Mobile Home, Lodging & RV Park Construction Permits Under Florida Administrative Code 64E-15
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Developing or renovating a mobile home, lodging, or recreational vehicle park in Florida triggers a Department of Health plan review and an annual license that sit alongside local site-development and building approvals. The standards reach the water system, sewage disposal, drainage, spacing, and roadways. Endless Life Design plans these communities to clear health-department review the first time and stay compliant year over year.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
What the Program Regulates
Statutory and Code Authority: Chapter 513 and Chapter 64E-15
Plan Review for New and Renovated Parks
Site, Spacing, and Density Standards
Water, Sewage, and Pool Requirements
The Five-Site Licensing Threshold
County and Municipality Inspection Comments for Permit Approval
Related Resources
Why Choose Endless Life Design
WHAT THE PROGRAM REGULATES
Mobile homes, lodging and recreational vehicle parks, and recreational camps are licensed annually by the Florida Department of Health through the state's 67 county health departments. County staff provide plan review, routine inspections, education, and enforcement, with the objective of preventing environmentally transmitted disease.
STATUTORY AND CODE AUTHORITY: CHAPTER 513 AND CHAPTER 64E-15
The program operates under Chapter 513, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 64E-15, Florida Administrative Code. These rules set the standards for the site, water supply, sewage disposal, solid waste, fire protection, and insect and rodent control across mobile home parks, RV parks, lodging parks, and recreational camps.
PLAN REVIEW FOR NEW AND RENOVATED PARKS
Plans are reviewed for new or renovated parks, and for temporary campgrounds, before a permit is issued. The application packet generally includes:
Application for Mobile Home Park, Lodging Park, Recreational Vehicle Park, and Recreational Camp (Form DH4037).
A plan of the park.
Information on the water system.
Information on the sewage disposal system.
Details of any swimming pools.
The required permit fee.
SITE, SPACING, AND DENSITY STANDARDS
Each site of a new or modified park must be evaluated to confirm it is not subject to environmental hazards and is graded so drainage does not create standing water under units. Under Chapter 64E-15, each recreational vehicle space must contain a minimum of 1,200 square feet, density may not exceed 25 RV units per acre of gross site, and each tent space must contain a minimum of 500 square feet.
WATER, SEWAGE, AND POOL REQUIREMENTS
The water supply for each park or camp must comply with Chapter 64E-8, F.A.C., Drinking Water. Sewage must be plumbed to an approved disposal system, and RV parks must provide dump stations for waste and potable water supply stations. Any swimming pool within the park is reviewed under Chapter 64E-9, F.A.C.
THE FIVE-SITE LICENSING THRESHOLD
Licensing and inspections are required for mobile home and recreational vehicle parks that have five or more sites. Licenses are non-transferable, so a change of ownership requires a new permit application. In many counties the permit year and proration follow a fixed annual cycle, with late fees for missed renewals.
COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY INSPECTION COMMENTS FOR PERMIT APPROVAL
Reviewers and inspectors frequently cite the following on park projects:
Site grading and drainage not demonstrating elimination of standing water and mosquito-breeding conditions.
Water system or sewage disposal details not conforming to Chapter 64E-8 and approved disposal requirements.
RV space size, tent space size, or density exceeding the limits in Chapter 64E-15.
Roadways not shown to be passable for emergency vehicles.
Garbage storage and disposal locations not adequately specified.
Swimming pool plans not separately submitted for 64E-9 review.
RELATED RESOURCES
WHY CHOOSE ENDLESS LIFE DESIGN
Endless Life Design is a licensed Florida general contractor serving Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties across construction, engineering, architecture, interior design, and 3D rendering. Our team coordinates Department of Health, environmental, and building-department approvals as one accountable process, so your project advances from blueprint to certificate of occupancy without avoidable delay.
Endless Life Design — Licensed Florida General Contractor. Visit endlesslifedesign.com, call (305) 680-3283, or email endlesslifedesign@endlesslifedesign.com.
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