St. Lucie County and its cities cannot restrict vacation rentals to a host's primary residence. Florida Statute 509.032(7)(b) bars local rules that prohibit rentals or regulate their duration or frequency, so investment/non-owner-occupied STRs are allowed.
Some cities elsewhere limit STRs to owner-occupied or primary residences; Florida forbids this. Section 509.032(7)(b) prohibits any local law from banning vacation rentals or regulating how long or how often a property may be rented. That preempts a primary-residence-only requirement in Port St. Lucie, unincorporated St. Lucie County, Fort Pierce, and St. Lucie Village. Non-owner-occupied and whole-home investment rentals are lawful, provided the owner holds a DBPR license, remits tourist tax, and completes any applicable local registration.
No penalty exists for renting a non-primary residence; enforcement instead targets operating without the required state license, tourist-tax account, or local registration.
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Port St. Lucie, FL
Port St. Lucie Code section 94.05(d) expressly exempts noise from the operation of aircraft from its noise ordinance, and aircraft-in-flight noise is governe...
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Under Port St. Lucie Code section 92.09, it is unlawful to keep any animal that barks, howls or makes similar noise between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or that...
Port St. Lucie, FL
Commercial properties in Port St. Lucie must keep noise within 65 dBA during day and 55 dBA at night at the nearest residential property line.
Port St. Lucie, FL
Port St. Lucie Code section 94.05(n) exempts construction noise from the noise limits only between 7:00 a.m. and sundown once a building permit is obtained; ...
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Gas-powered lawn equipment is allowed in Port St. Lucie between 7 AM and 7 PM. No special decibel limits apply beyond the general nuisance standard.
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Port St. Lucie Code section 94.06(c) bars loudspeakers and sound amplifiers in or adjacent to residential areas between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays ...
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