Leon County, FL Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

63 dwelling units per acre. The development standards table at Sec. 5 feet on each interior side, or any combination of interior-side setbacks totaling at least 15 feet as long as neither side drops below 5 feet. Non-residential buildings carry an added cap of 10,000 square feet of gross floor area per acre; homes have no such floor-area ceiling. The County Administrator or designee enforces these lines under Sec. 203, issuing written notice of the violation and ordering illegal work, additions or structures discontinued or removed, and may order a cease-and-desist or revoke a building permit or certificate of occupancy obtained on a false statement.

Under the county's general penalty, Sec. 00, up to 60 days in the county jail, or both, and a continuing setback violation is a separate offense for each day it persists. A property owner who needs relief can apply to the board of adjustment and appeals for a variance under Sec. 347, but the variance is only good for one year: it becomes void unless a permit incorporating it is issued and substantial construction has begun within that year.