Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Lake Park, Florida

Town of Lake Park’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Construction inside Lake Park town

  • Town adopts Florida Building Code with local Chapter One amendments
  • Appendix Q (Tiny Houses) and Plumbing Appendix F adopted; other appendices not applicable unless adopted
  • Chapter 60 floodplain rules prevail where more protective

  “town of lake park has adopted appendix "q" in the florida building code, residential volume: tiny houses and appendix "f" in the florida building code, plumbing volume”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Lake Park town

  • Chapter 78 - Zoning of the town's Land Development Regulations sets residence districts R-1AA, R-2, R-3 and others.

  “Within R-2 residence districts, the following regulations shall apply:”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Lake Park town zoning districts

  • Published on Municode: R-1AA, R-2, R-3 among others; map not reviewed

  “residence district r-1aa shall include all lands above or under water lying east of lake shore drive within the town.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Single-family dwelling, R-2 residence district

  • Reduced to 900 sq ft where a carport or garage is attached
  • Duplex 1,400 sq ft

  minimum first floor area: >= 1000 sq ft (900 sq ft with attached carport/garage)

  “the minimum required first floor area of a single-family dwelling structure shall be 1,000 square feet, exclusive of carport, garage, unenclosed terraces and porches. where a carport or garage is attached to the structure, the required first floor area may be reduced to 900 square feet.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family dwelling, R-3 residence district

    “the minimum required first floor area of a single-family dwelling structure shall be 1,000 square feet, exclusive of carport, garage, unenclosed terraces and porches. where a carport or garage is attached to the structure, the required first floor area may be reduced to 900 square feet.”

  • Specified — Single-family residence, R-1AA district (east of Lake Shore Drive)

    “the minimum required first floor area of actual living quarters shall be 1,500 square feet, exclusive of carport, garage, utility rooms, porches or enclosed areas.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family residence, R-1AA district

  • Circle lots may have less than 100 ft frontage (not less than 50 ft) but still 10,000 sq ft

  minimum parcel area: >= 10000 sq ft · minimum street frontage: >= 100 ft (50 ft on circle lots)

  “every parcel of land on which a dwelling is erected shall have an area of not less than 10,000 square feet and a street frontage of at least 100 feet, except that where a street terminates in a circle, lots fronting on the circle may have a street frontage of less than 100 feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1AA district, buildings up to two stories

  • Add 5 ft to front, rear and side bases per story above two
  • Side 10 ft; corner lot 20 ft
  • Rear 35 ft

  front yard: >= 35 ft · side yard: >= 10 ft (20 ft corner) · rear yard: >= 35 ft

  “there shall be a front yard of not less than 35 feet measured from the street or highway or highway right-of-way line to the front wall of the building, or to a permanent part of the building which projects from or over the front wall of the building, if such projection occurs, for every building up to two stories in height.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 residence district

    “there shall be a front yard of not less than 30 feet measured from the street or highway or highway right-of-way line to the front wall of the building or structure except in those blocks in which a 25-foot front yard has already been established.”

  • Specified — R-3 residence district

    “there shall be a front yard of not less than 25 feet measured from the street or highway or highway right-of-way line to the front wall of the building or structure.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Single-family buildings, R-1AA district

  • Multiple-family structures up to eight stories or 100 feet

  max height: <= 30 ft (two stories)

  “no single-family building or structure shall exceed two stories or 30 feet in height.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Residences, R-3 district

    “for residences, no building or structure shall exceed two stories or 30 feet in height.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Camping on public property inside Lake Park town

  • Applies to public parks, ways, rights-of-way, parking lots and other public property
  • On town-owned property a person must first obtain a special event permit from the town
  • Private-land camping not addressed in supplied sections

  “in the case of public properties owned by the town, a person who proposes to occupy a property shall first have obtained a special event permit from the town.”

• Tiny homesLimited

  Tiny houses inside Lake Park town

  • Town adopted Appendix Q (Tiny Houses) of the Florida Building Code, Residential
  • Zoning minimum floor area, lot and yard rules still apply by district

  “town of lake park has adopted appendix "q" in the florida building code, residential volume: tiny houses”

• Short-term rentalsAllowed

  R-1AA district (transient residential use)

  • R-2 also lists transient residential use as permitted
  • Vacation rentals pay mobility fee per bedroom (Sec. 67-210)
  • Any licensing/registration rules not reviewed

  “transient residential uses are permitted.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Lake Park town
• Owner-builder exemption — Inside Lake Park town
• Inspections — Inside Lake Park town
• Certificate of occupancy — Inside Lake Park town
• Lot coverage — Residential districts, Lake Park 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.