100 local rules on file · Pop. 4,417 · Lake County
Showing ordinances that apply to Mount Plymouth, FL
Mount Plymouth is an unincorporated community with a population of approximately 4,417 in Lake County, Florida. Because Mount Plymouth is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal government or city code. Instead, Lake County ordinances apply directly to residential and commercial properties here. The rules below are the county-level regulations that govern your area. Nearby incorporated cities in Lake County may have different rules.
Unincorporated Lake County bans excessive noise audible to neighbors at any hour, judged by level, duration, zoning and time of day. There is no fixed nighttime curfew clock, but…
Industrial noise is judged by zoning: the excessive-noise rule considers the zoning of the source area, and construction in commercial or industrial zones is exempt from the 7pm-7am…
In unincorporated Lake County, outdoor construction, drilling, repair, alteration or demolition tools may not run in residential zoning districts between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m…
Aircraft noise is not regulated by Lake County. The county ordinance expressly exempts aircraft operated under federal law and FAA air-traffic control, so complaints about planes go to…
Barking, howling or other animal noise that annoys or disturbs neighbors is treated as excessive noise and a noisy-animal nuisance in unincorporated Lake County. The noise ordinance…
Lake County has no separate leaf-blower ordinance. Gas leaf blowers fall under the general excessive-noise rule (Sec. 14-34); early-morning or evening blowing near homes can be cited…
Amplified music that annoys or disturbs neighbors, or is detectable by many people so as to cause severe annoyance, is prohibited as excessive noise in unincorporated Lake County…
Vehicle noise in Lake County is regulated by Florida state law, not the county ordinance. FS 316.3045 bans car radios or sound devices plainly audible at 25 feet or louder than…
Lake County's noise ordinance is not decibel-based; it uses a narrative excessive-noise standard rather than fixed dB(A) thresholds. The only numeric sound limits that apply are…
Outdoor music at homes and venues in unincorporated Lake County must not become excessive noise under Sec. 14-34. Permitted special events, organized sporting events and lawful parades…
Smoke alarm requirements come from the Florida Building Code and Florida Fire Prevention Code, which Lake County enforces through its Fire Prevention chapter — not a unique county…
Propane storage is governed by the statewide Florida Fire Prevention Code (adopting NFPA 58) that Lake County enforces, not a separate county cap. Small residential barbecue and grill…
Florida law (FS 791.08) lets you use consumer fireworks on three designated holidays: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and July 4. Lake County cannot ban them on those days. Otherwise…
Florida allows recreational fires (campfires, outdoor fireplaces, contained cooking devices) burning only vegetative debris or untreated wood, and they must be attended at all times…
You may burn yard waste in an 8-foot pile without a Florida Forest Service authorization if you meet setbacks and no local ban is active. Piles over 8 feet need FFS authorization…
Lake County has no fixed defensible-space clearance width like Western states; instead it manages wildfire risk through drought burn bans and Florida Forest Service programs. Keep yard…
Small backyard recreational fires of vegetative debris or untreated wood are allowed if attended, but a Lake County drought burn ban prohibits recreational fires and yard-debris…
Lake County has no numbered wildfire-hazard zoning map like California's, but real wildfire risk drives its drought burn bans (KBDI 500+). Southwest Lake sits in the Green Swamp Area…
Lake County's LDR allows a fence to be placed directly on the property line (LDR 3.02.05.I). The county sets no cost-sharing, spite-fence, or finished-side rule between neighbors…
In unincorporated Lake County, common residential fence materials — wood, vinyl, chain-link, and non-masonry metal — are all permitted with no material-type ban. Masonry and concrete…
Lake County's Land Development Regulations set no general maximum height for residential fences. A permit is only triggered above certain heights: non-masonry fences over six feet or…
Under the Florida Building Code adopted in Lake County Code Sec. 6-22, wood, chain-link, vinyl or non-masonry metal fences six feet or less at a single-family residence are…
