arterial centerline setback, transitional: 81 ft (measured from centerline of arterial right-of-way) · 4-lane divided arterial centerline setback, rural: 125 ft (measured from centerline of arterial right-of-way)

  “no building or structure shall be erected within the following setbacks from arterial roadways. the setback shall be measured from the centerline of the arterial right-of-way as established by the county engineer. the centerline setbacks apply to both sides of the roadway. centerline setback requirements setback urban transitional rural 4-lane undivided arterial 73 ft. 73 ft. 88 ft. 4-lane divided arterial 81 ft. 81 ft. 125 ft.”

• Manufactured homesAllowed

  Manufactured homes built to the HUD code or Florida Manufactured Building Act on individual lots inside Westville town limits, under the Holmes County LDR

  • Applies to manufactured homes that are not in a mobile home park designed exclusively for manufactured housing: they must comply with LDR section 5.06.02 (not retrieved).
  • Flood-zone standards apply to manufactured homes in flood hazard areas.

  “manufactured homes built in compliance with the hud code and built under the florida manufactured building act and certified by the florida department of community affairs as complying with the structural requirements of the standard building code shall be allowed to locate in all residential land use districts.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Limited — Manufactured homes not meeting the Florida Manufactured Building Act or HUD code, inside Westville town limits, under the Holmes County LDR

    “manufactured homes not meeting the standards of the florida manufactured building act or hud code are allowed only if in a mobile home park”

• Septic permitNot required

  Individual septic systems inside Westville town limits: no Holmes County or municipal permit under the county sewer section; applies because the county LDR covers the town

  • Covers county or municipal permits only; a state Department of Health construction permit may still apply (not verified).
  • Public sewer connection rules apply where public sewer is available (see utility_connection claim).

  “this shall not be construed to require a county or municipal permit for the construction or use of an individual septic tank system or other alternative individual domestic waste treatment system.”

• Subdividing landRegulated

  Subdivision by minor replat inside Westville town limits under the Holmes County LDR

  • Each proposed lot must conform to the LDR requirements; major subdivision rules were not reviewed.

  “all minor replats shall conform to the following standards”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside Westville town limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for permits inside Westville town limits
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption inside Westville town limits
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Westville town limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Westville town limits

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.