Questions asked by the public about Florida law.
Palm Bay lets staff decide small dimensional variances, up to 10 percent for new construction and 20 percent for existing structures, while larger requests need public hearings.
Rockledge issues Business Tax Receipts for commercial and home businesses through its Building Department, and the city is moving applications to SmartGOV.
A Rockledge Code Enforcement Board order can be appealed to circuit court, but the appeal must be filed within 30 days and reviews only the existing record.
Businesses inside the Rockledge Community Redevelopment District can qualify for facade grants, expedited permits and flexible mixed use zoning.
Rockledge applies a 50 percent rule, so improvements or repairs costing half the building's value trigger the same standards as new construction.
Rockledge prepares written letters confirming a property's zoning classification or city liens for a set fee under its public records fee schedule.
Every Rockledge residential permit starts with a signed, notarized application and scope narrative, and larger jobs also need a recorded Notice of Commencement.
A Rockledge rezoning starts with the Planning Division and moves through public review, with the Planning Commission advising the City Council.
Rockledge variance requests go to a seven member Board of Adjustment, which also decides special exceptions and appeals from zoning decisions by city staff.
Honorably discharged veterans and their spouses can claim an exemption from the Satellite Beach business tax and its fees under a state law the city reprints.
Satellite Beach charges a flat local business tax set by city code, with a reduced amount for businesses that open in the second half of the tax year.
Since July 1, 2021, Satellite Beach does not act on anonymous code complaints except for imminent threats to health, safety or sensitive resources.
Most of Satellite Beach lies in coastal flood zones, often AE or VE, and improvements reaching half a structure's market value trigger full compliance.
Satellite Beach owner builders must appear in person to sign the permit and disclosure statement, and they take on full responsibility for code compliance.
Satellite Beach requires permits for most construction, replacement and installation work, from roofs and A/C changeouts to fences, docks and seawalls.
The Satellite Beach Board of Adjustment is a quasi judicial board that decides variances and appeals, and its variances stay with the land after a sale.
Only if related to the decedent in a way Florida law allows, such as a child, parent, spouse, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, or the spouse of one who qualifies.
Annexation into Titusville takes about four to six months depending on parcel size, and it comes with a land use amendment and a rezoning.
Titusville asks new businesses to confirm zoning with the Planning Department, secure any state license and register a fictitious name before applying.
The Titusville Community Redevelopment Agency covers about 300 acres of the historic downtown and has operated since 1982 with a plan updated in 2022.
