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Apollo Beach, FL

Backyard Cottages Arranged in Apollo Beach

An Apollo Beach cottage follows unincorporated Hillsborough's ADU rules, the same ones that apply in Sun City Center.

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62The age at least one parent or grandparent must have reached for the living quarters reduction in Florida Statute 193.703
50%Of a structure's market value, the cost at which 44 CFR 59.1 makes an addition a substantial improvement
16 townsCovered across Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties, each with its own local rules set out on its page
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Detached ADUs quote in Apollo Beach

Who the space is for, whether it needs a kitchen, and the address. With those three answers we can say which city or county rules govern the lot before a contractor draws anything.

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Five short questions about who the space is for and what it needs to hold, then where to reach you. Most people finish in about a minute.

Question 1What are you thinking of building?

Pick the closest. If you are not sure yet, that is exactly what we help sort out.

Question 2Who will live in it?

This matters more than it sounds. In Florida the answer can change the property tax on what you build.

Question 3Does the new space need its own kitchen?

In Florida law a space with its own kitchen, bathroom and bedroom is a second dwelling, and each city and county decides whether one is allowed on your lot.

Question 4Is the house in a flood zone?

In a flood zone, a large enough addition can mean the whole house has to meet today's flood rules. Your insurance declarations page or the county flood map will say.

Question 5When does the space need to be ready?
About you, and the house the space would join

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How can we reach you?

We call to confirm the details before anyone is sent out.

Where is the property?

The contractor match is by property, not by person, so the street line matters.

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Deciding

Two checks before an Apollo Beach cottage

Check the flood zone and measure the lot before you look at cottage designs. The county's 7,000 square foot minimum and 900 square foot cap apply here exactly as elsewhere in unincorporated Hillsborough.

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Local Detail

Hillsborough's ADU rules as they reach Apollo Beach

Floor plan drawings for a small home addition beside a tape measure

Unincorporated Hillsborough County's Land Development Code (Sec. 6.11.02) limits accessory dwelling living space to 900 square feet, requires a lot of at least 7,000 square feet and an owner-occupied principal home, allows attached or detached units, and allows one per lot. A variance to go larger is available only on lots of at least 14,520 square feet, and then to no more than 1,200 square feet or 25 percent of the main home's living space, whichever is less; living space includes storage and laundry.

Source: Hillsborough County (Municode), accessed 2026-09-23

Hillsborough County's code says any detached structure, or any part of a home that cannot be reached internally, that does not meet the accessory dwelling requirements may not be used for independent living quarters or for sleeping, including guest visits, at any time.

Source: Hillsborough County (Municode), accessed 2026-09-23

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The three rules checked for your addressThe kitchen, the flood line and the county tax rule looked at before any contractor is asked for a number
Told when an addition is not the answerIf a first-floor room or a bathroom change inside the house would do, you hear that before anyone draws a suite
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What detached adus involves in Apollo Beach

Floor plan drawings for a small home addition beside a tape measure
A wide doorway with no threshold and a lever door handle
Local Context

Why Apollo Beach's cottage page is brief

This page is kept brief. Apollo Beach is unincorporated, so a backyard cottage here follows Hillsborough County's accessory dwelling rules: up to 900 square feet of living space on a lot of at least 7,000 square feet, with the principal home owner-occupied, and no sleeping at all in a detached structure that is not a permitted ADU. Those rules are set out in full on the Sun City Center cottage page. We arrange the work with a vetted Florida-licensed contractor.

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Questions

An Apollo Beach granny pod question

Can a granny pod be used for sleeping in Apollo Beach?

Only if it is a permitted ADU. Hillsborough bars sleeping, including guest visits, in any detached structure that does not meet the accessory dwelling requirements.

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