HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2024-021 Elimination of IncentivesORDINANCE NO. 2024-OZ\
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 28 "LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE"; AT PART 3,
"SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICTS "; SUBPART 1 "COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA
(CRA) FORM-BASED ZONING DISTRICTS" TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR
THE 4,000 RAC UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BROW ARD COUNTY TO BE ALLOCATED TO
THE CRA FORM BASED CODE ZONING DISTRICT THROUGH THE CITY 'S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO BE ADOPTED IN DECEMBER 2023, TO
PROVIDE FOR A SPECIFIC FORM BASED REGULATION FOR THE 4,000 NEW RAC
UNITS; AND PROVIDING FOR A VESTING OF THE 2010 RAC UNITS APPROVED
UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 2010-007 (ADOPTED ON 9/28/10) UNDER THE REGULATIONS
OF THIS SUBPART AS THEY EXISTED IN SUPPLEMENT 154 OF THE DANIA BEACH
CODE OF ORDINANCES , DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2022, PUBLISHED BY MUNICIPAL
CODE CORPORATION; AND SPECIFICALLY AMENDING THE CRA FORM BASED
CODE FOR THE 4,000 UNITS TO ELIMINATE INCENTIVES PROVIDE FOR
MANDATORY GREEN CODE REQUIREMENTS AND CLARIFICATIONS, INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS: AMENDING 300-30, ENTITLED "HOW TO DETERMINE
THE BUILD ABLE AREA OF A LOT, ALLOW ABLE DENSITY AND BUILDING
HEIGHT"; AMENDING SECTION 300-60, ENTITLED "OTHER DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS"; AMENDING SECTION 300-80, ENTITLED "INTENT"; AMENDING
SECTION 301-20, ENTITLED "APPLICABILITY"; AMENDING SECTION 301-40,
ENTITLED "SITE PLAN PROCEDURES"; AMENDING SECTION 301-50,
ENTITLED "VARIATIONS IN DESIGN; PROCEDURE FOR REVIEW OF DESIGN
VARIATIONS"; AMENDING ARTICLE 303, ENTITLED "DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS"; AMENDING SECTION 303-30, ENTITLED "ILLUSTRATED
DEVELOPMENT STANDARD DEFINITIONS ; INTERPRETATION"; AMENDING THE
FOLLOWING SECTIONS: 303-40, ENTITLED "CITY CENTER (CC) DISTRICT"; SECTION
303-50, ENTITLED "NBHD-MU, NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED-USE DISTRICT"; SECTION
303 -6 0, ENTITLED "EDBB-MU, EAST DANIA BEACH BOULEVARD MIXED-USE
DISTRICT"; SECTION 303-70 , ENTITLED "GTWY-MU, BEACH GATEWAY MIXED-USE
DISTRICT"; SECTION 303 -80, ENTITLED "SFED-MU, SOUTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY
CORRIDOR MIXED-USE DISTRICT"; SECTION 303 -90 , ENTITLED "NBHD -RES ,
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT"; SECTION 303-100, ENTITLED "MARINE
DISTRICT"; ARTICL E 304, ENTITLED "BUILDING HEIGHT AND TRANSITION
REGULATIONS "; AT SECTIONS 304-10, ENTITLED "GENERALLY"; SECTION 304-20,
ENTITLED "RULES OF HEIGHT TRANS ITION FROM RESIDENTIAL ZONING
DISTRICTS"; STRIKING SECTION 304-30, ENTITLED "RULES OF HEIGHT TRANSITION
ADJACENT TO FEC RAILROAD CORRIDOR"; RENAMING ARTICLE 305 FROM
"INCENTIVES " TO "SUSTAINABLE BU ILDING REQUIREMENTS"; STRIKING SECTION
305-10 "APPLICABILITY"; STRIKING SECTION 305-20 ENTITLED "SCHEDULE OF
INCENTIVES"; STRIKING SECTION 305-30 ENTITLED "INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDING
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE"; STRIKING SECTION 305-40 , ENTITLED "INCENTIVES FOR
PROVIDING ATTAINABLE HOUSING"; STRIKING SECTION 305-50, ENTITLED
"SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICES "; CREATING A NEW SECTION 305-10
ENTITLED "APPLICABILITY"; CREATING A NEW SECTION 305-20 ENTITLED "GREEN
BUILDING; GREEN BUILDING PRACTICES"; CREATING A NEW SECTION 305-30,
ENTITLED "THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"; STRIKING SECTION 305-60
ENTITLED "PROVIDE PUBLIC PARKING"; STRIKING SECTION 305-70 ENTITLED
"INCENTIVES FOR PUBLIC PARKS"; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICTS"; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on September 28, 2010, the City of Dania Beach adopted Ordinance No.:
2010-007, which amend the City's Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Element by amending
the land use classification "Regional Activity Center" ("RAC") providing 7,818 RAC units; and
WHEREAS, on September 14, 2010 , the City of Dania Beach adopted Ordinance No.:
2010-20, Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Fo1m-Based Zoning Districts that allowed for
the implementation of the 7,818 RAC units; and
WHEREAS, the 7,818 RAC units approved in the 2010 Comprehensive Plan have been
developed or pledged to site specific development projects, and those 7 ,818 units shall continue to
be administered under the RAC Fo1m Based Code found in Supplement 154 of the Dania Beach
Code of Ordinances, dated November 30, 2022, Published By Municipal Code Corporation; and
WHEREAS, the City in December 2023, will be adopting a Comprehensive Plan
Amendment to provide 4,000 additional RAC units; and simultaneously, the City of Dania Beach
is adopting modified regulations for the CRA Form-Based Zoning District that would administer
the new 4,000 units; and
WHEREAS, under the new RAC zoning district being created under this Ordinance the
City is elinunating incentives and providing for mandatory green building requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to adopt the modified and amended CRA Form Based
Zoning District for the new 4,000 units provided under the 2023 Comprehensive Plan
Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The preceding "WHEREAS" clauses are ratified and incorporated as a record
of the leg1slative intent of this Ordinance.
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Section 2. That Chapter 28 entitle d the "Land Deve lopment Code"; at Part 3, "Sp ecial
Zoning Districts," at Subpait 1, "Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Form-Based Zoning
Districts" as follows:
CHAPTER28
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
PART 3. SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
SUBPART 1. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA (CRA) FORM-BASED
ZONING DISTRICTS
ARTICLE 300. HOW TO USE
Sec. 300-10. The CRA includes six (6) form-based districts.
The Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) is divided into several zoning districts. Six (6)
of those districts are fmm-based districts that are unique to the CRA. Except for section 301 -20(B),
which is applicable to all properties located within the Regional Activity Center (RAC) Future
Land Use designation as identified in the city's Comprehensive Plan, Alticle 300 shall not apply
to the Planned Mixed-Use Development District (PMUD) established pursuant to aiticle 340,
subpait 5 of part 3 of this chapter or the Planned Small Lot Mixed-Use Development District
(PMUD-SL) established pursuant to aiticle 350, s ubpait 6 of pait 3 of this chapter. Each form-
based zoning district has a set of regulations that apply to it, called "district development standards"
in aiticle 303. The district standards include:
(A) A generalized li st of permitted uses. The detailed list of pe1mitted, special exception and
prohibited uses is in article 302, discussed fmther in section 300-20, below.
(B) Building placement and height standai·d s, discussed further in section 300-30, below.
(C) The types of buildings that can be constructed. Th ere ai·e eight (8) "types" of buildings
based upon the building's function and chai·acter, discussed further in section 300-40,
below.
(D) The types of grotmd sto1y configurations that ai·e allowed along street frontages, called
"frontage types", which are di scu ssed fmther in section 300-50 , below.
Sec. 300-20. How to determine permitted uses .
(A) The district standards in aiticle 303 for each district contain a simplified list of pe1mitted uses.
The purpose of the simplified list is to give the reader a quick reference guide to the general
types of pe1mitted u ses and special exception uses in each district. For a detailed list of
permitted uses, consult article 302.
(B) Having more than on e (1 ) type of use on a lot (mixed use) is encouraged in many districts.
Section 302-40 determines which types of use can be mixed within a lot or within a building,
and any conditions for doing so. Section 302-10, the list of permitted, special excepti on and
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prohibited uses, is organized by use type to con-espond to the use types listed in section 302-
40 and again in the generalized permitted uses lists in the di strict regulations of aiiicle 303.
(C) Within many of the zoning di stricts, some uses may be permitted on lots :fronting primary
streets, but not along secondary streets, and vice versa.
Sec. 300-30. How to determine the buildable area of a lot, allowable density and building
height.
(A) The district standai·ds in article 303 for each district include a map showing maximum
allowable height within the district. Pennitted height vai·ies within some districts based upon
location. Al.iicle 304 has the rules for interpreting the maps.
(B) Permitted height and density is identified as "by right" and "with incentives." This means that
in order to eJweed the height, density or both permitted "by right", the developer must earn
incentives sufficient to achieve the mmdmum height, density or both permitted on the lot.
Incentives are detailed in aiiicle 305. See additional regulations found in section 301-20(B)
for maximum intensity/density limits permitted within the CRA and Comprehensive Plan.
(C) The district standai·ds in a1iicle 303 for each district specify build-to-lines, setbacks, minimum
open space, and where pai·king facilities can be sited. Mandatory build-to-lines in lieu of
minimum setbacks ai·e one of the aspects that make these regulations form-based.
(D) No variances as to the height restrictions or density shall be authorized.
