Accessory structure demolition · Palm Beach County
Accessory structure demolition in Palm Beach County
Small structures carry the same permit logic as large ones. In unincorporated Palm Beach County, anything that needed a building permit to build needs a demolition permit to remove, and that includes signs. We check the record before the first panel comes off.
PPM PB-O-110 lists modular buildings, signs and swimming pools among the structures that need a demolition permit. It works the other way too: when a whole house comes down, every accessory structure goes with it unless the Building Official approves otherwise before the permit issues.
Historic districts treat small buildings differently. In West Palm Beach, demolishing a shed under 200 square feet in a district is a Staff Level 2 review, a COA-Minor, rather than a hearing before the Historic Preservation Board. Larger outbuildings in a district are a question for the city’s Historic Preservation office.
On the island, the Town of Palm Beach Council may grant exceptions to its winter demolition ban for accessory structures where no nuisance results. A waiver needs notice filed at least 45 days before the Council meeting, plus notice to owners within 300 feet. Wellington publishes a separate Stable and Manure Bin Packet; ask the village whether it applies to a barn removal.
Send photos of each structure and its position on the survey. We will price them singly or together.
Sequence
- Photograph and measure each structure.
- Check the permit record and any historic designation.
- Arrange utility disconnects through licensed trades.
- Pull the demolition permit where the department requires one.
- Demolish, remove the slab if it is in scope, and haul to SWA-permitted facilities.
- Grade and restore the area.
The usual problems
What tends to go wrong, and how it is handled
No permit on record
An unpermitted shed or carport still has to come down lawfully. We ask the department how it wants the removal documented before work starts.
Hidden services
Detached garages and cabanas often carry electric, water or gas lines. Licensed trades disconnect and cap them first, and an 811 ticket covers any slab removal.
Old roofing and siding
Older outbuildings can carry roofing or siding that should be tested. Where the building’s age or history points that way, we arrange a licensed survey first.
Outside our license
Electrical, plumbing and gas disconnects are separate licensed work we coordinate. A sign in or near a right of way may need approvals beyond the building permit, which we confirm with the department. Fences and landscaping are outside scope unless listed in the quote.
Questions
About accessory structure demolition
Does a Palm Beach County shed teardown need its own permit?
In unincorporated areas, PB-O-110 requires a demolition permit for any structure that needed a building permit to build, and many sheds did. Cities write their own thresholds, so we check with the building department for your address before quoting.
Can a cabana come down on Palm Beach island during season?
The Town bans demolition from the Monday before Thanksgiving through March 31, but the Council may grant exceptions for accessory structures where no nuisance results. A waiver needs notice filed at least 45 days before the Council meeting and notice to owners within 300 feet.
What does a demolition cost, and what moves the number?
We do not publish prices, because the number depends on what surrounds the building. The main drivers are structure type and size, asbestos findings, truck access, the permit and utility requirements for the address, any below-grade work, and the haul to SWA-permitted facilities. Local rules move it too: the Town of Palm Beach requires a bond of the demolition cost plus 35%. Send the survey and photos, and we will price it.
Do you quote demolition of any size?
Yes. Size never rules a job out: we price everything from a single shed or an interior strip-out to a commercial site or a concrete tower. Every job is priced from the same questions: which department issues the permit, what the asbestos rules require, which utility releases are needed, and in what sequence the structure comes down. Send what you have, and we will say what else we need.
Is Romco licensed, and who does the specialty work?
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor. We self-perform demolition, dewatering, Support of Excavation and deep foundations. Asbestos surveys come from independent licensed consultants and removal from licensed abatement firms. Utility disconnects, tree removal, electrical, plumbing, fire sprinkler work and engineering go to the licensed parties for those trades, and we coordinate them under one schedule.
Order of work
From first call to closed permit
Call or send the form
Give the address, what is coming down and anything that must be protected. Photos or a survey help.
Walk the property
We check the structure, live services, truck access, trees, the seawall or neighbor close by, and any association rules.
Scope and price in writing
Removal, protection, haul-off and anything that depends on the asbestos survey are listed line by line.
Notices, letters and permit
The licensed asbestos survey and any health department notice, the utility releases, then the application to the right building office.
Take it down and haul it out
Work runs in the agreed order. Loads go to Solid Waste Authority–permitted facilities, or the hauler your city requires.
Final inspection and close-out
The inspector signs off and the permit closes. You keep a graded lot or the shell you asked for.
Accessory structure demolition throughout Palm Beach, including West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Palm Beach (the Town), Jupiter, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Wellington, Lake Worth Beach, Unincorporated Palm Beach County, and every other Palm Beach city.
More demolition
Other demolition we quote
- Interior demolitionStrip-outs inside condos, offices and stores, with the asbestos question settled first.Interior demolition in Palm Beach →
- Selective demolitionOne wing, one floor or one wall removed while the rest of the building stays in use.Selective demolition in Palm Beach →
- Commercial demolitionStores, offices, warehouses and plazas, taken down once the releases are in hand.Commercial demolition in Palm Beach →
- House demolitionSingle-family teardowns, with the sheds, pool and septic tank handled to code.House demolition in Palm Beach →
- Structural demolitionConcrete towers, parking garages and steel frames, taken down in engineered sequence.Structural demolition in Palm Beach →
- Concrete removalSlabs, driveways, patios, walks and footings, broken out after the locates are in.Concrete removal in Palm Beach →
- Pool removalBottom broken out and filled, or the shell, deck and equipment removed entirely.Pool removal in Palm Beach →
- Mobile home demolitionSingle units or several in one park, with approvals and permits in order first.Mobile home demolition in Palm Beach →
- Storm damage demolitionTaking down what a hurricane or tornado left unsafe, once the adjuster has seen it.Storm damage demolition in Palm Beach →
- Site clearingBrush, stumps, buried slabs and old fill cleared once the vegetation permits are in.Site clearing in Palm Beach →
- Asbestos coordinationLicensed survey, health department notice and licensed abatement, in the right order.Asbestos coordination in Palm Beach →
- Something else?Every type of demolition is quoted, whatever the size. If your job is missing above, describe it on the phone.Call (561) 273-9189 →
Every type, every size, all of Palm Beach County
Tell us the address and the scope. We will put a number on it.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A single wall or a whole building, each quote arrives as a written scope with a price.