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Florida ADU rules
Official accessory dwelling unit regulations for 36 jurisdictions in Florida, plus statewide law.
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We have read the ordinances for 36 Florida cities and lined them up side by side: detached vs internal, size limits, owner occupancy, and approval process.
Statewide ADU law
Florida has state-level ADU legislation that applies across local jurisdictions. Local rules below may add requirements on top of state law.
Cities
Cape Coral2 sources · verified July 2026Clearwater3 sources · verified July 2026Daytona Beach3 sources · verified July 2026Dunedin3 sources · verified July 2026Fort Lauderdale3 sources · verified July 2026Fort Myers3 sources · verified July 2026Gainesville4 sources · verified July 2026Jacksonville3 sources · verified July 2026Key West3 sources · verified July 2026Kissimmee3 sources · verified July 2026Lakeland2 sources · verified July 2026Largo3 sources · verified July 2026Miami3 sources · verified July 2026Miami Beach2 sources · verified July 2026Orlando4 sources · verified July 2026Pensacola3 sources · verified July 2026Saint Petersburg3 sources · verified July 2026Sarasota3 sources · verified July 2026St. Augustine3 sources · verified July 2026St. Pete Beach3 sources · verified July 2026Tallahassee3 sources · verified July 2026Tampa2 sources · verified July 2026West Palm Beach3 sources · verified July 2026Winter Park3 sources · verified July 2026
Counties & regions
Alachua County1 source · verified July 2026Broward County3 sources · verified July 2026Hillsborough County3 sources · verified July 2026Lee County3 sources · verified July 2026Miami-Dade County7 sources · verified July 2026Monroe County2 sources · verified July 2026Orange County2 sources · verified July 2026Palm Beach County3 sources · verified July 2026Pinellas County3 sources · verified July 2026Sarasota County3 sources · verified July 2026Seminole County3 sources · verified July 2026St. Johns County3 sources · verified July 2026
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