(E) Utilizing of the 4,000 RAC units :from the Comprehensive Plan must be in accordance with
the allocation designated by u se [Single-Family or Multi-Fatnily], unless the City
Commission, after notice pursuant to Section 610.20, of the Land Development Regulations,
holds a public heai·ing, to authorize a reallocation of the RAC units, by a 4/5 vote of the City
Commission.
(F) Of the 15% RAC units approved in 2024 in the City's Comprehensive Plan, which ai·e to be
designated for affordable housing, the entire 15% of RAC units shall be used for low or very
low income housing purposes (80% AMI or lower).
Sec. 300-40. How to determine the allowable kinds of buildings; an explanation of building
types.
Buildings are classified into eight (8) types based upon their chai·acteristics. For example, a row
house building type is different than a mansion apartment building because mat1Sion apartment
buildings ai·e designed to look like large single-family detached dwellings, and rowhouses cannot
be mistaken for a detached single-family dwelling. Regulation of building types is one of the
aspects that makes these regulations form-based. Certain building types may be permitted on
primai·y streets but not secondary streets, and vice versa, w ithin a district.
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Sec. 300-50. How to determine the allowable kinds of building fronts; an explanation of
frontage types.
(A) Where to find. Every district allows ce1iain frontage types in the district standards of aiiicle
303. The frontage types conespond to the allowable building types. The detail s of each
frontage type are provided in article 311. Regulation of building frontages i s one of the aspects
that makes these regulations form-based. Ce1iain frontage types may be permitted on primaiy
streets but not secondaiy streets, and vice versa, within a district.
Example. Eve1y building has a front side with one (1) or more entrances. The front of a
retail building, for example, usually has a lot of window area for the display of merchandise,
and the entrance to the storefronts is immediately next to the sidewalk, and at the same grade
( elevation) as the sidewalk. If the potential customer had to climb a stair to get to the store,
he or she wouldn't be able to see inside the display windows, and might not want to expend
the effort needed to climb the stairs. Therefore, the "shopfront" type of frontage would
require the characteristics of fa9ade design, entrance location and configuration, and setback
from the sidewalk that are necessaiy for retail to be successful.
Example. An apaiiment building, on the other hand, needs to afford some privacy to its
ground-story residents, so it is set back a little further from the sidewalk, perhaps with some
landscaping or private yards abutting the sidewalk, and the entrance is above grade to
reinforce the transition from the public sidewalk to private property and allow ground story
windows to be above eye level at the sidewalk. The entrance to the building or ground-sto1y
units may even be off a private comiyai·d. Therefore, "stoop", "dooryard" or "comiyard"
frontage types would be appropriate for multiple-family buildings based on the
chai·acteristics of fai;ade design, entrance location and configuration (i.e. elevated above the
sidewalk or situated behind a small private yai·d), and setback from the sidewalk which is
necessaiy for quality urban living conditions.
Sec. 300-60. Other development regulations.
(A) Aliicle 305 contains sustainable building requirements.
ilil_Aliicle 306 contains pai-l<ing and loading standai·ds.
(QB) Article 307 contains landscaping standai·ds.
Q2G) Article 308 contains signage standards .
IB:9) Aliicle 309 contains general regulations that address fences, screening, required
improvements, and more.
(EE) Article 312 includes standards for open space de sign.
(GF-)Article 525 contains ai·chitecture and urban design standai·ds.
Sec. 300-70. Commonly used abbreviations.
Abbreviation Full Name
BTL Build-to-line
du/ac Dwelling units per acre
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I Feet
ft. Feet
max. Maximum
mm. Minimum
ROW Street line (ultimate edge ofright-of-way)
sf Square feet
EDBB, WDBB East Dania Beach Boulevard, West Dania Beach Boulevard
S. Fed. Hwy South Federal Highway
cc City Center District
EDBB-MU East Dania Beach Boulevard Mixed-Use District
GTWY-MU Beach Gateway Mixed-Use District
SFED-MU South Federal Highway Mixed-Use District
NBHD-MU Neighborhood Mixed-Use District
NBHD-RES Neighborhood Residential District
Sec. 300-80. Intent.
The Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) encompasses predominantly single-family and
two-family residential neighborhoods, a downtown commercial district, two (2) commercial
conidors, and industrial acreage. The CRA redevelopment plan identifies the redevelopment path
that is needed for the CRA. Industrial development and redevelopment is in large measure going
to be a function of infrastructure improvements and other capital projects, while redevelopment of
the remainder of the CRA is largely going to be a function of urban development standards that
will not only assist in the redevelopment of the area, but will shape the form it takes consistent
with the CRA redevelopment plan objectives.
The following are the specific objectives of the urban form standards:
(A) Encourage and faci litate redevelopment through:
(1) R e development incentives;
Q'.2;) Clearly identifying how any given property can and should be developed;
(Z.J) Providing developers with certainty and predictability in the development review
process through clear and certain direction as to the desired development outcome;
(.14) Allowing a wide range of land uses to accommodate real estate market cycles;
~) Providing flexibility in the pe1mitted uses ofland while not precluding reuse for the
primary intended uses, nor precluding infill of urban intensity. Exan1ples include
allowing several uses within a building that is designed to ultimately house a
research and product development use, or future ground floor retail that may not be
supp01ied by cunent market conditions ;
G6) Allowing maximum build-out of commercial and mixed-use properties by
eliminating or minin1i zing buildin g setbacks and on-lot open space requirements;
(Q+) Establishing development standards that are most appropriate to the small lots,
urban block patterns, alleys and nanow streets within paiis of the CRA;
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Qi) Flexible parking facility siting alternatives.
(B) Long-term planning.
(1) Whenever a site is developed at a relatively low intensity relative to the maximum
permitted intensity, the site and improvements thereon should be designed and
constructed to enable buildout of the site at the maximum allowable intensity at
some future time without the need for substantial demolition. Known as "beginning
with the end in mind," this approach may, for example, involve designing and
constructing buildings to accommodate vertical expansion and designing surface
parking lots to eventually accommodate a parking stmcture.
(C) Transit-oriented development.
( 1) Allow mixing of land uses within a building or property.
(2) Allow ve1iical development; allow stmctured parking.
(3) Park once and walk to multiple destinations within the CRA; centralized parking,
shared parking, on-street parking, internal trip capture, and modal split parking
reductions.
(D) Build a vibrant community within a community.
(1) Activate the sidewalks by building close to the street with parking facilities behind
buildings , and by controlling the interface between building and sidewalk.
(2) Maintain, and enhance when possible, the stability and property values of
residential neighborhoods through compatible transitions to nonresidential
prope1iies, and through building fmm standards that bring new or expanded
dwellings closer to the street with a renewed emphasis on the front yard.
(3) Encourage development that minimizes its impact on natural resources.
( 4) Encourage development that provides urban amenities and pedestrian conveniences
for the enjoyment of the general public and contribute to place making.
(5) Bring buildings to the roadway, ensure proper proportioning and require continuous
building fayades to "enclose" designated streets in order to help create a lively and
visually appealing environment that invites people to live, locate businesses, and
spend time shopping, dining and interacting with others.
(6) Foster a safe pedestrian environment by increasing the oppo1iunity for day and
night activity on the public sidewalks and by ensuring "eyes on the street" through
mixing of uses , fenestration and access standards.
(7) Reinforce the interconnectivity of the urban components of buildings, streets,
sidewalks, open spaces, transit facilities, and parking facilities.
(8) Encourage visual interest by ensuring the building and visual landscapes are
accented rather than their parking facilities.
(9) Require the location of on-site parking facilities in the rear yard, accessed when
possible through rear alleys or side streets.
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ARTICLE 301. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 301-10. Short title.
The provisions of part 3, subpart 1 of the Land Development Code shall be refened to as the
"Community Redevelopment Area form-based districts", or "CRA f01m-b ased di stricts".
Sec. 301-20. Applicability.
(A) Conflict with other regulations. The CRA fo1m-based distri ct regulations shall sp ecifically
prevail over all other regulations of this co de in the case of conflict.
(B) Regional Activity Center limitations. All development within the CRA f01m-based districts is
subject to the maximum overall, "pooled" intensity limits_ permitted estab lished in the Future
Land Use E lement of the Comprehensive Plan for the underlying Regional Activity Center
(RAC) land use category. The int ensity limits include the total number of residential units
and total area of nomesidential development that can be constrncted within the more than
1,300 acres encompassed by the RAC. \Vithin the CRA. form based districts by the
Comprehensive Plan. Develo pment in the CRA f01m-based districts is also subj ect to the
restrictions and requirements placed on the allocation of such intensities set f01th in the RAC
provisions of the Comprehensive Plan, including but not limited to, allowable d welling unit
types and dwelling unit affordability criteria. Therefore, the Regional Activity Center (RAC)
allo·.vable land use and density identified provisions in the Future Land Use Element of the
Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Element, and the remaining available development
inten sities in the RAC, tracked by the Community Development Depaitment, should be
consulted to ensure the consistency of any development proposal with the Future Land Use
E lementland use plan (acreage, d·.velling units, etc.).
(C) Ves ting for certain dwelling units. Development utilizing the initial pool of 7,818 dwelling
units established with the adoption of the RAC in 20 IO shall be vested under the regulation s
of this Subpait as they existed in Su pplement 154 of the Dania Beach Code of Ordinances,
dated November 30 . 2022, published by Municipal Code Corporation. Previous co de ver sions
can be viewed online through the Municipal Code Corporation's "municode" webs ite, which
are organized by supplement numb er , and at the City Clerk's office.
