Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of St. Lucie Village, Florida

Town of St. Lucie Village’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside St. Lucie Village town limits (St. Lucie County, Florida); the town administers its own Land Development Code, which it describes as its zoning ordinance

  • Ordinance 2023-1 states the code was adopted as Ordinance 95-3 (1995), retitled as the Land Development Code by Ordinance 2018-6, and amended by 2022-2, 2022-3, 2022-5 and 2023-1.
  • The 1995 zoning ordinance and official zoning atlas are listed on the town zoning page.

  “town of st. lucie village zoning ordinance – adopted 1995 official zoning atlas – appendix to the 1995 zoning ordinance”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside St. Lucie Village town, as set out in Table 2 of the Land Development Code

  • Table 2 lists residential districts R-1 (low density) and R-2 (medium density), plus C (general community commercial), RPF, CSV, conservation and marine commercial rows.
  • Table 2 cell values are garbled in the extracted text; only the R-1 and R-2 rows were legible.

  “r-1 residential, low density 2 21,780 75 r-2 residential, medium density 4 10,890”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 residential, low density district inside St. Lucie Village town

  • Lots of record that existed before the ordinance and do not meet the area or width requirements may still have one single-family home as a permitted use (Section 3.5.8).
  • Values taken from a garbled table extraction; verify against the PDF table before relying on them.

  minimum lot area: >= 21780 sq ft (lots of record per Section 3.5.8) · minimum lot width: >= 75 feet · maximum gross density: <= 2 du/acre

  “(a) lot area: 21,780 square feet (one-half [1/2] acre) (b) lot width: 75 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 residential, medium density district inside St. Lucie Village town

    “r-2 residential, medium density 4 10,890”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Front, side and rear yard setbacks for lots inside St. Lucie Village town that front roads not listed in Table 7 (base building line information chart)

  • Setbacks are measured from a base building line set from road centerline; listed thoroughfares follow the Table 7 chart, which was not extracted.
  • Per-district yard setbacks in Table 2 were not legible in the extracted text.

  base building line from road centerline: 35 feet (roads not referenced in table 7)

  “for all other roads not referenced in table 7, the base building line dimension shall be thirty-five (35) feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Canal-front lots and other lots where the residence lies between the street and the water, inside St. Lucie Village town

    “(c) any structures erected on canal front lots or other lots on which the residence is located between the street and the water shall have at least a 25' setback from the bulkhead line or the shoreline, if no bulkhead exists. exceptions may be made for tiki bars, gazebos, swimming pools, or other open structures (without solid walls) with administrative review.”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Each zoning district inside St. Lucie Village town; numeric maximum lot coverage is set per district in Table 2

  • Accessory structures may not increase building coverage beyond the maximum lot coverage in Table 2 (Section 3.5.5(b)).
  • Numeric per-district values were not legible in the extracted table; not transcribed.

  “no structure shall be constructed, built, moved, remodeled, reconstructed, occupied, or used on a lot that is greater than the maximum density, the maximum height, or the maximum lot coverage requirement shown in table 2 for the zoning district in which it is located”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Each zoning district inside St. Lucie Village town; maximum height is set per district in Table 2

  • Variances may not allow a height above 120 percent of the height permitted by Table 2 (Section 9.3.0(a)(1)).
  • Numeric per-district heights were not legible in the extracted table; not transcribed.

  “no structure shall be constructed, built, moved, remodeled, reconstructed, occupied, or used on a lot that is greater than the maximum density, the maximum height, or the maximum lot coverage requirement shown in table 2 for the zoning district in which it is located”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Use of a recreational vehicle as a residence on private land inside St. Lucie Village town

  • Permanent RV residence is allowed only in an approved travel trailer or mobile home park.
  • Temporary occupancy on other land is limited to gratuitous guests of the owner or occupant, or a resident-owner's gratuitous guests, with only one such occupation at a time.
  • Stored RVs must follow the outdoor storage rules in the same section.

  temporary occupancy limit: <= 72 hours (in any 30-day period; gratuitous guest or resident-owner circumstances only)

  “no recreational vehicle shall be used as a residence unless it is located in an approved travel trailer or mobile home park, provided, however that such a unit may be temporarily occupied for a period not to exceed 72 hours in any 30-day period under the following circumstances:”

• Permit feesPublished

  Building permits and related forms issued by St. Lucie Village town

  • The schedule of fees is listed as a download on the town forms page; its amounts were not opened.

  “building permit application right of way application subcontractor list re-roof windstorm loss mitigation affidavit owner/builder affidavit re-roof windstorm loss mitigation certification notice of commencement schedule of fees download”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit process for land inside St. Lucie Village town

  • Completed, notarized forms may be mailed to 215 Hunt Ave., Fort Pierce, FL 34946 or emailed to the town; the building official is the contact on the forms page.
  • Permit review steps and timelines were not published on the page reviewed.

  “completed and notarized forms can be: mailed to: 215 hunt ave., fort pierce, fl 34946 emailed to:”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Whether construction in St. Lucie Village town requires a building permit
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption for a homeowner building in St. Lucie Village town
• Building code adopted — Building code in force for construction inside St. Lucie Village town
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside St. Lucie Village town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside St. Lucie Village 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.