Sell Your Lot in Canaveral Groves

Selling Land in Canaveral Groves: What to Know

Canaveral Groves is a rural area of large lots in unincorporated Brevard County, west of Cocoa and Port St. John. Many lots are about an acre, some are larger, and plenty have never been built on. Because the area is outside any city, Brevard County sets the zoning and building rules. If you own land here and want to sell, we can help.

EasyLotBuyer buys land in Canaveral Groves for cash. We make a cash offer within 24 hours, charge no fees or commissions, pay the closing costs, and can close in as few as 7 days. We also buy land with back taxes, liens, title issues or no road access.

What Canaveral Groves is

The Canaveral Groves Subdivision was recorded in Survey Book 2, Page 59, in October 1961. County records describe many parcels of about one acre, along with larger tracts. Canaveral Groves Boulevard is the main road through the area.

Your deed or tax bill shows your parcel number. You can look it up on the Brevard County Property Appraiser website to see the size, zoning and a map of the lot.

Zoning and lot size rules

Many Canaveral Groves lots still carry GU (General Use) zoning, which the county set in 1958. When GU began, the minimum lot was 1 acre and 150 feet wide. In May 1975 the county raised the GU minimum to 5 acres, 300 feet wide and 300 feet deep. Much of the area also has a future land use of RES 1:2.5, the county's plan category for one home per 2.5 acres.

That means many one-acre lots here do not meet today's GU size rules, and some lots narrower than 150 feet never did. In a 2024 case, the county reviewed a one-acre Canaveral Groves lot that was 140 feet wide. The owner asked to rezone it to RR-1 (Rural Residential) and change the land use to RES 1. RR-1 allows a home on a lot of at least one acre, at least 125 feet wide and deep, with a minimum house size of 1,200 square feet.

Whether your lot can get a building permit as it is depends on its size, width and history. Ask Brevard County Planning and Development before you rely on it. Buyers know about this issue and price it into their offers.

Roads and access

Canaveral Groves is in unincorporated Brevard County, so section 62-102 of the county code applies. It says the county will not issue a building permit unless the lot abuts a public street that the county has accepted for maintenance. There are limited exceptions, such as some older lots with an approved access easement to a public street, and agreements that let owners build an unpaved road inside a county right-of-way at least 50 feet wide.

If your lot is on a dirt road or a road that exists only on the plat, check with the county before you plan a home. If your lot has no road access at all, we still buy it.

Water, well and septic

The City of Cocoa runs the regional water system for much of central Brevard, and it lists Canaveral Groves among the communities it serves. Lines do not reach every lot, so check with City of Cocoa Utilities for your address. Where there is no water line, a home needs a private well.

Where there is no sewer, a home needs a septic system. DOH-Brevard takes septic permits, and its fee for a new system without a site evaluation is $510. If the lot lies in the Indian River Lagoon Protection Program area, a new system since January 1, 2024 must connect to sewer if available, or be a nitrogen-reducing system that removes at least 65 percent of the nitrogen. DOH-Brevard links a county map of the lagoon septic areas on its permits page.

Flood zones and wetlands

Check your lot on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center before you set a price. A lot in a flood zone needs extra fill or a raised floor to build, which lowers what a buyer will pay.

Work in or near wetlands needs a permit from the St. Johns River Water Management District. Brevard County Natural Resources also reviews new homes, asks for a survey of any wetland line, and requires mitigation for wetland impacts it allows. Gopher tortoises are protected in Florida, and moving them needs a permit from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Taxes and back taxes

The Brevard County Tax Collector mails tax bills around November 1, with a discount of up to 4 percent for early payment. Taxes become delinquent on April 1. Vacant lots in unincorporated Brevard can also carry set charges such as county stormwater fees, which show below a bold line on the tax notice.

If taxes stay unpaid, the Tax Collector sells a tax certificate on the lot at a sale that starts on or before June 1. After two years, the certificate holder can apply for a tax deed, and the Clerk sells the land online. You can redeem any time before a tax deed is issued. You can check your bill on the Tax Collector's property tax page.

What Canaveral Groves land sells for

There is no public sale price data for Canaveral Groves alone, so these are ZIP code medians from recent market data. In Cocoa ZIP 32926, which covers a wide area west of Cocoa, the median land sale was $42,500 across 72 sales, or about $61,900 per acre, and land took about 116 days to sell on average. In nearby ZIP 32927 (Port St. John), the median was $55,500 across 32 sales.

A buildable acre on a paved road with city water sells for more than a narrow lot, a lot on a dirt road, or a lot with wetlands. Across Brevard County, lots of 1 to 2 acres had a median sale of $95,000.