Sheet A-3 · Zephyrhills · Ground-floor suites
Need a first-floor bedroom and bath in Zephyrhills? Check your setbacks first
Planning a ground-floor suite in Zephyrhills? Get $100 off your first job, credited at booking.
You want to sleep and bathe on the same level as your kitchen. Tell us the shape of your Zephyrhills lot and we will check the setbacks and the flood test before you pay for plans.
- County
- Pasco
- Phone
- (315) 640-3590
- Offer
- $100 off your first job
City of Zephyrhills, Pasco County
Here in Zephyrhills
Basis: Zephyrhills Code of Ordinances Table 7.01.01, Zephyrhills Code of Ordinances Sec. 2.02.08.01 definitions
We find out what your lot allows, then put you in touch with a contractor near you, who does the building.
Tell us about the space
Send the address and what you have in mind. The rules for that lot come first.
- Your request is in Keep your phone close. A call comes from (315) 640-3590.
- The lot comes first We look at what your city or county allows at that address.
- Then a contractor You meet a local contractor and see the price in writing.
$100 off your first job We credit $100 on the first job you book with our help.
- We pay the $100, so the contractor's price stays as quoted.
- One credit per customer for each home.
- Your job must be booked by December 31, 2026.
- Say you want the credit when you book.
The Senior Home Additions promise
- 1 Your first call and your request are free.
- 2 Planning with us costs you nothing.
- 3 We check the rules at your address before anyone quotes.
General notes
Questions about this space in this town.
N1 How close to the property line can the new room be?
In R-1 it is 10 feet at the sides and rear and 20 feet at the front. Send your address so we can confirm your zone.
N2 Do I need two parking spaces?
The R-1 table calls for 2 off-street spaces. Plan where they go before you plan the suite.
N3 Is a ground-floor suite a substantial improvement?
It is if it costs half or more of the building's market value, and your lot is in a flood zone. We help you find the value.
N4 Who checks the plans?
The city's Building and Code Enforcement Department, which looks at them for Florida Building Code compliance.
This fits when
Signs this suits your Zephyrhills home
- Stairs have become a chore You carry laundry, glasses and books up and down, and your knees notice each trip.
- A bath that was built for another decade The tub is too high, the door too narrow and the floor too slick for comfort.
- You will not sell You love the neighborhood and want to stay in this house for the long run, not move to a new one.
- Your children live in town They would like to visit a house that has everything you need on one floor.
Twenty feet in front, ten at the sides and rear
In the R-1 low-density district the front setback is 20 feet, the sides are 10 feet and the rear is 10 feet. Height is held to 30 feet or two stories. A bedroom wing has to fit inside those lines.
Walk your lot with a tape, and a friend to hold the other end, and write down the distance from each wall to each property line. Send us those numbers and we will check them against your zone with the department.
If your lot is narrow, ask whether the new rooms can go at the back, where a 10 foot rear line leaves more room than the 20 foot front line. A few feet saved in the wrong place can decide whether a bedroom and a bath both fit.
Ask the contractor to mark the new corners with stakes and string before anyone draws a final plan. Seeing the outline on the grass is the quickest way to feel the size of the room.
Two cars, and the room that used to hold them
The R-1 table also calls for 2 off-street parking spaces. A suite built where your driveway or garage now sits can cost you one.
Tell the contractor where the cars go before you pick a footprint. A design that wins a bedroom and loses the parking can stall at plan check, and it is easier to see that on paper than in the field.
If your household has only one car now, think about the future. A daughter who visits, a nurse who comes by, a van that picks you up: all of them need somewhere to stop.
Put the answer on the sketch you carry to the department, along with the lot lines and the position of the driveway, the trees and any shed. It shows you have thought about the whole property and not only the new room.
Does the half-value test reach your house?
Zephyrhills counts a repair, addition or other improvement costing half or more of the building's market value as a substantial improvement. OpenFEMA lists 40 claims in the community since 1978, which is few, and your own lot may still be in a flood zone.
Ask the Building and Code Enforcement Department to confirm your zone, and ask us to help you pull the structure value for your parcel. Then ask contractors to price the full job, so one total sits beside the building's value.
Ask each contractor what they would trim if the total came close to the line. A bath without a tub or a smaller closet is a better answer than a pushed deadline.
The Senior Home Additions promise
- 1 Your first call and your request are free.
- 2 Planning with us costs you nothing.
- 3 We check the rules at your address before anyone quotes.
- 4 We credit the $100 the way our Terms describe.
Your agreement with the contractor you hire covers the building.
Senior Home Additions, (315) 640-3590 Read the full terms
$100 off your first job We credit $100 on the first job you book with our help.
- We pay the $100, so the contractor's price stays as quoted.
- One credit per customer for each home.
- Your job must be booked by December 31, 2026.
- Say you want the credit when you book.
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