Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Perry, Florida

Perry’s own rules

• Living in an RVLimited

  Recreational vehicles in Perry city flood hazard zones; general zoning rules for RV occupancy not located

  • RV must be on site fewer than 180 consecutive days, or be fully licensed and ready for highway use, or meet new-construction anchoring and elevation standards
  • Applies only to flood hazard zones; zoning ordinance not reviewed

  maximum consecutive days on site: < 180 days (unless highway-ready or meets new construction standards)

  “all recreational vehicles must either: (1) be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days; (2) be fully licensed and ready for highway use”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes in Perry city flood hazard areas; zoning-district rules not located

  • Must be anchored against flotation, collapse and lateral movement
  • Elevation requirements in Sec. 28-210 apply in zones A1-30, AH, AE

  “manufactured homes shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, and lateral movement.”

• Septic permitLimited

  Private sewage disposal systems inside Perry city

  • No permit for subsurface soil absorption systems where lot area is under 12,000 square feet
  • No discharge to any natural outlet

  minimum lot area for subsurface absorption septic: >= 12000 square feet

  “no permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 12,000 square feet. no septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Properties served by private sewage disposal inside Perry city when public sewer becomes available

  • Availability determined as provided in section 50-122/50-124
  • Septic systems must be abandoned per state department of health
  • Water connection rule not located

  connection deadline after sewer available: <= 90 days

  “when a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to such sewer within 90 days and the private sewage disposal system shall be abandoned in accordance with state department of health.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  New residential construction and substantial improvement in Perry city flood hazard areas

  • Lowest floor must be at least one foot above base flood elevation
  • Solid foundation perimeter walls need at least two openings on different sides of each enclosed area (see section 28-209)

  lowest floor above base flood elevation: >= 1 feet

  “All new construction and substantial improvement of any residential building (including manufactured home) shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to no lower than one foot above the base flood elevation.”

• Permit feesPublished

  Building permit fees inside Perry city

  • Fees: unheated single-family $0.18/sq ft; single-wide mobile home $300; double-wide $400; modular $300; all trades $80; remodel $0.20/sq ft; pool $100; re-roof $100; demolition $100; re-inspection $25

  single-family heated: per 0.24 USD per square foot

  “the building permit fees are as follows: single-family residence (heated) $0.24 per square foot”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Perry or Taylor County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Perry city
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Perry city
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Perry city
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Perry city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Perry city

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.

Off-grid gear

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

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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