Lake County's LDR 3.02.05 requires fences to stay out of the visibility triangle at intersections and meet minimum setbacks from roads: 15 feet from a clay or dirt road, or half the…
Lake County's LDR sets no general residential fence material restriction. Material only affects permitting: masonry/concrete residential fences over four feet need a permit, while…
Lake County adopts the Florida Building Code (Sec. 6-22): a retaining wall on single-family residential property two feet or less in height from lowest adjoining grade is…
Neither Florida nor Lake County mandates a specific vacation-rental insurance policy. Standard homeowner policies often exclude commercial short-term renting, so hosts should carry…
Florida preempts vacation-rental licensing to the state. Lake County cannot require a local operating permit that bans or limits your rental. You must hold a state DBPR vacation-rental…
Florida lets counties register and inspect vacation rentals but not ban them. In unincorporated Lake County the mandatory registration is with the state (DBPR) and the county Tourist…
Lake County charges a 4% Tourist Development Tax on rentals of six months or less, remitted to the Lake County Tax Collector. This is on top of Florida state sales tax. Returns are due…
Florida allows a county to set reasonable maximum-occupancy standards for vacation rentals, but the same standard must apply to all residential dwellings — it cannot single out…
Florida lets counties regulate vacation-rental parking as long as the rule applies uniformly to all residential properties. Lake County's Land Development Regulations and county…
Florida's STR preemption expressly lets counties enforce noise ordinances against vacation rentals, as long as the rule applies to all properties. Lake County's noise ordinance and…
No. Florida preempts vacation-rental regulation to the state and bars counties from prohibiting rentals or restricting how often you rent. Lake County cannot force a short-term rental…
Florida does not require a host to be on-site. Lake County cannot mandate host presence, but Florida law does allow requiring a designated local responsible party or agent reachable…
Florida expressly prohibits counties from regulating the duration or frequency of vacation rentals. Lake County cannot impose minimum-night stays, maximum nights per year, or a cap on…
Any vehicle over a GVWR of 12,000 lbs may not be parked, stored or kept on a residential public street, avenue, alley or right-of-way in unincorporated Lake County (LDR 3.06.03(B))…
Lake County sets no special residential EV-charging ordinance; a home charger is installed under the Florida Building Code and NEC via a Lake County electrical permit. Florida law (FS…
Lake County has no residential loading-zone permit program. For homes, boats and RVs may occupy the front yard only 24 hours for loading/unloading (LDR 3.06.03). Statewide, FS 316.1945…
Lake County does not authorize residents to paint curbs or install private street markings. Public curbs and rights-of-way are county-controlled; only official traffic-control devices…
Boats, boat trailers and recreational vehicles owned and used by a resident may be kept on a residential lot if parked to meet the single-family front and secondary-front-yard setback…
Lake County follows Florida's uniform traffic law for where you may stop or park on a street. Florida Statute 316.1945 bars parking in front of driveways, within 15 feet of a fire…
Unincorporated Lake County sets no blanket overnight on-street parking ban for cars, but a vehicle over 12,000 lbs GVWR may not be kept on a residential street, and RVs may occupy a…
In unincorporated Lake County, no vehicle exceeding a GVWR of 12,000 lbs may be parked, stored or kept on any residential public street, avenue, alley or right-of-way. Government…
Under Lake County Code Section 23-98, inoperable vehicles and junk must be stored in a completely enclosed, permitted structure or removed from the property. The LDR treats a wrecked…
Unincorporated Lake County has no ordinance banning parking on your own driveway. Boats and RVs kept in a front-yard driveway must meet the single-family front and secondary-front-yard…
Backyard chickens and livestock are allowed on agriculturally zoned unincorporated land under Lake County's Land Development Regulations. On land classified as agricultural, Florida's…
Lake County does not ban any dog breed. Florida law (FS 767.14) prohibits local dangerous-dog regulations that are specific to breed, weight, or size. Lake County classifies dogs as…
Lake County prohibits owning wildlife hybrids of the dog or cat family without a state permit (Code Sec. 4-30). Truly wild or exotic species are regulated by the Florida Fish and…
