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Building height in Miramar, FL

What the Miramar zoning ordinance says about building height, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.

RL — Rural District

Maximum 40 feet; number of stories not separately capped (N/A in Table 402-2).

E — Suburban Estate District

Maximum 40 feet.

RS1 — Residential Single-family-1

Maximum 40 feet.

RS2 — Residential Single-family-2

Maximum 35 feet.

RS3 — Residential Single-family-3

Maximum 35 feet.

RS4 — Residential Single-family-4

Maximum 35 feet.

RS5 — Residential Single-family-5

Maximum 35 feet.

RS6 — Residential Single-family-6

Maximum 35 feet.

RS7 — Residential Single-family-7

Maximum 35 feet.

RS8 — Residential Single-family-8

Maximum 35 feet.

T — Trailer/Mobile Home Park District

Maximum 25 feet (lowest in Table 402-2).

RM1 — Low Medium Density Residential-1

By use: single family 35 feet, duplex/triplex 35 feet, townhouses 35 feet, apartments 45 feet, non-residential 35 feet.

RM2 — Medium Density Residential-2

By use: single family 35 feet, duplex/triplex 35 feet, townhouses 35 feet, apartments 60 feet, non-residential 35 feet.

RM3 — Medium High Density Residential-3

By use: single family 35 feet, duplex/triplex 35 feet, townhouses 35 feet, apartments 75 feet, non-residential 35 feet.

RM4 — Medium Density Residential-4

By use: single family 35 feet, duplex/triplex 35 feet, townhouses 45 feet, apartments 60 feet, non-residential 35 feet.

CNS — Conservation District

Maximum 35 feet.

OS — Recreation/Open Space District

Maximum 60 feet.

CR — Commercial Recreation District

Maximum 100 feet.

CF — Community Facilities District

Maximum 80 feet.

B1 — Neighborhood Business District

Maximum 60 feet.

B2 — Community Business District

Maximum 100 feet.

B3 — Heavy Business District

Maximum 100 feet (tied for tallest in Table 403-2).

OP — Office Park District

Maximum 80 feet, capped at 2 stories (the only district in Table 403-2 with a fixed story cap).

EC — Employment Center District

Maximum 80 feet.

PID — Planned Industrial Development

Maximum 80 feet.

TND — Traditional Neighborhood Development District

Exact figure review-gated; TND height is set in Sec. 714 rather than Table 404-1. Not independently transcribed cell by cell in this session.

MH — Mixed-Use High District

3 stories minimum, 10 stories maximum (footnote 1: a one-story increase may be available if a public open space or plaza is provided). Ground story height 12 feet minimum, upper stories 9 feet minimum, stepback 10 feet minimum for buildings taller than 3 stories adjacent to lower-density residential.

ML — Mixed-Use Low District

2 stories minimum, 6 stories maximum (footnote 1: a one-story increase may be available if a public open space or plaza is provided). Ground story height 12 feet minimum, upper stories 9 feet minimum, stepback 10 feet minimum for buildings taller than 3 stories adjacent to lower-density residential.

TOC-RS — Transit Oriented Corridor - Residential Single-Family

Table 6: 1 story minimum, 2 stories maximum. Table 6A (newly platted lots): 2 stories maximum.

TOC-RM — Transit Oriented Corridor - Residential Multi-Family

Table 6: 1 story minimum, 3 stories maximum (a one-story increase may be available if a public open space or plaza is provided). Table 6A (newly platted lots): 3 stories maximum; a TOC-RM lot abutting a TOC-ML or TOC-MH lot may be granted up to a 4-story maximum (Table 6A footnote 3).

TOC-ML — Transit Oriented Corridor - Mixed-Use Low

Table 6: 2 stories minimum, 4 stories maximum. Table 6B (newly platted lots): 2 stories minimum, 6 stories maximum (a one-story increase may be available with a public open space or plaza; ground stories of 16 feet or more may count as 2 stories). Ground story height 12 feet minimum, upper stories 9 feet minimum, stepback 10 feet minimum for buildings taller than 3 stories adjacent to lower-density residential.

TOC-MH — Transit Oriented Corridor - Mixed-Use High

Table 6: 3 stories minimum, 6 stories maximum. Table 6B (newly platted lots): 3 stories minimum, 8 stories maximum (a one-story increase may be available with a public open space or plaza; ground stories of 16 feet or more may count as 2 stories). Ground story height 12 feet minimum, upper stories 9 feet minimum, stepback 10 feet minimum for buildings taller than 3 stories adjacent to lower-density residential.

TOC-SD — Transit Oriented Corridor - Special District

SD1: buildings fronting State Road 7 follow TOC-Mixed-Use High height; buildings on the east side of SW 60th Terrace follow Table 6 SD1 height (2 story minimum, 6 story maximum, footnoted as eligible for a one-story bonus). SD2 (Open Space): maximum 2 stories or 30 feet, whichever is less. SD3 (Community Facility): maximum 5 stories.

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