Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Treasure Island, Florida

Treasure Island’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  All land inside Treasure Island city; the city adopts and administers its own zoning regulations (Chapter 68)

  “The following uses shall be allowed within the RU-75 zoning district as permitted, special exception or accessory uses as set forth herein:”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Dwellings in the RM-15 (Multiple Family Residential) zoning district inside Treasure Island city

  • Excludes garages, carport, balconies and screened porches.
  • Single-family 1,000 sq ft; duplex 1,500 sq ft (750 per unit); multifamily by unit type (efficiency 500, 1BR 600, 2BR 750, 3BR 900, each additional bedroom 150).

  single-family minimum living area: >= 1000 sq ft

  “in an rm-15 zoning district, the minimum floor area of living area, not including garages, carport, balconies or screened porches shall be as follows: (1) dwelling, residential single-family: 1,000 square feet; (2) dwelling, residential two-family (duplex): 1,500 square feet; 750 square feet minimum per unit;”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family dwellings in the RU-75 (Single Family Residential) zoning district inside Treasure Island city

    “the minimum floor area of living area of a dwelling, single-family residential, not including garages, carports, balconies or screened porches, shall be 1,200 square feet of living area.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Camping on private lots inside Treasure Island city

  • Camping on an unimproved private lot requires owner permission and must be permissible under the city's zoning ordinance.
  • Sleeping or camping in public rights-of-way, beaches and parks is unlawful in the circumstances stated.

  “upon any unimproved private lot unless such use is with the permission of the owner and permissible under the city's zoning ordinance;”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Sewage disposal facilities inside Treasure Island city; the city code restricts septic systems

  • Subject to 'except as provided herein' exceptions in the city code.

  “except as provided herein, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Privies, septic tanks and cesspools inside Treasure Island city

  • Generally unlawful except as otherwise provided in the code.

  “except as provided herein, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Treasure Island or Pinellas County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits for new homes inside Treasure Island city
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Treasure Island city
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Treasure Island city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Treasure Island city
• Minimum lot size — RU-75 district lot size inside Treasure Island city

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Treasure Island means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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