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(D) Procedure when RAC units near depletion. When the number of available dwelling units
assigned to the RAC land use designation falls below fifteen (15) percent of the total number
of approved units, the following additional information must be provided:
(1) The applicant shall enter into a developer!~s agreement prior to a public hearing stating
the developer will not request utilization of any of the Govemor!~s Executive Order
extensions, thereby returning any unused RAC units upon expiration of the te1m of the
developer!~s agreement, which authorization period shall not exceed thirty (30) months.
(2) The applicant must provide a project profmma, illustrating project financing exists for
development of the proposed project prior to public hearing.
(3) The applicant must provide a tax benefit/cost analysis of the project illustrating projected
property tax increase once the project is completed, as well as anticipated municipal
expenditures, such as for police, fire, water/sewer services, etc.
( 4) The applicant must identify ho w the project approval and construction will benefit the
community, such as through installation of bicycle rental stations, participation in a free
trolley/shuttle service, etc.
(5) Any project in which the City has paitnered with another person or entity utilizing
Florida Housing Finance Corporation funds shall be exempt from subpai·agraphs (1)-
(±§-) above.
@.G)Graphic vs. text conflicts. In the event of a conflict between text and any illustration or
graphic, the text shall prevail.
(Ef>)Map conflicts. In the event of a conflict between district boundary maps and the official
zoning map , the official zoning map shall prevail.
Sec. 301-30. Nonconformities.
Nonconfo1mities shall be governed by article 7 10 except as provided in this section.
(A) [Nonconforming characteristics of use.f Nonconfmming chai·acteristics of use not
addressed in aiticle 710, including, but not limited to, location of pai·king facilities ,
access to pai·king facilities, de sign and ai·chitecture, and other requirements unique to the
CRA fmm-based districts shall be subject to the same rnles , thresholds and conditions
for compliance as nonconforming buildings and structures.
(B) Nonconforming buildings and structures.
(1) [Modifications} Modification to the shell or interior of nonconfo1ming buildings
or structures is permitted without triggering compliance of said building or structure
with these regulations .
(2) Expansion. The expansion of a nonconforming building or structure is pe1mitted as
long as the cumulative squai·e footage of such expansion within any five -yeai· period
does not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the gross floor area of a building as it
existed upon the effective date of these regulations. In the event that the cumulative
five-yeai· threshold is met, compliance with these regulations shall be required if
the city dete1mines that sub stantial compliance with these regulations can be
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achieved without compromising the intended use of the expansion and logistics of
the building and site layout.
(C) Nonconforming single-family dwellings. Nonconfonning single-family dwellings
existing on the effective date of this subpait and their accessory strnctures may remain
in perpetuity ai1d may be repaired, rebuilt and expanded regai·dless of nonconformity
with the provisions of this article. Once a single-family dwelling is replaced with another
use, no single-family dwelling can be reestablished on the lot.
Sec. 301-40. Site plan procedures.
Applications for site plans shall be governed by the requirements of aiticle 635. Prospective
applicants for site plan approval are encouraged to submit for conceptual approval prior to
finalizing and submitting a f01mal site plan application. Conceptual approval offers the developer
an immediate opportunity to obtain feedback from the city's professional staff and decision makers
as to the project design, architecture, application for incentive bonuses, and if necessary, design
variations (see [section] 301 50 belov,0. The conceptual approval process, submittal requirements,
application fee, and schedules shall be established administrafo,ely.
Sec. 301-50. Variations in design; procedure for review of design variations.
(A) Intent and purpose. The CC, SFED-MU, EDBB-MU and NBHD-MU districts emphasize
urban design principles in order to effect attractive and functional mixed-use urban
redevelopment that is unique to the City of Dania Beach's urban center, conidors ai1d
neighborhoods within the CRA. In order to accomplish this, the four above-referenced
districts have specific, prescribed development standards rather than mininlums and
maximums, to define the urban fmm of future development. It is the intent of this section to
provide a mechanism for evaluating and granting requests for variation from the standai·ds
and requirements of these regulations that can occasionally be expected for the following
reasons:
(1) To acknowledge the vai-iation in conditions that exist, and the difficulty of accounting
for them in a design-specific regulation.
(2) To facilitate design interpretations and alternatives that work as well as the prescribed
standard.
(B) Applicability. The city is authorized to approve design vai-iations within the CC, SFED-MU,
EDBB-MU and NBHD-MU districts that are consistent with the intent of this section, using
the procedure and criteria of this section in lieu of the vai·iance process of aiticle 625. Design-
based vai·iations shift the focus of review from hardship to design and logistics issues. Design
vai-iations are not authorized for vaiying the following code requirements, which ai·e not
specific to the regulations of this subpait:
(1) Maximum height design variations are limited to ten (10) percent above the maximum
building height or an additional ten (10) feet, whichever is less, and provided no
additional stories are granted;
(2-) Design vai·iations are not authorized for vai·ying the fo ll owing code requirements, which
ai·e not specific to the regulations of this subpait:
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(a) Maximum density;
(b) Maximum impervious area;
( c) Maximum lot coverage;
( d) Minimum open space;
( e) Parking and loading;
(f) Signage.
(C) Procedure.
(1) Design variations associated with site plan and site plan modifications shall be
considered as part of such site plan or modification applications.
(2) Submittal requirements shall be establi shed administratively.
(3) The request for design variation sha ll be evaluated base d upon the criteria set forth in
this section, and the procedures for process ing site p lans in sections 635 -70 (Site plans)
and 635-80 (Site plan modifications).
(D) Standard of review for design variations. The planning and zoning board or city commission,
as applicable, shall use the following criteria when evaluating r equests for design variation:
(1 ) Whether the request is for a reasonab le accommodation of design flexibi lity that results
in overall superior development and des i gn consistent with the intent and principles of
this subpart that govern the standard for which variation is requested; or
(2) Whether the variation is appropriate to accommodate site conditions not anticipated in
these regulations, or to reconcile conflicting requirements, provided the request is
generally consistent with the intent and principles of this subpart that govern the standard
for which variation is requested.
(E) Variance procedure. Variance requests shall b e processed pursuant to article 625.
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ARTICLE 303. DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sec. 303-10. Applicability.
Each district has its own set of development standards in this article, many of which are used
in varying combinations to control the form that buildings take and their placement and
relationship relative to the street. All provisions of this article are requirements. All standards for
which there is a BTL or minimum or maximum shall read as "required BTL", "minimum required"
(or requirement per context), and "maximum pennitted".
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S ec. 303-20. Abb reviations used in this Article.
Abbreviation Meaning
BTL Built-to-line
Min. Minimum
Max. Maximum
% Percentage
NP Not permitted
F.A.R. Floor area rati o
Dulac D ~elling unit per
acr e
TOD Transit ori ented
developmen t
Ft; sf Feet; square feet , Feet
St. Street
Ave. avenue
EDBB East Dania B each
Boulevard
WD BB West D ania Beach
Boulevard
S. Fed. Hwy South Federal
Highway
NBHD Neighb orhood
GTWY Gateway
FEC Florida East Coast
Railway
Sec. 3 03-30. Illustrated development standard defin itions; interpretation.
(A) Building and parking placement.
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(1) "B" in diagram. Sidewalk dedication: when existing right-of-way is insuffic ient for wide
sidewalks, on-street parking, or both, as specified on the street sections approved by the
city commission in the CRA redevelopment p lan, a dedication is required pursuant to
section 309-1 0.
(2) "C" in diagram. Build-to-line (BTL) or setback: the regulations require either a BTL, a
paired min. and max. setback, or a min. setback for all buildings.
A BTL is an exact bui lding setback line parallel to the block face, upon which the entire
building fa;ade of at least the lowest three (3) st01i es must be built, except as provided
for j ogs in the fayade (see "El, Ex"), and allowable encroachments such as ar cades and
stoops .
(3) Primary and secondary street standards, as shown in Figure 303-1 and Table 303-1. A
prin1ary street shall a lways be considered the front street. In the case of two (2) primary
streets, both must be treated as the front str eet. Primary street standards govern all
buildings with primary street frontage , regardless of any comer side frontage on a
secondary street. Seconda1y street standards govern buildings that front only upon one
or more secondaty streets .
Diai;rram Key Setback re quirement: Prirnmy Street Secondaty Street
"C" Front Street
Comer Street
"G" Side, 1st layer
"H" Side, 2nd layer
"I" Rem·
( 4) "D" in diagram. Layers: the buildable ai·ea of each lot (p01iions of the lot not required
for setbacks and yai·ds) is divided into a first layer and second layer demarcated by
imaginaty lines for the purpose of regulating which of the following activities can occur
in each: building, surface pat·king or structured p arking. The first layer is comprised of
13 ORDINANCE #2024-021
the front twenty (20) to thirty (30) feet of a lot (varies by zone), measured from the BTL,
and is the part of the lot that the building must occupy when a BTL is established. The
second layer is located to the rear of the first layer, and generally represents the area
where parking, building or both can occur. See also Figure 303-2.
(5) Shown in Figure 303-2. Street line is the back edge of the light-of-way, after any required
dedications. In this illustration, the street line is the back edge of the sidewalk. This
represents the transition from public realm to private property .
Figure 303-2
Encroachmen t
(B) Building frontage. Regulates the undulation of street-facing building fac;ades.
(1) "El'' and Ex" in diagram. Min. building frontage requirement: regulates how much of
the building fac;ade must be built on the BTL and how much (by default) can be built
behind the BTL. The building frontage requirement applies only to the first layer (see
"D" in Figure 303-1), and is expressed as a percentage of lot width that has to be built
on the BTL. Example: a building frontage requirement of fifty ( 50) percent on a lot that
is one hundred (100) feet wide means that at least fifty (50) feet of the building fa9ade
must be placed on the BTL. This standard also works in tandem with the side setback
(or BTL) requirement (see "G" in figure 303-1) and comer street setback (or BTL)
requirement. In the example above, if there is a first layer side yard requirement of zero
(OJ to ten. (I OJ feet, th en the first layer of the building must be at least eighty (8 0) fee t
long (one hundred (100) feet of lot width less two (2) ten-foot side yards), with at least
fifty (50) feet built at the BTL.
