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Setbacks in Miramar, FL

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

RL — Rural District

Front 50 feet, side 25 feet, corner side 25 feet, rear (corner lot) 25 feet, rear (water frontage lot) 25 feet.

E — Suburban Estate District

Front 50 feet, side 25 feet, corner side 25 feet, rear (corner lot) 25 feet, rear (water frontage lot) 25 feet.

RS1 — Residential Single-family-1

Front 50 feet, side 25 feet, corner side 25 feet, rear (corner lot) 25 feet, rear (water frontage lot) 25 feet. RS1 is one of three districts (with RL and E) where a fence or wall may be permitted within a required front yard, up to 6 feet (Sec. 505.8(a)).

RS2 — Residential Single-family-2

Front 25 feet, side 5 feet, corner side 15 feet, rear (corner lot) 15 feet, rear (water frontage lot) 20 feet.

RS3 — Residential Single-family-3

Front 25 feet, side 7.5 feet, corner side 15 feet, rear (corner lot) 15 feet, rear (water frontage lot) 20 feet.

RS4 — Residential Single-family-4

Front 25 feet, side 7.5 feet, corner side 15 feet, rear (corner lot) 15 feet, rear (water frontage lot) 20 feet.

RS5 — Residential Single-family-5

Front 25 feet, side 7.5 feet, corner side 15 feet, rear (corner lot) 15 feet, rear (water frontage lot) 20 feet.

RS6 — Residential Single-family-6

Front 20 feet, side 7.5 feet (footnote 4: 7.5 feet for two stories, 6 feet for one story), corner side 15 feet, rear (corner lot) 15 feet, rear (water frontage lot) 20 feet. This session confirmed RS6 live via a GIS point query in a Miramar commercial-corridor test.

RS7 — Residential Single-family-7

Front 20 feet, side 5 feet (footnote 5: RS7 is the only district permitting a zero lot line dwelling, with a 10 foot side setback on the zero lot line side), corner side 15 feet, rear (corner lot) 15 feet, rear (water frontage lot) 20 feet. Confirmed live by a GIS point query this session (a residential point returned ZONECODE 'RS7').

RS8 — Residential Single-family-8

Front 20 feet (footnote 3: 20 feet minimum to the garage, 15 feet minimum to the principal structure, 10 feet minimum to a front porch), side 5 feet, corner side 15 feet, rear (corner lot) 15 feet, rear (water frontage lot) 20 feet.

T — Trailer/Mobile Home Park District

Front 10 feet, side 5 feet, corner side 10 feet, rear (corner lot) 10 feet, rear (water frontage lot) 20 feet.

PUD — Planned Unit Development Districts

Exact figure review-gated; see Table 402-6 for the specific PUD and its adopting ordinance. Not independently transcribed cell by cell in this session.

RM1 — Low Medium Density Residential-1

By use (front/side/rear/corner/water frontage): single family 15/5/15/15/20 ft.; duplex/triplex 20/10/15/15/20 ft.; townhouses 20/10/15/15/30 ft.; apartments 20/15/15/15/30 ft.; non-residential 30/25/30/15/30 ft.

RM2 — Medium Density Residential-2

By use (front/side/rear/corner/water frontage): single family 15/5/15/15/20 ft.; duplex/triplex 20/10/15/15/20 ft.; townhouses 20/10/15/15/30 ft.; apartments 20/15/15/15/30 ft.; non-residential 30/25/30/15/30 ft.

RM3 — Medium High Density Residential-3

By use (front/side/rear/corner/water frontage): single family 15/5/15/15/20 ft.; duplex/triplex 20/10/15/15/20 ft.; townhouses 20/10/15/15/30 ft.; apartments 20/15/15/15/30 ft.; non-residential 30/25/30/15/30 ft.

RM4 — Medium Density Residential-4

By use (front/side/rear/corner/water frontage): single family 20/5/10/10/20 ft. (footnote 2: 20 feet minimum to garage, 15 feet to principal structure, 10 feet to front porch); duplex/triplex 10/5/10/10/20 ft.; townhouses 10/5/10/10/20 ft.; apartments 10/5/10/10/20 ft.; non-residential 10/5/10/10/20 ft.

CNS — Conservation District

Minimum front 75 feet, side 50 feet, rear 50 feet (the largest non-residential setbacks in Table 403-2).

OS — Recreation/Open Space District

Front 25 feet, side 25 feet, rear 25 feet.

CR — Commercial Recreation District

Front 30 feet, side 30 feet, rear 30 feet.

CF — Community Facilities District

Front 25 feet, side 25 feet, rear 20 feet.

U — Utilities District

Front 25 feet, side 25 feet, rear 25 feet.

B1 — Neighborhood Business District

Minimum front N/A, maximum front 40 feet, side 10 feet, rear 20 feet.

B2 — Community Business District

Minimum front N/A, maximum front 50 feet, side 20 feet, rear 20 feet.

B3 — Heavy Business District

Minimum front 50 feet, side 20 feet, rear 20 feet.

OP — Office Park District

Front 50 feet, side 15 feet, rear 25 feet.

EC — Employment Center District

Front 50 feet, side 25 feet, rear 25 feet.

PID — Planned Industrial Development

Front 50 feet, side 20 feet, rear 20 feet.

TND — Traditional Neighborhood Development District

Exact figure review-gated; TND setbacks are set project-by-project in Sec. 714 rather than a single citywide Table 404-1 figure. Not independently transcribed cell by cell in this session.

MH — Mixed-Use High District

Build-to-line 0 to 30 feet, side setback (interior and corner) 5 feet minimum, rear setback 10 feet minimum, minimum building frontage 70 percent.

ML — Mixed-Use Low District

Build-to-line 0 to 30 feet, side setback (interior and corner) 5 feet minimum, rear setback 10 feet minimum, minimum building frontage 70 percent.

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

Table 6: minimum principal front 20 feet maximum, side street 15 feet maximum, side (interior) 5 feet, rear 25 feet. Table 6A (newly platted lots): front 20 feet minimum (single family/duplex/triplex may use this instead of a build-to-line; footnote: 20 feet minimum to the garage, 15 feet minimum to the principal structure, 10 feet minimum to a front porch), side (interior) 5 feet minimum, side (street and corner) 10 feet minimum, rear 10 feet minimum. Lot coverage 50 percent maximum.

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

Table 6: side (interior) 5 feet minimum, rear 10 feet minimum; build-to-line 10 feet minimum on primary streets, 15 feet on secondary and all other streets (zero feet if a colonnade is provided). Table 6A (newly platted lots): build-to-line 0 to 10 feet, side (interior) 5 feet minimum, side (street and corner) 10 feet minimum, rear 10 feet minimum. Lot coverage 80 percent maximum (Table 6A).

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

Table 6B (newly platted lots): build-to-line 0 to 10 feet, side setback (interior and corner) 5 feet minimum, rear setback 10 feet minimum. Lot coverage 80 percent maximum.

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

Table 6B (newly platted lots): build-to-line 0 to 10 feet, side setback (interior and corner) 5 feet minimum, rear setback 10 feet minimum. Lot coverage 80 percent maximum.

TOC-SD — Transit Oriented Corridor - Special District

SD2 (Open Space): minimum setback 25 feet in depth on all sides, increased to 75 feet in depth where adjacent to a Broward County Trafficways Plan roadway. SD3 (Community Facility): front 25 feet (no parking within 20 feet of residentially zoned property or within 5 feet of a street line), side 25 feet, rear 20 feet. SD1 is not separately fixed; follows general TOC Table 6/6B standards for its building type.

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