Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Ocean Breeze, Florida

Town of Ocean Breeze’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Ocean Breeze town limits (Jensen Beach mailing address, Martin County). The town's own zoning and land development regulations govern, including PUD agreements for specific parcels.

  • The town Planning & Zoning page lists a download titled zoning and land development regulations; the document itself was not opened, so its district-level content is not recorded here.
  • Comprehensive plan policy 1.1 says the zoning code establishes minimum requirements implementing the plan.

  “ordinance #310-2021 download zoning and land development regulations download”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater and sewer (with conditions)

  New development inside Ocean Breeze town; central water and sanitary sewer are required to be provided for new development

  • Comprehensive plan policy 1.2: development orders and permits shall be conditioned on the availability of the facilities and services necessary to serve the proposed development.
  • The policy is a plan policy; the exact distance-based connection rule for an individual existing lot was not located.

  “policy 1.10 all new development must provide central water and sanitary sewer along with roads that meet the standards of martin county or roadway standards specifically adopted by the town.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit submittal inside Ocean Breeze town

  • Submit completed application, plans and documents by email to [email protected]; the fee check is payable to Town of Ocean Breeze and is mailed or dropped off at the office.
  • Office hours are Monday through Thursday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, closed Fridays (per the town page).
  • Review steps and timelines are not stated on the captured page.

  “please submit the completed permit application, plans and other documents via email to: [email protected].”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Ocean Breeze

Town of Ocean Breeze 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 septicCounty (with conditions)

  Onsite sewage (septic) systems on lots inside Ocean Breeze town (Martin County), handled by the county environmental health office of the Florida Department of Health

  • Applies only where central sewer is not available; comprehensive plan policy 1.10 requires new development to provide central sanitary sewer.
  • Panhandle counties and Marion County are the exceptions where DEP now handles permitting; Martin County is not named as an exception on the page.

  “permitting and inspection of ostds is handled by the environmental health section of the florida department of health in each county.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Ocean Breeze town
• Inspections — Building inspections for residential construction inside Ocean Breeze town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Ocean Breeze town
• Zoning districts — Zoning district schedule for Ocean Breeze town
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family residential district in Ocean Breeze town

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.