(2) "R II in diagram. Max. building recess describes the maximum distance that any part of a
building can be placed behind the BTL or max. setback line (see Figure 303-1). This
standard does not apply to courtyard and forecourt types. Usually, a limited portion of
the fa9ade may be built behind the BTL, but no further than the maximum recess
dimension. In the illustration, the building has three (3) entrances built at the BTL, and
three (3) jogs in the building fa9ade that allow landscaping between the building and
14 ORDINANCE #2 024-021
sidewalk. In Figure 303-2, approximately fifty (50) percent (one-half) of the building
fa9ade is recessed from the BTL. The distance at which the building jogs backward from
the BTL is called the recess.
(3) "G" in diagram. Interior side BTL or setback: In most districts, there are different side
building placement standards for the first layer and second layers. Since the first layer
contains the building frontage on the street, it is imp01tant to control how far from the
side lot line the building can be set back, if at all. Minimizing side yards helps to maintain
the "building street wall" in the mixed-use districts, and the continuity of building
frontage along the street maintains pedestrian interest and minimizes gaps that could
present opp011unities for criminals. Within the second layer, there is often just a
minimum setback.
Figure 303-3
(4) Shown in Figure 303-2, Encroachment is any pa.it of the building structure that extends
forward of the BTL, but remains behind the street line unless an encroachment is
specifically authorized to extend forwai·d of the street line, such as for awnings, galleries
and ai-cades. In Figure 303 -2, the stoops at the building entrances ai·e permitted
encroachments. Although the te1111 is used in the frontage type regulations and not the
district standai·ds, it is illustrated here.
(C) Upper story setbacks.
(1) "L" in diagram. Maximum height before additional setback required for upper stories:
refers to the lower po1tion of a building that is not sub ject to a.11 additional setback
requirement for upper storiesis established for all districts that allow building heights
greater than three (3) stories.
(2) "J" in diagram: Upper-level building setback: refers to the vertical plane modulation of
a building and is the minimum required perpendicular distance that a building wall an d
elements must be recessed from the BTL or minimum setback line, as applicable.
(D) Height regulations.
(1) "K" in diagram. Max. allowable height: is established w ithin each dish·ict for a ll
buildings, and is broken down by height alloi.ved "by right" and height allov.,ed if
incentive bonuses are awarded pmsuant to a1iicle 305. Maximum height in transitional
areas may be limited by aiticle 304.
15 ORDINANCE #2024-02 1
Sec. 303-40 . City Center (CC) District.
(A) Intent and purpose. To establish a mixed-use downtown with transit supportive densities and
intensities where citizens can work, live, and shop in the economic, governmental,
entertainment and cultural focal point of Dania Beach. Thi s di strict is designed to encourage
accessible, active, pedestrian-oriented areas within walking distance of a prospective transit
station on the FEC rai lway.
(B) Density. Max. fifty (50) du/ac by right; up to one hundred fifty (150) du/ac v1ith density bonus
(see article 305).
(C) F.A.R. Mme. 8.0Reserved.
(D) Generalized permitted uses (see article 3 02 for specific uses and conditions of use).
Uses Core Other
Streets* Streets
Residential u ✓
Multifamily
Commercial ✓ ✓
(Mixed u se
compatible)
General ✓ ✓
Commercial
Restricted ** **
Commercial
Ente1tainment ✓ ✓
Lodging ✓ ✓
Civic and ✓ ✓
institutional
Transportation ✓ ✓
✓ -Permitted * -See subsection
use (E) below
U -Upper ** -See section
floors only 302-40
16
Figure 303-6 Permitted
use by story.
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ORDINANCE #2024-021
LEGEND
City Center
District
;I" /4 City Center Core
_ Secondary
Streets
_ City Center
-Primary Streets
Primary Streets:
• EDBBIWDBB
• NE/SE 1Ave
• NW3Ave (N. of
SW1 St)
• NW/SW1Ave
• S. Federal Hwy
• SW1 Terr
• SW2Ave
(E) City center core. Located between NE and NW 1st A venues and between SE/SW 1st and
NE/NW 1st Streets (see cross-hatching on map). The core is the planned retail, government
and downtown of Dania Beach. Mixed-use buildings w ith ground-floor retail, entertainment,
and/or office uses are r equired in the core.
(F) Min. required pervious, landscaped lot area. Ten (10) percent; may be red11ced to zero (0)
p ercent with incentive bonus (see aiiicle 305). Section 303-30(E)(4) provides fo r payment-
in-lieu.
(G) Sustainable building requirements. See a1iicle 305.
{H)_Parking and loading. See aiiicle 306. Parkin g is permitted only in the second layer.
17 ORDINANCE #2024-021
(!H) Landscaping. See aiiicle 307.
QI) Signage. See aiiicle 308.
(KJ) Additional development standards. See aiiicle 309.
(1K) Architectural and design standards. See aiiicle 525.
(Mb) Building placement standards.
Diagram NP = not permitted Core Outside
Key co re
"F" Front Shopfront 0'-0'-5'
street 5'
set back with 0'-0'-10'
arcade 10 '
Stoop NP 4'-8'
Dooryai·d NP 8'-12'
Balcony NP 8'-12'
over
porch
"C" Comer stJ:eet 0'-0'-5'
setback 5'
"G" Interior side 0' 0'min
setback, I st l ayer mm
11HII Interior side 0' 0, . mm.
setback, 2nd layer mm.
"I" Rear setback 0' 0, . mm.
mm.
(NM) Building frontage standards.
Diagram Standai·d
Key
"D" Min. depth 30'
of building
in 1st
layer
18 ORDINANCE #2 024-021
"E,+ .. +E % of lot
II width for X
which a
favade
must on
the BTL
"R" Max.
allowable
recess
from BTL
70%
10'
Figure 303-8 Bullding Placement
: : : : Lot Boundaiies
-Buildable ai·ea
Sidewalk dedication: pursuant to
!adopted CRA Plan street secti ons.
ISee sec. 309-10; "B" in diagram.
(ON) Allowable building types, frontage types (see articles 310 and 311 for details) and
minimum lot dimensions .
Building Frontage Types
Types ..c: Lot
<) -0 1:l Dimension ;;,._l-1 1a 0 p 0 <.t:1 <l.)
ol'.l.. ~ p.. -0 :g ,B (.) l-t 0 p.. '"° «I <l.)
0 0 <) 0.. 0 0 ..c: ~ ...... <l.)
p:i5 0 -~* 0 [/) [/)
Rowhouse 0 0 75 ' 100'
Apartmen t 0 0 0 50' 100'
Live-work 0 50' 100'
CommerciaL O ,C O,C 50' 100'
Mixed Use
Civic See civic building standards
19 ORDINANCE #2024 -fil.l
* Add twenty-five (25) feet if no parking
acce ss from rear yard .
C -Co re street 0 -Frontage
frontage outside core
(fG)Height: "K", district m ax. is seven (7) fourteen (14 ) stories and one hundred fifty (150)
feet and varies by location (see height map and article 304). H eight greater than fomieen
(14) stories or one hundred fifty (150) feet may b e granted by a sp ecial exception
approval, pm·suant to Section 630 50. Min. lot dimensions for buildings over six (6)
stories and seventy (70) feet are one hundred (100) feet by one hundred fifty (150) feet.~
with a minimum-Mi&.-two (2) habitable stories required in the CC District core. The
maximum allowable height in this district is based upon proximity to adjacent residential
zoning districts and the F .E.C. Railroad corridor. Allowable height increases at a rate of
one (1) foot per one (1) foot of horizontal distance from an adjacent residential zoning
district boundruy or F.E.C. Railroad right of way. Ther efore, allowable height within
one (1) po11ion of a property might be different than that permitted on another portion.
Buildings must be de s igned accordingly. The allowable height of buildings just outside
of the di strict boundruy is shown for information purposes.
(Q:P) Upper sto,y setback standards.
Building side Min. Upper Story Recess "J" Height Before Required
Recess "L"
U.S. l Not re quired N I A
Street, other 10' 36 stories
Interior s ide Greater of 12 percent of lot J6 stories/75' (lesser of)
width or 15'
Reru· 15 '; 5' if alley exists 36 storiesl75' (lesser of)
Figure 303-9 Upper s tory setbacks.
(Q) Height wnes map, Figure 303 10.
20 ORDINANCE #2024-021
1. The maximum allo\vable height in this district is based UIJOn prmci.mity to adjacent
residential zoning districts and the F.E.C. Railroad conidor. Allowable height increases
at a rate of one (1) foot per one and two thirds (1.66) feet of horizontal distance from an
adjacent residential zoning boundary. Therefore, allowable height within one (1) portion
of a property might be different than that p ermitted on another pmiion. Buildings must
be designed accordingly.
2. Allov,1able height is indicated on the map as the base allov,rabl e h eight, plus additional
height that may be authorized by qualifying for h eight bonuses pursuant to ruiicle 305.
3. The allowable height of buildings just outside of the district boundru-y is shovm for
information purposes.
2 1 ORDINANCE #2 024-02 1
Figure 303-10 Maximum Permitted Height Map. [*REVISED MAP* l
T r ansition zon e adjacent l o residential
zoning district. Allowable height w ithin
this z one is determined by Sec. 304-20.
