St. Johns County caps residential building height at 35 feet across its RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, and Open Rural single-family districts through the Land Development Code, adopted under its zoning power in Fla. Stat. 125.01(1)(h). Taller structures need a variance.
The county's zoning authority under Fla. Stat. 125.01(1)(h) lets it cap building height, and the Land Development Code holds single-family homes across Nocatee, Vilano Beach, and unincorporated Ponte Vedra to a 35-foot maximum in the RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, and Open Rural districts. Height is measured to the roof, with narrow exceptions for chimneys and antennas. Exceeding 35 feet requires a variance from the Planning and Zoning Agency. Along the Atlantic, oceanfront lots also fall under the county's Coastal Construction Control Line and dune protection rules, and structures near the Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine face separate FAA notice limits on tall construction.
County Code Enforcement and the Building Division stop over-height work and withhold the certificate of occupancy. Legalizing a structure above 35 feet requires a height variance from the St. Johns County Planning and Zoning Agency.
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