What the Cape Coral zoning ordinance says about lot coverage, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
Lot coverage in R-1 is controlled through the 60 percent maximum impervious surface standard (Table 4.1.3.B) rather than a separate building lot coverage percentage. Confirm the impervious surface calculation method in LDC Article 1, Sec. 1.15.M before acting.
Maximum density 16 units/acre (Table 4.1.3.A). Building coverage is controlled through the 60 percent maximum impervious surface standard rather than a separate coverage percentage (Table 4.1.3.B).
Maximum density 25 units/acre (Table 4.1.3.A). No separate maximum impervious surface or building coverage percentage is listed for RMM in Table 4.1.3.B.
Maximum density 1.1 units/acre (Table 4.1.3.A). No separate maximum impervious surface or building coverage percentage is listed for RE in Table 4.1.3.B.
Maximum density 2.2 units/acre (Table 4.1.3.A). No separate maximum impervious surface or building coverage percentage is listed for A in Table 4.1.3.B.
Controlled through the maximum floor area ratio of 1 rather than a percentage lot coverage figure (Table 4.1.3.B).
Controlled through the maximum floor area ratio of 1 rather than a percentage lot coverage figure (Table 4.1.3.B).
Controlled through the maximum floor area ratio of 1 rather than a percentage lot coverage figure (Table 4.1.3.B).
Controlled through the maximum floor area ratio of 1 rather than a percentage lot coverage figure (Table 4.1.3.B).
No FAR or coverage percentage is listed for PV in Table 4.1.3.B (shown as 'None'); development in this district is intended to remain minimal by the district's stated purpose (Sec. 4.1.2.B.5).
Controlled through the maximum floor area ratio of 1.25 rather than a percentage lot coverage figure (Table 4.1.3.B). Residential density in CC is separately capped at a minimum of 10 or 50 units and a maximum of 25 units/acre (Table 4.1.3.A).
Table 4.2.12 sets maximum FAR for the free-standing commercial use area at 1.0 regardless of development size. Mixed-use area maximum FAR is 1.0 for developments of 1 acre or less, rising to 2.0 for developments over 1 acre. Free-standing residential use areas have no FAR figure (density-controlled instead; see lot_size rule).
Controlled through the maximum floor area ratio of 1 rather than a percentage lot coverage figure (Table 4.1.3.B). Residential density in MX7 is separately capped at a maximum of 995 units total (a fixed unit cap, not a per-acre density, per Table 4.1.3.A).
Controlled through the maximum floor area ratio of 4 rather than a percentage lot coverage figure (Table 4.1.3.B). Residential density in MXB is separately capped at a maximum of 125 units/acre (Table 4.1.3.A).
Controlled through the maximum floor area ratio of 4 rather than a percentage lot coverage figure (Table 4.1.3.B).
Lot coverage/FAR limits for a PUD are set in the adopting ordinance and master concept plan, not in the citywide dimensional table (Sec. 3.4.7). Check the specific PUD ordinance for the parcel.
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