Edge of trans itio n zone is approximate a s
depicte d .
NE'/SE 1 Ave. corridor is limite d
t o 4 s tories.. Wes tern e dge
of 4 -story limit is 3 0' wes t of 1
Ave . s treet line.
4 story limit consistent with
SFED-MU to sout11 .
( -.,;C ltY CEN TER m:;r mct OOU"-lOAAY (~1~)
I Mnimum Allow;11blt: Heicht
tifi,ht ZCot .\ • 2 S!orit.S
1-'eI,ht ?cnt e, • 3 StoMs
t-1ei,ht Zent c • >! sto,iu
Hei,ht ZCnt o • 7 Stcries
\. t'ti&ht zone-f • Rin,es from 2 to 7 Jl'oriu p-i.:rsuai m to Sf-~ lN-20
N
A
j
22 ORDINANCE #2 024-021
Transition zone adjacent to residential
zoning district. Allowable hei ght within
this zone is determined by Sec. 304-20.
Edge of transition zone is approximate as
depicted .
NE/SE 1 Ave. corridor is limited
to 8 stories, 70'. Western edge
of 8-story limit is 30' west of 1
Ave. street line.
8 story limit cons i s tent with
SFED-MU to south.
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MAXIMUM H E IGHT, B Y RIG HT+ INC ENT IVE BONUS (SEE ARTICLE 3 05 FOR INC ENTIVES)
A-2 S l o,le •. 24 ft.
B -2 Slo,le s, 2 4 ft. b y tight. and u p 10 110 additional 2 s tories, 2 4 n . with inc enUvos
-C -◄ S to ries, 35 h . by r ighl . a n d up to a n .additiona l 4 1 t orio1, 35 ft. with inc.e nttv•s
0 -7 Storio5, 8 0 fl, by r ig ht. a nd u p to an a d d ilional 7 slo r icu, 70 ft. w it h lnconhv o s
E • Ranges from Zo ne A hei9 h 1 t o Z ono E h o lght po.-.u:.1nt t o S l'!c::. 304-20
Sec. 303-50. NBHD-MU, neighborhood mixed-use district.
(A) Intent and purpose. May be applied along existing and plaimed collector streets that border
neighborhoods and a long p01tions of some ai-terial roadways where neighborhood-scale
commercial and multiple-family residential uses are des irable, as follows: West Dania Beach
Boulevai-d , Stirling Road, Phippen Waiters Road, West Dix ie Highway and Sheridan Street.
23 ORDINANCE #2 024-02 1
Each such sh·eet is a primary street for the purposes of this section. The d evelopment pattern
associated with this dishi.ct i s linear, typically one lot deep along a thoroughfare. Rear yards
are required in order to accommodate parking and loading, and provide separation from the
resi dential neighborhoods typically bordering the rear lot lines.
(B) Density. Max. 18 du/ac ; up to 35 du/ac vlith density bonus as provided in article 305.
(C) F.A.R. MaJ, 0.75Reserved.
(D) Generalized permitted uses (see article 302 for specific uses and conditions of use).
Uses
Resi dential single-family
Residential two-family
Residential Multifamily
Commercial (Mixed use
compatible)
General Commercial
Resh·i cted commercial
Ente1iainrnent
Lodging
Civic and institutional
Transpo1tation
Industrial
✓ -Permitted use
* -Restricted to buildings with
secondary street frontages only
*
*
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
(E) Building placement standards.
Diagram Yard; Frontage
Key Type
"F" Front Shopfront
Sh·eet Stoop
Setback Do01yard
Balcony
over
porch
Figure 303-11 Permitted
use by story.
Open use
s·.,~
Open me
s·.,~
~
Op,nas,
11' min J(,'"""'
U<,•s 11 11df!oor-1'0-aili11g h,•igh t5
Primary Secondary
Street Street
0'-5' NP
4'-8' NP
8'-12' NP
8'-12' 15' BTL
24 ORDINANCE #2024-021
I Porch
"C" Com er street
se tback
IIGII Interi or side
set back, first layer
IIHII In terior side
set back, second
layer
11 1 11 Rear setback
(F) Frontage standards.
Key St andar d
"D " M in. dept h of building
in fir st layer
"E, % of lot wi dth fo r
+ .. +E which far;ade must be
II on the BT L X
"R'' Max. recess from BTL
(G) Height.
NP 15 ' BTL
0'-5' 0-5'
0' m in. 7'min.
0'min. 7' m in.
10' 15' min.
mm.
Figure 303-12 Building place ment.
r--------,
..
l1ri11wy So ttt:
: : : : Lot Boundaries
-Buildable area
..
Sidewalk dedication: pu rsuant to
dopted CRA Plan street sections.
ee "B" in diagram.
30'
50%
10'
P rimary Secondaiy
Street Street
Maximum ;1;-3 2 stor ies,
height "K" stories, 25'
;M!-
25 ORDINANCE #2024-02 1
I ;:~*prime; I
** Two (2) stories plus one (1) additional story available as an incentive per article 305 provided
not more than 50% of any block may exceed 2 stories .
Figure 303-13 Building height.
(H) Allowable building types, fi·ontage types (see articles 310 and 311 for details) and minimum
lot dimensions.
Building Fronta:re types
!Types Lot
• "O i:l Dimension >-. a 0 §~ <.t:1 Q)
,..Q c g '-g ~ ,9 (.) (.) 0 0. 0. ;... ..... B ..8 (.)
0 ell 0 -< ~ Q)
0... P'.l Q r/) r/) Q
Single-Family s s
Two-Family s s
Mansion 75' 100'
Rowhouse p p p 75' 100'
Apartment p p p 501 100 '
Live-Work p 50' 100'
Commercial/Mixed p p 501 100 1
Use
Civic See civic building standards
P -Primary street frontage
S -Secondary street frontage, subject to conditions of use for NBHD-RES District
(I) Pervious landscaped lot area. Min. fifteen (15) percent; may be reduced to zero (0) pereent
with m1 incentive bonuses (see mticle 305). Subsection 303-30(E)(4) provides for payment-
in-lieu.
(J) Sustainable building requirements. See article 305.
®_Parking and loading. See article 306. Parking is permitted only in the second layer.
(L) Landscaping. See article 307.
~) Signage. See aiticle 308.
26 ORDINANCE #2024 -021
ill±,) Additional development standards. See aiticle 309.
(QM) Architectural and design standards. See article 525.
(J_N)Landscaping. See ruticle 307.
Sec. 303-60. EDBB-MU, East Dania Beach Boulevard Mixed-Use District.
Figure 303-14 EDBB-MU district map.
Primary street: EDBB,
provided that new streets
within large parcels may
also be designated
primary streets by the
city.
(A) Intent and purpose. Redevelopment to place a greater emphasis on pedestrian activ ity and
transit supportive development. This will be accomplished by building close to the street,
relocating parking facilit ies behind buildings, and mixing re sidential and commer cial uses at
medium to high intensities.
(B) Density. Thirty-five (35) du/ac by right; up to seventy five (75) du/ac with density bonus.
(C) F.A .R. Max . eight (8 .0)Reserved.
(D) Pervious landscaped lot area. For lots fiv e (5) acres and small er , min. ten (10) percentt-maY
be decreased to zero (0) percent vlith incentive bonuses (see ruticle 305). For lots over five
(5) acres, min. twenty (2 0) percent; may be reduced to fifteen (15) percent vlith incentive
wnus. Subsection 303-30(E)(4) provides for payment-in-lieu.
(E) Sustainable building requirements. See articl e 305 .
®-Parking and loading. See ru.ticle 306. Parking is pe1mitted only in the second layer.
(QF-)La n.dscaping. See a1ticle 307.
(HG) Signage. See ru.·ticle 308.
QR) Additional development standards. See article 30 9.
(II) Architectural and design standards. See article 525.
(KJ) Generalized permitted uses (see article 302 for specific uses and conditions of use).
Uses Primru.y Secondary
Street Street
Res i dential
Single-Family
27 ORDINANCE #2024-021
Residential ✓
Multifamily
Commercial ✓
(Mixed-Use
Compatible)
General ✓
Co mmer cial
Restricted **
Commercial
Entertainment ✓
Lodging ✓
Civic and ✓
Institutional
Transportation ✓
Industrial
✓ -Permitted u se
* -Only select u ses permitted
** -See section 302-40
✓
*
✓
Figure 303-15 Permitted
use by story.
O pen U \("
s·-1 -,
O pc-n U ~<'
s·-1-, -o,.. ...
ll'm1ni.·-
.. Othtr m~m 11srs 1111d j{oor-to-mlmg
heiglm
Ormu''°
T S-1➔
O pen u,c
s·-1,
~ o,. ....
l 4°mla.:!4 °aaa
Etw D,111ia B,,,.-h B/,,d. um and
jiotJ ,·-to -rt•ili11 ... '.! hriglHs
(KL) Building placement standards.
Diagram NP = n ot pe1mitted Primary Second ary
Key Street Street
"F" Front Shopfront 0'-5' 0 '-10'
Street BTL
Setback with 0'-10' NP
arcade
Stoop 4'-8' 4'-8'
Dooryard 8'-12' 8'-12'
Porch NP 15' BTL
28 ORDINANCE #2 024-02 1
B alcony 8'-12' 8'-12'
over
por ch
"C" Corner side setbac k 0'-5'
IIG II Interior side 0'm in. 0 'min.
setback , 1st layer
"H " Interior side 0, . mm. 0 , . mm.
setback , 2nd l ayer
"I" Rear setb ack 0' min. 0' m in.
(MI,) Building.frontage standards.