Lake County owners may not let livestock run at large or stray onto public or private property (Code Sec. 4-40). Stray cattle, horses, goats, and other hoofed animals are impounded and…
Lake County prohibits inhumane treatment and neglect of animals (Code Sec. 4-33), and owners of eleven or more animals must register and allow inspection (Sec. 4-13). Hoarding cases…
In unincorporated Lake County, dogs must be under proper restraint. A dog is a nuisance if it runs at large, meaning it is not leashed, confined, or under a present handler's reliable…
Intentionally feeding bears, or leaving food or garbage that attracts them, is prohibited statewide by FWC rule (FAC 68A-4.001). Much of Lake County is black-bear habitat, so residents…
Lake County cannot regulate honeybee colonies. Florida law (FS 586.10) preempts all authority to regulate, inspect, permit, and place managed honeybee colonies to the state (FDACS)…
Lake County sets no hard household cap on the number of dogs or cats, but owners of eleven or more dogs, cats, and companion animals must register annually with the county, submit a…
Cats four months or older must be vaccinated against rabies (Code Sec. 4-35, FS 828.30). Lake County runs a Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return program for community (feral) cats under…
In unincorporated Lake County, an improved lot under 1 acre may not have nuisance weeds or grass exceeding 10 inches. Taller growth is a code violation subject to abatement. Cities…
Routine trimming and pruning of your own residential trees needs no county permit. Florida law bars local governments from requiring a permit to prune, trim, or remove a tree that a…
Florida law preempts Lake County from requiring a permit to remove a tree on your own residential parcel if a certified arborist or licensed landscape architect documents it as an…
Unincorporated Lake County treats nuisance weeds and grass over 10 inches on an improved lot under 1 acre as a code violation. The county enforces abatement under Chapter 14, and can…
Most of Lake County lies in the St. Johns River Water Management District, which sets year-round irrigation limits: no watering 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and assigned days by address. Odd/even…
Lake County does not prohibit residential rain barrels or cisterns, and Florida encourages water conservation. State law protects Florida-friendly landscaping and water-conservation…
Florida law protects your right to install Florida-friendly and native landscaping. Neither Lake County nor an HOA may prohibit water-conserving, native-plant yards. Development sites…
Lake County has no countywide ban on residential artificial turf. There is no dedicated county artificial-turf ordinance; installation should still meet stormwater, drainage and any…
Home composting is allowed in Lake County and encouraged for waste reduction. There is no county ban on residential compost piles, but they must not become a nuisance, attract vermin…
Florida law (FS 559.955) protects home-based businesses statewide: Lake County may not prohibit, restrict, or zone a home-based business differently from other businesses, so long as…
Florida's Cottage Food law (FS 500.80) lets you make and sell certain non-hazardous foods from your home without a state permit if annual gross sales stay at or below $250,000. Local…
Under Florida's home-based business law, Lake County can regulate signage only as it does for other residences. The county's home-occupation code historically allowed one small…
Lake County no longer imposes a special home-occupation permit or business-tax barrier that other businesses don't face. Since 2022 the county follows FS 559.955, which bars local…
Home childcare in Lake County is licensed and inspected by the state (Florida DCF) under FS Ch. 402, not primarily by the county. A family day care home cares for a limited number of…
Yes. In unincorporated Lake County a building permit is required to construct a swimming pool, spa, or hot tub. The county inspects the pool at multiple stages and gives final approval…
Above-ground pools in unincorporated Lake County need a building permit and must meet the same Florida barrier/safety requirements (FS Ch. 515) as in-ground pools. The pool wall itself…
Hot tubs and spas need a building permit in unincorporated Lake County and are covered by the Florida Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (FS Ch. 515), except that a spa with an…
Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (FS 515.29) sets the barrier standard used in Lake County: a barrier at least four feet high with no gaps a young child could crawl…
Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act (FS 515.27) requires every new residential pool to have at least one approved drowning-prevention feature: an isolating barrier, an…
Lake County's LDR has no stand-alone 'garage conversion' rule. Converting a garage into separate living quarters is treated as creating an Accessory Dwelling Unit — one per lot…
Unincorporated Lake County allows one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) per lot in agricultural and residential districts. The ADU may be an apartment or stand-alone building, must be…
In unincorporated Lake County, a shed must sit on a lot with a lawful home, stay out of required setbacks and buffers, and (on lots under an acre) not exceed 80% of the home's living…
A carport is a residential accessory structure in unincorporated Lake County. It must stay out of required setbacks and buffers and generally go in a side or rear yard unless it…
Lake County has no dedicated 'tiny home' category. A permanent tiny house is treated as a small single-family dwelling meeting zoning and the Florida Building Code. Living in an RV or…
Maximum building height in unincorporated Lake County is set by each zoning district in the LDR. Accessory structures may not exceed the height of the dwelling unit or twenty-five…
Lake County's LDR 3.02.05 sets required setbacks by zoning district. On side and rear yards, if a wall is less than five feet from the property line a recorded maintenance easement is…
Lake County limits site coverage through an Impervious Surface Ratio (ISR) set per zoning district in LDR Table 3.02.06. The ISR caps the share of the site covered by roofs, roads…
Barbecue grills and small propane cooking pits are allowed in unincorporated Lake County — and they remain permitted even during a drought burn ban, as long as the fuel area is no more…
Backyard smokers are allowed in unincorporated Lake County, including during a drought burn ban, provided the fuel area is no larger than 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height. Only…
In unincorporated Lake County, garbage and recycling are collected on the same day and yard trash on a different day, normally Monday through Friday. When a holiday falls on your…
Unincorporated Lake County requires carts at the curb before 6:00 a.m. on your collection day, with the handles and wheels facing away from the road. Yard-trash cans must be pulled…
Unincorporated Lake County residents may set out up to three cubic yards of bulk waste at a time, plus up to two cubic yards of construction and demolition debris per month. Bulk items…
Unincorporated Lake County provides a curbside recycling cart and asks residents to place all recyclables inside it—never in plastic bags. Garbage and yard trash may not be put in the…
It is unlawful to throw, place or deposit litter in any amount on public roads, waterways or private property in Lake County. Junk must be enclosed or removed, and open yards or vacant…
In unincorporated Lake County, letting junk, trash, debris or abandoned property pile up on any lot is a declared public nuisance. Code Enforcement can order abatement and place a lien…
Unincorporated Lake County provides one garbage cart and one recycling cart per home (35, 64 or 96 gallons). Residents must store, clean and maintain the county-owned carts in sanitary…
Lake County's unincorporated code sets no dedicated garage-sale permit or frequency limit—that is a city-level rule. Incorporated cities such as Tavares regulate garage sales directly…
Owners of any lot in unincorporated Lake County, improved or unimproved, must keep it free of overgrowth and junk. Uncultivated vegetation that harbors rats, snakes or mosquitoes, or…
In unincorporated Lake County, grass, undergrowth and other plant life on improved property may not exceed 10 inches in height from soil level. Taller uncultivated vegetation is a code…
Lake County uses content-neutral sign rules, so there is no special 'political sign' category. On your own property you may display a temporary light-material sign without a permit…
Lake County's content-neutral sign code treats a garage-sale sign like any temporary sign. On your own property you may display a light-material sign of 3–16 sq ft without a permit…
Lake County's LDR requires lighting to be directed away from neighboring properties and rights-of-way. Parking-area lighting must be arranged to direct light away from adjoining…
Lake County is not a certified dark-sky community and has no residential dark-sky mandate. Its LDR instead controls glare and sky glow for commercial development: all lighting must use…
These unincorporated areas are also governed by Lake County ordinances.