Brevard CountyLand Clearing (321) 604-1285 Get an Estimate

Port Malabar lots to Mims acreage

Land clearing in Brevard County, done by a local crew

Palmetto over your head on a Port Malabar lot, pepper trees swallowing a pond bank in Grant-Valkaria, a fence line in Mims you can't walk anymore. Send the parcel ID and a photo. We pass it to an independent crew that clears land in that part of the county, and they price it before anything starts.

Request an Estimate Call (321) 604-1285 Text a photo instead

Check the permit and the wildlife rules before any machine shows up. The crew you're matched with prices the work, and nothing starts until you agree.

Services

What does the land need?

Pick the closest match. Each page covers how the work usually goes and what moves the price.

How it works

From overgrown to cleared

No account and no app. A phone call, a text or a short form.

  1. Send the lot details

    Call or text (321) 604-1285, or use the form. The address or parcel ID, rough size, what's growing on it and what you want it ready for.

  2. We match you with a local crew

    Your request goes to an independent contractor that clears land in your part of the county.

  3. The crew walks it and prices it

    Ask what the price covers: stumps, haul-off or mulch, grading, permits and what happens if they find a tortoise burrow.

  4. You decide

    If the price and timing work, you book with the crew. If they don't, you owe nothing.

Start with the lot, not the machine

Clearing is the easy part. The rules come first. In unincorporated Brevard, which includes Merritt Island, the county requires a permit before land clearing unless the property is exempt (Brevard County Code s. 62-4337). In Palm Bay, a residential lot under 1 acre needs a permit for any land clearing, and clearing for a new single- or two-family home has to wait until a building permit is under review (Palm Bay Code s. 175.014).

Wildlife can stop a job cold. Under FWC rules, work that clears, grades or digs within 25 feet of a gopher tortoise burrow that might be occupied requires a relocation permit, while work kept 25 feet or more away needs none (FWC gopher tortoise permits). Walk the lot for burrows before anyone quotes it.

Mulch it or haul it

What happens to the cut material shapes the price as much as the clearing does. Forestry mulching grinds brush and small trees in place and leaves a mulch layer on the ground. Hauling takes it all away and leaves bare sand.

Burning is the option most lots can't use. Every land clearing pile burn needs Florida Forest Service authorization, and residential piles must sit 300 feet from occupied buildings other than the owner's, 100 feet from paved public roads and 50 feet from brush (FFS, Know the Law). On a typical quarter-acre lot with houses on both sides, those distances are hard to meet.

No house number? Live out of state? That's fine

If the lot has no house number yet, or you live in another state, the form still works. It takes a parcel ID or the nearest cross streets, and you can send photos instead of meeting anyone at the lot.

  • One phone number for the whole county, from Mims and Scottsmoor down to Micco
  • Text a photo of the lot to (321) 604-1285 so the crew can see the palmetto, the pines and the pepper before it visits
  • Asking costs nothing, and the crew prices the job before any work starts
  • Every guide links the code section or agency page behind it, so you can check the rule yourself

North county to south county

Clearing jobs run the length of the county. Up north there's acreage around Mims and Titusville, then brushy tracts along I-95 near Cocoa, underbrush beneath the oaks on Merritt Island and new streets in Viera. Melbourne has infill lots tucked between finished houses.

Palm Bay is where the quarter-acre lots are, street after street of them in Port Malabar off Malabar Road and Babcock Street. South of that, Grant-Valkaria and Micco trade lots for acres, horse pasture and pine flatwoods.

Open ground under preserved live oaks after selective clearing
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Service areas

Where the lots and acreage are

Palm Bay, the unincorporated county and each city write their own clearing rules. Every area page links the local code.

Guides

Read this before you clear

Permits, scrub-jays, gopher tortoises, fill and cost. Each guide links the code section or agency page behind it.

  1. Land Clearing CostPublished per-acre and per-lot ranges with their sources, and the Brevard permit and wildlife costs that move the number.
  2. Land Clearing PermitsCounty and city clearing permit rules side by side, each linked to its code section.
  3. Palm Bay Scrub-Jay LotsWhich Palm Bay lots fall in mapped scrub-jay areas, the spring clearing limit and how to plan a build around it.
  4. Gopher TortoisesFWC's 25-foot rule, survey timing and permits, and how to schedule clearing around a burrow.
  5. Mulching vs BulldozingWhat mulching and bulldozing each leave behind, Florida's burn setbacks, and which method suits which job.
  6. Palm Bay Lot to BuildThe order that works for a Palm Bay house lot, from survey and wildlife checks to permit, stumps, fill and pad.
  7. Fill Dirt for a LotHow the survey, floor elevation and flood zone set the fill, and the cubic-yard math to check a quote.

Questions people ask

Who does the clearing?

An independent local contractor that covers your area. Your request goes to a crew already working near your land. They walk the lot, give you a price and book the work with you. Your agreement is with them.

Does it cost anything to send a request?

No. Sending a request and getting matched costs you nothing. You pay the contractor only for work you agree to.

Do I need a permit to clear my lot?

Often, yes. Unincorporated Brevard and Palm Bay both require permits for most land clearing, with exceptions written into their codes. The permit guide goes jurisdiction by jurisdiction.

Can a lot with a gopher tortoise burrow still be cleared?

Either all work stays at least 25 feet from any potentially occupied burrow, or an FWC permit comes first (FWC). Moving a tortoise is a job for an FWC Authorized Gopher Tortoise Agent. The gopher tortoise guide covers the options.

Do you cover north Brevard too?

Yes. You can send a request from anywhere in the county, Mims and Scottsmoor down to Micco. We look for a crew that works the area your land is in.

Get an estimate

Tell us about the land

Call, text a photo or use the four-step form. Asking costs nothing.

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