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Pinellas Park, FL

Pinellas Park Backyard Cottages Under 600 Air-Conditioned Feet

Find room for one more off-street parking space before choosing where a Pinellas Park cottage goes, because the city requires it with every ADU.

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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 Pinellas Park

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

Pinellas Park's deed restriction and what it means for the family

The condition families think about least is the one that lasts longest. Before the certificate of occupancy, Pinellas Park requires a recorded deed restriction prohibiting sale of the ADU separately from the main house. That suits a cottage built for a parent, but it means the unit stays with the property for good, so the whole family should understand it before the job starts. Pinellas Park runs its own building department, which handles the permit and the inspections.

  1. Count only the cooled space

    The 600 square foot cap is written in air-conditioned area. Ask how the city treats any unconditioned storage before relying on it.

  2. Place the extra parking space

    One additional off-street space is required. On a narrow lot it can decide where the cottage sits.

  3. Record the deed restriction on time

    It has to be recorded before the certificate of occupancy, so it belongs in the schedule rather than at the end.

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Local Detail

Pinellas Park's ADU section, Sec. 18-1530.28

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

Pinellas Park permits one ADU on any single-family lot but caps its air-conditioned area at 600 square feet, requires one additional off-street parking space, and requires a recorded deed restriction prohibiting sale of the ADU separately from the main house before the certificate of occupancy (Sec. 18-1530.28).

Source: City of Pinellas Park (Municode), accessed 2026-09-23

St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, Dunedin, Seminole and Tarpon Springs each operate their own building departments, per the Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board's directory updated January 2025.

Source: Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board, accessed 2026-09-23

Because the Pinellas County parent or grandparent reduction requires the property to be in unincorporated Pinellas County, homesteads inside St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, Dunedin, Seminole, Safety Harbor, Tarpon Springs and Oldsmar do not qualify under the county program as the Property Appraiser describes it.

Source: Pinellas County Property Appraiser, accessed 2026-09-23

Under Florida's Save Our Homes statute, F.S. 193.155(4)(a), changes, additions or improvements to a homestead are assessed at just value as of the first January 1 after they are substantially completed.

Source: The Florida Senate (Florida Statutes), accessed 2026-09-23

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In The Field

What detached adus involves in Pinellas Park

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

Fitting a Pinellas Park cottage and its parking on the lot

Pinellas Park is one of the easier places to say yes to a backyard cottage: one ADU is permitted on any single-family lot. What decides the design is the ground it needs. The city caps the cottage at 600 square feet of air-conditioned area and requires one additional off-street parking space, so the unit and a car space both have to fit on the lot with room left for a path your parent can walk. Sketch those two rectangles on the lot survey before looking at floor plans, and the choices narrow quickly.

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Is there room for a cottage and a car space?

Send the Pinellas Park address or a photo of the yard. We will tell you whether both fit before a contractor draws a unit.

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Pinellas Park backyard cottage questions

Could we sell the cottage separately one day in Pinellas Park?

No. The city requires a recorded deed restriction prohibiting sale of the ADU separately from the main house, and it has to be in place before the certificate of occupancy.

Is the county's parent or grandparent reduction available in Pinellas Park?

Not under the county program as the Property Appraiser describes it, since it applies only in unincorporated Pinellas. Budget for the cottage being assessed at just value from the first January 1 after it is substantially complete.

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