St. Lucie County and Port St. Lucie set no special STR occupancy cap; Florida bars localities from regulating rental duration or frequency. Fort Pierce's local ordinance imposes an occupancy formula. State law defines a rental as transient when let more than three times yearly for under 30 days.
There is no unincorporated St. Lucie County or Port St. Lucie occupancy cap aimed specifically at vacation rentals. Any occupancy limit must apply uniformly to all residential dwellings, not just STRs, because Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) preempts rules targeting rental duration or frequency. Fort Pierce's Chapter 22, Article X sets a local maximum-occupancy formula tied to bedrooms for registered rentals. Standard building- and fire-code occupant limits (NFPA 101 Life Safety Code) still apply everywhere.
Exceeding occupancy under Fort Pierce's registration ordinance is a code-enforcement violation subject to fines; countywide, over-occupancy is enforced through building and fire codes.
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