Diagr am Standard
Key
"D" Min. depth of
building in 1st layer
11 E1+ .. +E % of lot w idth for
II which fa<;:ade mu st X
b e on the BTL
"R" Max. recess from
B TL
Primary Secondary
Street Street
30 ' 30 '
70% 50%
10 ' 15'
Figure 303-16 Building placement. -----.... --,
PrimarySrrm
: : : : Lot Boundruies
-Buildable area
Sidewalk dedication: pursuant to
adopt ed CRA Plan street
sections. See "B" in diagram.
29 ORDINANCE #2024-021
(NM) Allowable building types, frontage types (see articles 310 and 311 for details) and
minimum lot dimensions.
Building Frontage types
Types 1-1 Lot
Q)
Dimension > 0 "O ~ 2 ~ 0 Q)
,§ !1 Q 0.. <-P "O t 1E 0 0.. ro
1-1 0 0 0 (.) fr 0 0 ..0 -<
,,-<
Q +-' ~ Q P-, if.) if.)
Mansion s s 75 ' 100'
Rowhouse s s P, P, 75' 100'
s s
Apartment s P, P, 50'
s s
._,ive-Work P, 50 ' 100 '
s
Commercial/Mixed P, p 50' 100'
Use s
Civic See civic building standards
P -Primary str eet frontage.
S -Secondary street frontage .
Figure 303-17 Building height.
(QN) Height. Maximum height, "K ", is fourteen (14 ) stories and one huncl±-ed fifty (150)
seven (7) storiesfeet; max. hei ght varies by location. See height map and article 304 .
The max imum allowable hei ght in this district is based upon proximity to adjacent
residential zo ning districts, and a fixed height limit of four (4) stories within one
hundred (100) feet from the EDBB. Allowable hei ght increases at a rate of one (l) foot
per one (l) foot of horizo ntal distance from an adjacent residential zoning di strict
boundaiy . Therefore, allowable height within one (l) p01tion of a prope1ty might be
different than that permitted on another po1tion. Buildings must be des i gned ac cor dingly .
The allowable height of buildings shown outside the di strict boundaiy on the height map
is for informational pu rposes .
30 ORDINANCE #2024-021
Minimwn Height
upp er story before
recess "J" r equired
recess "L"
Street 20' on comer 3 stories~
setback side at ElesseF ef)
secondary
streets
EO) Height zones mGlp.
1. The maximum allm.vable height in this district is based upen preximity te adjacent
residential zening districts, and a fixed height limit aleng EDBB . Allev,•able height
increases at a rate ef ene El) feet pet· ene and t\.ve thirds E 1. 66) feet ef herizental distance
frem an adjacent residential zening beundary. Therefere, allewable height within ene
El) pertien ef a preperty might be different than that permitted en anether pmiien.
Buil dings must be designed accerdingly .
2. Allev1able height is indicated en the map as the base allewable height, plus additienal
height that may be autherized by qualifying fer height benuses pursuant te miicle 305 .
3. The allewable height ef buildings just eutside ef the district beundmy is shewn fer
fennatien pm-peses.
[*REVISED MAP*)
31 ORDINANCE #2024-02 1
Legend
D DISTRI CT BOlJ-JDARY
MAX IMUM HEIGHT
Height Zone A -2 stories
Height Zone B -4 stories
Height Zone C -7 stories
Height Zone D -Varies per Sec. 304-20; ranges from 2 stories to 7 stories
( Legend
I c:::J Q S TRICT SOUN DAR V
I MAXIMUM HEIGHT, BY RIGHT ♦ INCENTIVE BONUS (SEE ARTICLE 305 FOR INCENTIVES)
I
-Height Zone A -2 stories
Height Zone B -4 stories
Height Zone C -7 stories
Height Zone D -Varies per Sec. 304-20; ranges from 2 stories to 7 stories
32
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Transitional Zone
Figure 303-18 Maximum permitted height map.
Legend
D DISTRICT BOUNDARY
MAXIMUM HEIGHT, BY RIGHT+ IN CENTIVE BONUS (SEE ARTICLE 305 FOR INCE NTIVES)
1111 A-2 stories. 24ft.
';0 B -2 stories, 24 ft. by right. and an additional 1 story. 11 fl with incentives
-C-2 :stories. 24 fl by ,ighl. and up lo an addiliorol 2 stories. 24 n. w~h incentives
.. 0-3 stories, 35 ft. by right, and up to .1n additional 3 stories. 35 n. with incentives
E -7 stories. 80 ft. by right. and up to an additional 7 stories. 70 ft, with incentives
F -Varies based upon sec. 304-20
Sec. 303-70. GTWY-MU, Beach Gateway Mixed-Use District.
N
0 110 220
T . ..r
(A) Intent and purpose. To capita lize on the proximity of conservation areas, waterways and the
beach, by preserving a dditional land, thus enhancing the area's assets, by differentiating this
district from the more urban EDBB mixed-use di strict, and b y allowing appropriate building
h e ight to allow fo r reduction in footprint and developed land area. This will be accomplished
by allowing relatively t all buildings built relatively close to t he street, whil e providing greater
setback and landscaping between the building and street than in the East Dania Beach
Boulevard mixed-use district.
33 ORDINANCE #2 024-021
Figure 303-19 GTWY-MU district map.
(B) Density: max. 50 du/ac by right; up to 100 du/ac 1,vith density bonus.
(C) F .A.R.: mmc 8.0Reserved.
(D) Generalized pemlitted uses (see ai1icle 302 fo r specific uses and conditions of use):
Uses
Res idential Single-Family
Residential Multifamily ✓
Commercial (Mixed-Use ✓
Compatible)
General Commercial ✓
Restricted Commercial
Entertainment ✓
Lodging ✓
Civic and institutional ✓
✓ -Permitted use
(E) Pervious landscaped lot area. Twenty-five (25) percent. May be reduced to t\venty (20)
percent reduction available with incentive bonuses (see miicle 305).
(F) Sustainable building requirements. See a11icle 305.
(fil_Parking. See ai.1icle 306 . Structured pru·k.ing is not pe1mitted in the first layer.
(HG) Landscaping. See ruiicle 307.
(HI) Signage. See ai.1icle 308.
34 ORDJNANCE #2024 -0 2 1
(I-1) Additional development standards. See aiticle 309.
(KJ) Architectural and design standards. See aiticle 525.
(~) Building placement standards.
Diagram Building Street Ty ne
Key Placement P rimaiy Secondaiy
Requirements (In
Feet)
11c" Street I Other 30' 10' m in.
setback structures mm.
11011 Interior side 10' except
setback 15' ab utting
(minimwn) resident ial
11111 Rear setback 25'
(minimum)
(Mb) Building frontage standards.
Diagram Standai·d
Key
"D" D epth of
1st layer
"E I + .. +E % of lot
II w idth that X
fa9a de
must be
bui lt on
BTL
"R" Max.
recess
from BTL
All
Str eets
NIA
NIA
NIA
Figure 303-20 Building placement.
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ORDINANCE #2 024-021
(NM) Allowable building andfi-ontage types. Building form is not regulated through bu ilding or
frontage types in this district.
CNN) Minimum lot width. One hundred (100) feet.
(QG) Minimum lot depth. One hundred (100) feet.
Figure 303-2 1 Permitted heigh t profile .
T I ,,
I \
1:2' '1:2
I \
K
I \
I \
I \
l ' 'J
L Pi:operty line Proper ty line J
(EP) Maximum building height. Two (2) feet for each one (1) foot of horizontal distance from street
lines and property lines, not to exceed fo urteen seven (1 M) stories and one hundred fifty (15 0)
feet . The maximum allowable hei ght in this district is based upon proximity to adjacent
residential zoning districts and district streets. -Therefore, allowable hei ght within one (l)
portion of a prope1ty mi ght be different than that permitted on another po1tion . Buildings must
be des igned according ly . The al lowable height of buil dings just outside of the district
boundaiy is shown on the height map for information pmposes.
(Q) Height E01'WS map.
1. Th€l mairiffntt11 aU0woole height rn this €li striet is base€! Ut:J€ll1 flrnXllllity t0 a€1.jaeem
resi€lelltial Z@lllllg €listriets oo€l €list.riot streets. All0wable lrnight inereases at a rnte 0ftv.·@
(2) feet per @lle (1) fu@t @f 1l@riz0ntal di stance frnm an a~aeeftt resi€leatial z0m:ng
b@unelaty. Therefure, aH0 1.vable height ·.vithlll 0ne (1) p0rti0n 0f a prnfJ€lllJ' inight b@
€liffc ret1t than that t:JCrmitte€l @ft 000the r p0rti01:1. Buil€lrng s must be €le signe€l aee0ntingly.
2. Allowable height is indicated on the map as the base allowable height, plus additional
height that may be authorized by qualifying for height bonuses pursuant to ai1iele 305.
3. The allov,<able height of bui l dings just outside of the district boundary is shovm for
info rmation purposes .
36 ORDINANCE #2024-021
Figure 303-22 GTWY-MU district height map. (*Revised Map*]
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Legend
D Of STRICT BOUNDARY
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
Height Zone A -7 stories
N
o 110 220 440 1
~Fee l/
Height Zone B -Varies per Sec. 304-20; ranges from 2 to 7 stories
37 ORDINANCE #2024-021
Legend
Cl DISTRICT BOtMMRY
MAXIMUM HEIGHT, BY RIGHT+ INCENTIVE BONUS (SEE ARTICLE 305 FOR INCENTIVES)
1111 A-2 ~lorles. 2-1 N
y v-B -2 sto1io$-. 2-1 ft. byrighli. :1nd;,n :,,ddltio,ul I story. I I ft wilh 1nc.enlh-es.
