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

R-1 is one of Leon County's baseline single-family districts, reserved for areas the Comprehensive Plan designates Bradfordville Mixed Use Urban Residential 2, Suburban, or Woodville Rural Community, capped at a maximum gross density of 3.63 dwelling units per acre. The development standards table at Sec. 10-6.635 sets a minimum lot size of 12,000 square feet, 80 feet of lot width and 100 feet of depth, then applies the same setback line to a single-family detached dwelling and to any permitted principal non-residential use (a church, school or community facility) built in the district: 25 feet at the front, 25 feet at the rear, 15 feet on a corner side, and 7.5 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. 10-6.203, 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. 1-9, a conviction carries a fine up to $500.00, 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. 10-2.347, 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.