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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 September 2026Clearwater4 sources · verified September 2026Daytona Beach4 sources · verified September 2026Dunedin4 sources · verified September 2026Fort Lauderdale3 sources · verified September 2026Fort Myers3 sources · verified September 2026Gainesville3 sources · verified September 2026Jacksonville3 sources · verified September 2026Key West4 sources · verified September 2026Kissimmee4 sources · verified September 2026Lakeland3 sources · verified September 2026Largo5 sources · verified September 2026Miami3 sources · verified September 2026Miami Beach3 sources · verified September 2026Orlando4 sources · verified September 2026Pensacola3 sources · verified October 2026Saint Petersburg3 sources · verified September 2026Sarasota4 sources · verified September 2026St. Augustine4 sources · verified September 2026St. Pete Beach2 sources · verified September 2026Tallahassee3 sources · verified September 2026Tampa2 sources · verified September 2026West Palm Beach3 sources · verified September 2026Winter Park4 sources · verified September 2026
Counties & regions
Alachua County2 sources · verified October 2026Broward County3 sources · verified September 2026Hillsborough County3 sources · verified September 2026Lee County3 sources · verified September 2026Miami-Dade County7 sources · verified September 2026Monroe County3 sources · verified September 2026Orange County2 sources · verified September 2026Palm Beach County3 sources · verified September 2026Pinellas County4 sources · verified September 2026Sarasota County3 sources · verified September 2026Seminole County3 sources · verified September 2026St. Johns County3 sources · verified September 2026
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