Site clearing · St. Lucie County
Site clearing in St. Lucie County
Clearing a site means taking off everything a builder does not want: old sheds, slabs, fences, debris and buried leftovers. The mistakes are in what should have stayed, such as protected trees and boundary markers.
Port St. Lucie's tree ordinance, adopted in 2011, protects trees of 12 inches or more in trunk diameter and native palms with 10 feet or more of clear trunk, and removal needs a permit from Planning and Zoning. Platted single-family lots are exempt, so the rule bites hardest on larger parcels and commercial land. Tree removal itself is done by a licensed tree service we coordinate.
On Hutchinson Island, the coast sets the limits. Work seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line needs a Florida DEP permit or written exemption. Sea turtle nesting season in St. Lucie County runs from March 1 to November 15, and beach-visible lights must be shielded or off from sunset to sunrise, which affects any work lighting near the dune.
Debris goes where it is accepted. Construction and demolition material can go to the county's Baling & Recycling Facility on Glades Cut-Off Road; concrete and metal go to recyclers where possible.
We quote site clearing at any size, from a single residential lot to a commercial parcel. Send the survey.
Order of work
- Walk the parcel with the survey and mark trees and markers to keep.
- Confirm tree, coastal and building permits for the parcel.
- Remove structures, fences and debris.
- Break out slabs and pavement and remove buried leftovers.
- Haul and sort material for recycling or disposal.
- Grade the site to the level agreed with you or your builder.
Watch points
Where this kind of job runs into trouble, and how we handle it
Removing a protected tree
A tree taken down without a permit can bring a fine and a replacement requirement. We mark trees to keep and confirm the permit position before any clearing starts.
Disturbing survey markers
Boundary pins and benchmarks get lost under a dozer blade. We locate and flag them from the survey and keep equipment off them.
Buried debris discovered at grading
Old lots hide slabs, tanks and trash pits. We probe and dig where the survey or history suggests them, and stop to identify anything unexpected.
Outside our scope
Tree removal, surveying, coastal permits and any wetland or environmental review are work by licensed others that we coordinate. We do not assume a tree can come down because it is on your land, and we do not assume a coastal lot can be worked year-round without checking the turtle season.
Questions
About site clearing
Do I need a permit to clear trees on my Port St. Lucie lot?
Platted single-family lots are exempt from the city's tree ordinance. Larger and commercial parcels need a Planning and Zoning permit to remove trees of 12 inches or more in trunk diameter or native palms with 10 feet or more of clear trunk.
Can you clear a lot on Hutchinson Island during turtle season?
Work can continue in many cases, but lighting visible from the beach must be shielded or off from sunset to sunrise between March 1 and November 15. Anything seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line also needs a Florida DEP permit or written exemption.
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.
Is any job too small or too large in size for you?
No. We quote a single shed, a screen enclosure, a pool, a mobile home or a full commercial building, and partial jobs where most of the structure stays. Tell us what is on the property and what must remain, and the quote follows that.
Is Romco Builders licensed?
Yes. Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor with its office in Fort Lauderdale. Work that requires its own license, including asbestos abatement, electrical and plumbing disconnects, septic abandonment, mold remediation and tree removal, goes to firms holding that license, and we keep them on one schedule.
Start to finish
How a St. Lucie job moves
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.
Site clearing anywhere in St. Lucie, including Port St. Lucie, Tradition, St. Lucie West, Sandpiper Bay, Fort Pierce, Lincoln Park, St. Lucie Village, River Park, Lakewood Park, White City, and every other St. Lucie city.
Other work
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 →
- 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 →
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.