St. Johns County genuinely zones. Its Land Development Code fixes yards by district under Fla. Stat. 125.01(1)(h): RS-1 lots need a 30-foot front, 10-foot sides, and a 15-foot rear, while RS-2 and RS-3 drop to 25-foot fronts, 8-foot sides, and 10-foot rears.
Unlike no-zoning states, St. Johns County sets binding dimensional standards across unincorporated Nocatee, Vilano Beach, and the Ponte Vedra corridor. The Land Development Code Article II fixes minimum yards by residential district: Residential Single-Family RS-1 requires a 30-foot front, 10-foot sides, and a 15-foot rear, while the tighter RS-2 and RS-3 districts use 25-foot fronts, 8-foot sides, and 10-foot rears. Open Rural single-family lots use 25-foot fronts with 10-foot sides and rears. Setbacks are measured to the eaves or any portion of a structure 30 inches off grade, with narrow allowances for projections like bay windows. Building inside a required yard needs a variance from the Planning and Zoning Division.
The county Growth Management Department and Code Enforcement staff enforce setbacks; building into a required yard blocks the certificate of occupancy and opens a code case. Relief requires a variance from the St.
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