The county Land Development Code lets you store an unoccupied, fully-licensed, highway-ready RV, boat, or utility trailer on a residential lot beside your home. Living in an RV is barred outside campgrounds, agricultural land, or P-2 districts. Cities set their own rules.
LDC § 4.02.03(G)(2) governs recreational vehicles in the unincorporated county. Unoccupied RVs may be stored in residential districts on the same lot as the principal residence, but the RV must be fully licensed and ready for highway use (on wheels or a jacking system, connected only by quick-disconnect utilities, with no permanent additions, rooms, decks, or porches). Using an RV as permanent living quarters is forbidden except in licensed campgrounds, agriculturally-zoned property, and P-2 districts. On Rural Residential, Estate Residential, or Ag-2 parcels an RV used as a residence is limited to one per parcel and must meet setbacks. Municipalities (Milton, Gulf Breeze, Jay) apply their own codes.
Code Enforcement handles violations by notice, then the county Code Enforcement Board (Ch. 2) with daily fines commonly up to $250/day for a first violation until compliance.
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