C -2 $10dos. 24 IL by right. ,md up lo :>n ~dd,:,o,ul 2 :,lo,~. 2.f 11 with incentives
-0-J :.tories. 35 I\. by rlglt. ;and up to ::in ::idd1h?1ul 3 ~tci-rio1-, 35 n. with lru::enth·Cl':.
E -7 ~1ort0'$-. 00 I\. by ,;phe. ;,nd upto :1n iJdditiM.)I 7 st041i)os, 70 ft, wih inconciwis
T1:>n:.ltion,>I Zono (Sot T1.::1n:.itknul Ho•gtn Pr0\i$.On~)
F -R:>nge$ hon, I s10ry ;iidj:ic-enl to .a <hbt:t sttoet up lo 7 :.to,.o:.. 60 ft. by nghl .3nd 14 ~loti.0-::1, 150 feel with lncentr.'e~
N
440 1
Feet l\
Sec. 303-80. SFED-MU, South Federal Highway Corridor Mixed-Use District.
38 ORDINANCE #2 024-02 1
Figure 303-23 SFED-MU District Map
SC>lalf~tt,.y
Coflldor-M'l'.NIUH
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(A) Intent and purpose. Redevelop the corridor with emphasis on the pedestrian and street life
consistent with TOD principals. This wi ll be accomp lished by building close to the sh·eet,
relocating parking facilities behind buildings, and mixing residential and commercial uses at
medium intensities , designed to create interest and investment in the immediate
neighborhood .
(B) Density. Max . twenty -five (25) du/ac by right; up to fifty (50) d:llac 1.vith density bonus.
(C) F.A.R. Max. 4.0Reserved .
(D) Pervious landscaped lot area. Min. fifteen (15) percent; may be reduced to zero (0) perc ent
vlith incentive bonuses (see mticle 305). Subsection 303 -30(E)(4) provide s for payment-in-
lieu.
(E) Sustainable building requirements. See aiiicle 305.
[£l_Parking and loading. See article 306. Parking is permitted only in the second layer. Parking
shuctures shall be set back from any secondary street by a minimum ofthi1iy (30) feet , which
setback may be occupied by a liner building.
(GF)Landscapin.g. See aiiicle 307.
3 9 ORDINANCE #2 024-02 1
(HG) Signage. See aiiicle 308.
(II=I) Additional development standards. See aiiicle 309.
QI) Architectural and design standards. See aiiicle 525.
(KJ) Generalized permitted uses (see article 302 for specific uses and conditions of use).
Uses Primary Secondai-y
Street Street
Residential Single-Family e
Residential Multifamily ✓ ✓
Commercial (Mixed Use ✓ *
Compatible)
General Commercial ✓
Restricted Commercial *
Entertainment ✓
Lodging ✓
Civic and Institutional ✓
Transportation ✓
Industrial
✓ -Permitted use.
* -Restrictions apply.
e -See Section 301-30.
(1K) Building placement standards.
Diagram NP =not Primary Secondai-y
Key permitted Street Street
"F" Street Shopfront 0'-5' 0'-15'
with 0'-10' NP
arcade
Stoop 4 '-8' 4'-8'
Doo1-yai·d 8'-12' 8'-12'
Porch NP 15'BTL
Balcony NP 15' BTL
Over
Porch
Parking 30' min 30' min
structure
"C" Corner street 0-15'
setback
"G" Interior side 0'min. 0 1 • mm.
setback, 1st layer
40 ORDlNANCE #20 24-021
"H" Interior side 01 • mm. 01 • mm.
setback, 2nd
layer
11111 Rear setb ack 01 • mm. 01 • mm.
(Mb) Buildingji-ontage standards.
Key Standard
IIDII Min. depth
of building
in 1st layer
"EI + .. +EX Min. %of
" lot width
that fa9ade
must be on
BTL
"R" Max. recess
fromBTL
All Streets
301
50%
15 1
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r,1m.uvs .....
: : : : Lot Boun daries
-Buildable ar ea
Sidewalk dedication: pursuant
o adopt ed CRA Plan street
$ections. See "B" in diagram .
(NM) Allowable building and ji·ontage types (see articles 310 and 311 for d etails) and
minimum lot dimensions.
Building Frontage Types
Typ es 2 ti:! 0 <I) Lot
~ 0 c 0.. ~ "d
C) C) 0 0 0.. ro Dimension I-< (tj 0 C)
0 0 0 ~ ~ ::S:"5: Cl f ......
P--< r:c Cl [/) [/)
Mansion A, A , 75 1 1001
s s
Rowhouse A, A, A , P, 75 1 100 1
s P , P, s
s s
4 1 ORDINANCE #2 024-021
Apaitment s P, P, 50' 100'
s s
Live-Work P, 50' 100'
s
Commer cial/Mixed P, P, 50' 100'
Use s s
Civic See civic building standai·ds
P -Primaiy street fron tage.
S -Secondaiy street frontage.
A -For through-l ot frontages on SW 7th and 10th streets, and SW 1st and 2nd avenues, a landscape
buffer pursuant to section 275-110 is required unless the street frontage is built-out with mansion
or rowhouse building types. Mansions ai·e subject to the development standai·ds of the NBHD-RES
district.
(fN) [ppe~-story setbacks. Ten ( 10) percent of lot width up to a mmdmum of thirty (3 0) feet
required on corner sides (see "J" in diagram). Reserved . for any part of building exceeding
three (3) stories (see "L" in diagram).
Figure 303-25 Up per st ory setback.
(QG) Height. Maximum height, "K", in d istrict is six (6) four (4) stories and seventy (70) feet:
permitted height varies by location. See height map.
(P) Height zones map.
-l-. The maximum allowable height in this district is based upon proximity to adjacent
residential zoning districts, and a fixed height limit along S. Federal Higlr.vay. Allowable
height increases at a rate of one (1) foot per one and t\vo thirds (1.66) feet foot of
horizon tal distance from an adjacent residential zoning d istrict boundaiy. Therefore,
allowable height within one (1) pmtion of a property might be different than that
permitted on another po1tion. Buildings must be designed accordingly.
2. Allowable height is indicated on the map as the base al lov,rable height, plus additional
height that may be authorized by qualifying for height bonuses pursuant to article 305.
~ The allowable height of buildings just outside of the district boundaiy is shown on the
height map for info1mation purposes.
42 ORDINANCE #2024-021
(RQ) Development of property for commercial use must be-fronting on Federal Highway or
Sheridan Street, or must be assembled with prope1iies that -are-fronting-en Federal Highway
or Sheridan Street.
Figure 303-26 SFED-MU district height map . [*Revised*]
43 ORDJNANCE #2024-021
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\. l a 20-'l r 8 hd~hl i:~:~'".:in: tu .x'c .l,.."\!-20.
44 ORDINANCE #2024-0 2 1
t
FKO
0 125 1'° SO) ''° ,.ooo
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L--.J Ol~rtd (SFED-tAJ) r -, Zcrin) &QunD.lf'lu
fMXIMUM HEIGHT, BY RtGHT +
INCENTIVE BONUS (SEE ARTICLE
305 FOR INCENTIV ES)
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Sec. 303-90. NBHD-RES, Neighborhood Residential District.
(A) Intent and purpose. To m aintain the overall single-family character of the neighborhoo ds by
restricting establishme nt of new two -family dwellings and requiring design s that are
compatible with single-family dwellings .
45 ORDINANCE #2024-0 2 1
(B) Generaliz ed permitted uses (see article 302 for specific uses and conditions of us e).
Uses
Residential ✓
Single-Family
Residential *
Multifamily
Residential Two-*
Family
✓ -Permitted use.
* -Restricted pursuant to section 302-20.
(C) Building placement standards.
Diagram
Key
"C" Street Setback*
"G" Interior Principal
side building
setback Accessory
strnctures
"I" Rear Principal
setback building
Accessory
strnctures
15'
BTL.
25'
mm.
7'
mm.
5'
mm.
15'
mm.
5'
mm.
Fig ure 303-27 Buildi ng p lacement.
..---------,
Prim."")· Sm~i.,
: : : : Lot Boundar ies
-Buildable ar ea
46 ORDINANCE #2 024 -02 1
(D) Building.frontage standards.
Key Standard
"D " Minimum depth of building in first layer N I A
"E 1 + .. +Ex" Per centage of lot width fo r which a building m ust be 50%
built at the built-to-line
"R" Maximum recess from BTL N I A
(E) Height. Maximum of two (2) stories and twenty-five (25) feet except as provided in secti on
302 -20(A)(2)(b). See "K" in diagram.
Fig ure 303-28 Bu ilding heig ht.
(F) Allowable building and frontage types (see articles 310 and 311 for details) and required lot
di mensions.
Building Types Frontage tf pes
I-<
Q.) ;::, Lot Dimension
0 'Cl Width Depth 2 ~
,..q 0 ,..q ~ p..
(..) (..) (..) 0 0 I-< {tj 2:l 0 0 0
Cl
....,
A.. i'.:Q A.. r/)
Singl e-Family * ✓ ✓ 60 ' 90'
Duplex * ✓ ✓ 80' 100 '
Mansi on * ✓ ✓ 80' 100'
R owh ou se * ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 100' 100'
Apartment * ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 160' 100'
✓ P e1mitted frontage type
* Restricte d pursuant t o secti on 302-20
4 7 ORDINANCE #2024-021
Figure 303-29 Permitted
driveway location.
(G) Pervious open space. Min. thirty-seven (37) percent.
(H) Parking.
