River Park, St. Lucie County
Demolition in River Park
River Park sits beside Port St. Lucie but is not part of it. Its residents refused to join when the city was chartered in 1961, so a demolition here is permitted by St. Lucie County rather than the city. The 2020 census counted 6,514 residents, up from 5,222 in 2010.
River Park predates the city around it. The first new home went up in 1956, and 42 families lived there by 1958, the year General Development bought River Park and the land along the North Fork that became Port St. Lucie. Prima Vista Boulevard runs through it from US-1 before reaching the city limits.
Because the community is unincorporated, the city's demolition checklist does not apply. The county's building permit application asks whether the property is on sewer or septic, and work valued at 5,000 dollars or more needs a Notice of Commencement recorded in the county's public records and posted on the site before the first inspection. The county does not publish a separate demolition checklist, so we confirm the submittal with the Building and Code Regulations Division.
If the answer on that application is septic, a licensed contractor pumps and closes the tank under the state abandonment rule, and we schedule it. Florida DEP's demolition notice, due at least 10 working days ahead, applies here as it does anywhere in the state.
Sources: River Park census figures · Port St. Lucie: 1961 charter without River Park · Florida Backroads Travel: River Park and Prima Vista · St. Lucie County: building permit application · St. Lucie County: permit applications list · Florida Administrative Code: Rule 62-6.011, abandonment of onsite sewage systems (DEP) · Florida DEP: asbestos and demolition notification
Permit office for River Park
St. Lucie County Building and Code Regulations Division
River Park is unincorporated. The county issues the permit through its online portal; Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie and St. Lucie Village permit their own land.
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 River 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?Not on the list? We still quote it. Call and talk us through the job.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
Phone us or use the form. Include the address, what is coming down, what is staying, and photos or plans if you have them.
We look at the property
We check the structure, where power, water and sewer or septic connect, how equipment and trucks reach the work, and what is next door.
A written scope and quote
It lists what is removed, what is protected and what is hauled, and flags anything that depends on the asbestos survey.
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
Work follows the agreed order. Debris goes to permitted facilities, and the tickets are kept.
Final inspection
The inspector closes the permit. You get a cleared lot, or the shell you asked us to leave.
Questions
Demolition in River Park
If my River Park property has a Port St. Lucie mailing address, which office permits the demolition?
Jurisdiction follows the parcel, not the mailing address. River Park is an unincorporated community, so St. Lucie County's Building and Code Regulations Division issues the permit. Filing with the city by mistake costs time, so we check the parcel's jurisdiction before anything is submitted.
What will my demolition cost in St. Lucie?
We put a number on it once we have seen the job, on site or through photos and plans that show enough. It turns on what the structure is built from, its footprint and height, what the asbestos survey finds, which services need disconnecting, whether a septic tank must be abandoned, how equipment gets in, what sits next door, what you want kept, and the haul to the disposal site. Two houses on the same Port St. Lucie street can quote quite differently, so we do not post rates.
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 do not estimate it before the facts are in. It depends on review time at your city, town or the county, how quickly the utility letters arrive, the survey result and the state notice period, any historic board review in Fort Pierce, septic abandonment, and the size and construction of the structure. When those answers are in, you get a step-by-step sequence with the holdups for each step spelled out.
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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. One wall inside a house or an entire building gets the same thing from us: a written scope and a number.