Lakewood Park, St. Lucie County
Demolition in Lakewood Park
Lakewood Park counted 12,510 residents and 6,049 housing units in the 2020 census, and because it is unincorporated, every demolition here is permitted by St. Lucie County. The community takes in old Indrio, which was once part of Viking, a Scandinavian settlement founded in 1892.
On October 9, 2024, a tornado spawned by Hurricane Milton crossed parts of Fort Pierce, the Lakewood Park area and Spanish Lakes Country Club Village, where six people died. The National Weather Service rated it EF3 at its peak. Clearing a structure that was damaged in a storm starts with the county, not with the equipment.
The county applies a 50 percent rule. If restoring a damaged building would equal or exceed half its market value, it is substantially damaged, and any rebuild must meet new-construction standards, including a floor above base flood elevation. Improvements are counted over the life of the building, not one permit at a time. Permits marked as disaster-related get an expedited review.
Mobile and manufactured homes make up 6.7 percent of housing countywide, and the county's forms list includes a Mobile Home Inspection Report. Construction and demolition debris from a St. Lucie County job can go to the county's Baling & Recycling Facility on Glades Cut-Off Road.
Sources: Lakewood Park census figures · St. Lucie Historical Society: Indrio and Viking · CBS12: tornado in St. Lucie County confirmed EF3 · NWS Melbourne: damage survey, Fort Pierce and Spanish Lakes tornado (EF3, 6 fatalities) · St. Lucie County: flood protection information (50% rule) · St. Lucie County: post-storm permitting guidelines · Census Reporter: units in structure (ACS 2020–2024) · St. Lucie County: permit applications list · St. Lucie County: solid waste fees and facility · Florida DEP: St. Lucie County facility memo (C&D)
Permit office for Lakewood Park
St. Lucie County Building and Code Regulations Division
No city covers Lakewood Park. Its demolition permits are filed with the county through the EnerGov portal.
Read the official sourceThis summary is not legal advice. When Romco takes the job, we sign the permit application as the responsible contractor. St. Lucie guide to demolition permits
What we quote in Lakewood Park
More demolition we quote
- Interior demolitionStrip a suite or a house to the studs while the shell and its live systems stay intact.Interior demolition in St. Lucie →
- Selective demolitionTake out an addition, a wing or a bay and keep the building that remains in service.Selective demolition in St. Lucie →
- Commercial demolitionRetail, office and industrial buildings taken down, with approvals run in the right order.Commercial demolition in St. Lucie →
- House demolitionA full teardown of a single-family house, from utility letters to a graded lot.House demolition in St. Lucie →
- Structural demolitionFrames, walls and floors taken down in order, including buildings under unsafe orders.Structural demolition in St. Lucie →
- Concrete removalSlabs, driveways, footings and foundations broken out, hauled and recycled.Concrete removal in St. Lucie →
- Pool removalBreak out the top and backfill, or lift the whole shell, with the drainage handled.Pool removal in St. Lucie →
- Mobile home demolitionSingle and double wides removed with chassis, tie-downs, add-ons and debris cleared.Mobile home demolition in St. Lucie →
- Storm damage demolitionHurricane, tornado and flood damage taken down with the record your insurer needs.Storm damage demolition in St. Lucie →
- Site clearingLots cleared of old structures, slabs and debris, with protected trees left in place.Site clearing in St. Lucie →
- Asbestos coordinationLicensed survey, FDEP notice and licensed abatement scheduled before demolition.Asbestos coordination in St. Lucie →
- Accessory structure demolitionSheds, detached garages, carports and screen enclosures removed under permit.Accessory structure demolition in St. Lucie →
- Something else?If your job is missing from the list, call anyway. We price odd jobs too.Call (772) 310-3298 →
Start to finish
How a St. Lucie job moves
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A backyard shed follows the same order as a commercial building.
Reach out
Call or fill in the form. Mention whether the place has a septic tank; it adds a step before the permit.
We look at the property
We come out and trace the services: the FPL drop, the water line, and the septic tank or sewer tap. Then we look at the truck route in and at what sits next door.
A written scope and quote
Each line of the scope says come down, stay, or leave on a truck. Items waiting on the survey result are flagged so nothing is assumed.
Survey, notice, letters, permit
A licensed asbestos survey, the state demolition notice, the utility letters, then the permit from the city, town or county.
Demolition and hauling
The crew works through the scope in order. C&D debris goes to a permitted site such as the county facility on Glades Cut-Off Road, and every ticket is filed.
Final inspection
Last comes the final inspection from the city, town or county. After that the lot is bare and graded, or the shell you wanted kept is still standing.
Questions
Demolition in Lakewood Park
A storm damaged my Lakewood Park house. Does it have to be demolished?
Not automatically. The county's test is whether restoring it would cost 50 percent or more of its market value. Below that, it can be repaired. At or above it, the rebuild must meet current flood standards, which is when some owners decide that demolition and a new build make more sense. Marking the permit as disaster-related gets it an expedited review.
What will my demolition cost in St. Lucie?
Two houses on the same Port St. Lucie street can quote quite differently, so we post no rates. The price is set after a visit, or from photos and plans that show enough, and it follows the materials, the footprint and height, the asbestos survey, the service disconnects, any septic tank to abandon, how equipment gets in, what sits next door, what stays, and how far the debris travels.
Do I need an asbestos survey if I think there is no asbestos?
The state's position is that every demolition needs a written notice, even when no asbestos is found, and the notice has to be filed at least ten working days before demolition begins. St. Lucie notices go to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Southeast District. A building permit does not take its place. Fort Pierce also asks for an asbestos report on older homes and commercial buildings. Romco books a licensed survey and brings in a licensed abatement firm for any material found, since we hold no abatement license ourselves.
How long does the whole process take?
We give no estimate until the paperwork picture is clear. The ten-working-day state notice is fixed. Review time at the city, town or county, the utility letters, the survey result, any Fort Pierce historic board review and septic abandonment are not, and size and construction count too. When each is known, you get the steps in order and what each one is waiting for.
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Every type and size, all over St. Lucie County
Tell us what has to come down, and we will quote it.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A kitchen wall in Tradition and a strip center on US 1 are quoted the same way: on paper, line by line.