(1) Parking spaces and driveways for dwellings built to the fifteen___(.12}-foot BTL
requirement in subsection (C) must be built to the requirements below:
a . Parking spaces and driveways are not permitted in the front yard except within
twenty (20) feet of one (1) interior side lot line (see Figure 303.70).
b. Only one (1) driveway within the front yard is permitted as shown.
c. An opaque fence or opaque landscape buffer is required along a side lot line
adjacent to a driveway.
d. If the property does not have alley access , a garage may be provided with access
from the primaiy or secondaiy street.
(2) Pai·king spaces and driveways for dwelling units with twenty _ilill-foot setback or greater
may be built as identified below:
a. Parking spaces and driveway may be located in the front y ard if the minimum
required dimensions me provided.
b. A gai·age may be located at the front of the residential structure provided building
setbacks ai·e met.
c. A circulai· driveway may be installed in the front ymd provided a minimum of three-
foot setback is provided between the edge of driveway and interior side property
line on each side. Each curb opening must be a minimum of ten (10) feet. The
minimum radius measured from the property line is five (5) feet.
(I) Sustainable building requirement. See aiticle 305.{Parking requirements.} For pm·king
requirements see article 306.
(J) Landscaping. See aiticle 307.
(K) Signage. See aiticle 308.
(L) Additional development standards. See aiticle 309.
(M) Architectural and design standards. See aiticle 530.
48 ORDINANCE #2024 -02 1
Sec. 303-100. Marine district.
(A) Intent and purpose. The purpose of the Marine district is to fmiher the goals of the CRA
Redevelopment Plan, and to encourage expansion of the marine industry by permitting marine
uses which are primarily conducted within a building and which have limited impact outside
the building. Some marine u ses are permitted to be located outside of a completely enclosed
building, subject to conditions or special exception approval. This district is also intended to
permit some marine-related commercial uses, as either a permitted use or a specia l exception
use.
(B) Permitted uses (see article 110 for specific uses and conditions of use).
(C) Building placement standards.
STANDARD
Street setback * 30' min.
Yard abutting 50' min.
residential *
Interior side 20'min.
setback **
Rear setback ** 15' min.
* The first ten (10) feet adjacent to any street or public thoroughfare line shall be landscaped and
s hall not contain parking
** The first five (5) feet adjacent to any lot line shall be landscaped and shall not contain parking.
(D) Height: maximum of three (3) stories and tv,,enty five .
(E) Percentage of lot coverage: no more than seventy (70) percent of total lot area shall be
covered by buildings or structures.
(F) Sustainable building requirements. See aiiicle 305.
(G) Parking and loading. See aiiicle 306.
(H) Landscaping. See aiiicle 307.
m Signage. See ai1icle 308.
(D Additional development standards. See aiiicle 309.
(K) Architectural and design standards. See aiiicle 525.
ARTICLE 304. BUILDING HEIGHT AND TRANSITION REGULATIONS
49 ORDINANCE #2 024-021
Sec. 304-10. Generally.
(A) [Maximum building height.] Maximum building height is detennined by the maximum height
map and textual standards for each district. Additionally, in the City Center District, there are
minimum lot size and lot dimensions required in order to achieve the maximum permitted
height. The height map for each district shows the maximum building height and number ofin
stories both 1tvith, and without, the awffi:·ding of height incentive bonuses. Therefore, the
maximum height shown on the maps is possible only 1tvhen the developer earns an adequate
level of incentive bonuses pursuant to m1icle 305 to allow a project achieve the maximum
height shown on the map .
(AB) [Allowable heights.} The allowable heights shov,rn on the height map for in each district
is determined by:
(1) Maximum pennitted district height;
(2) Maximum permitted height along a given street or street segment, as applicable;
(3) Maximum permitted height adjacent to the FEC Raikoad conidor;
(14) Transitional height standards adjacent to neighborhood residential zoning districts.
(C) Transitional height zones. The maps showing maximum pennitted height throughout each
zoning district include transitional height zones in those portions of mixed-use distiicts where
the allowable height varies with distance from single-family residential neighborhoods-and
the Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) right of way. Transitional height zones are established
to ti·ansition building height adjacent to neighborhood residential district boundaries and the
FEC raikoad right of 1,vay. Height within a transitional height zone is based upon a formula
of allowable height per distance from the adjacent neighborhood or FEC right of way.
feaµu·e . The transitional height zone is also applied to each development site within the
GTWY-MU Disti·ict because allowable building height varies based upon the distance of a
building, or portion of a building, from property lines.
(CD) [Exceptions.} The following stluctures may exceed the maximum height of a limit for
buildings or -and stluctures by the lesser of twenty-five (25) percent or fifteen (15) feet:
( 1) Rooftop structures for the housing of solar panels, elevators, stairways, tanks, sky lights,
ventilating fans, air conditioning or similar equipment required to operate and maintain
the building
(2) Radio, television and telecommunication antennae, whether freestanding or roof-
mounted.
(E) f Additional exceptions.} The following structmes may exceed the maximum hei ght limit for
of a buildings and-or structures by not more than twenty-five (25) percent:
(1) Cupolas, steeples, chinmeys and other decorative rooftop projections, provided that the
aggregate coverage of all such structures does not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the
total roof area.
(F) [Exception for ham radio antennas.} Ham radio antennas may exceed the maximum height
limit for of buildings and-or structures by forty ( 40) percent, not to exceed one hundred fifty
(150) feet.
50 ORDINANCE #2024-021
Sec. 304-20. Rules of height transition from neighborhood residential zoning districts.
(A) When a lot line or alley forms a boundary between a neighborhood residential zoning district
and a mi xed-use zoning di strict, the minimum setback from said lot line or alley line shall be
as follows for the lot in the nomesidential or mixed-use district:
(1) Fifteen (15) feet measured from an interior side lot line of a lot within a neighborhood
residential zoning district, as illustrated in Figure 3 04-1.
(2) Twenty-five (25) feet measured from a rear lot line of a lot within a neighborhood
residential zoning district, as illustrated in Figure 304-2.
(B) The maximum allowab le building height on the lot within the mixed-use district shall be the
lesser of two (2) stories or twenty-five (25) feet at the minimum setback line, and shall
increase at a constant rate of one (1) foot for each one ( 1) and two thirds (1. 66) feet foot of
distance from the minimum setback line, as illustrated in Figure 304-2.
Figure 304-2
Figure 304-1
,,~=>=!,=I
Transitional heigl1t --) / / / I
,, 1:1 ,, ~~ ~:::;:=:::::;:::~I
25" ------r:;::::::),!..==1 Im) 11 l!ffl
Residential
clis1rict
lfmi11
r,ml
+-Zoning bomula,y am/ p1ope1ty liue
Mixed-use clislticl
II/us/ration of a mixed-use zon e abulling a residential neighborhood zone (zone boundary is the common rear lot line)
51 ORDINAN CE #2 024-0 2 1
Figure 304-3
Illustration of height transition when a street centerline forms a residential neighborhood zone boundary
(C) Where a street centerline fo1ms the boundary between a neighborhood re sidential zoning
district and a mixed-use zoning district, the following standards shall apply to any lot within
the mixed-use zoning district that abuts the boundary street, as illustrated in Figure 304-3.
(1) The build-to-line along the boundaiy street shall be fifteen (15) feet.
(2) One (1) of the following building types must be constrncted: mansion apaitment building
or rowhouse building.
(3) The height of the building shall be exactly two (2) stories not to exceed twenty-five (25)
in height feet for the fir st fifty (50) feet measmed from the BTL. Mansion apaitment or
rowhouse buildings may be u sed as liner buildings or as freestanding buildings on the
lots abutting the boundaiy street.
(4) At fifty (50) feet measured perpendiculai· to the BTL, three (3 ) stories or thi.tty-five (35)
feet of building height is pe1mitted, and pe1mitted height shall increase by one (1) foot
for each additional one_ill and 1:\vo thirds (1.66) feet foot of horizontal distance
measured p erpendicular from the BTL.
See. 304 30. Rules of height traB:sitioB: adjaeent to FEC Railroad eon-idor.
(l...) For lots 1.vith a rear or side yard abutting, or separated only by an alley from, the FEC right
of v1ay, a maximum building height of three (3) stories and thirty five (35) feet is permitted
at the minimum setback line, and may increase by one (1) foot for each one (1) foo t of
horizontal distanc e away from the rear setback line, up to a mmcimum of six (6) stori es and
seventy (70) fee t. See Figme 304 4 for illustration.
(B) For l ots fr onting on streets that abut the FEC right of 1,vay, a maximum building height of
trn=ee (3) stories and thirty five (35) feet is permitted at the street side BTL, and may increase
by one (1) foot for each one (1) foot of horizontal di stance from the street side BTL, up to a
mmcimum of six (6) stories and seventy (70) feet.
52 ORDINANCE #2024 -02 1
Figure 304-4
T ra11silional height ---y'
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ARTICLE 305. INCENTIVESSUSTAINABLE BUILDING REQUIREMENTS.
S ec. 305 10. Applicability.
Sec. 305 20. Schedule of incentives.
The table belov,' shov,s the amenities that qualify for height, density and impervious area
incentives within the different districts. The amount of the bonuses are delineated below the tab le .
The developer can determine the type and e>ctent of amenities to provide in ordei' to reach the
maximum permissible height shown on the height maps.
¥--Incenti,,e credit Districts
a,,railable
l'>t Incenti,1e Ci'edit not
a¥ailable
bist of amenities that GG EDBB SFEQ NBHD GT¥.l¥ NBHD
qualif)r for development MlJ MlJ MlJ MlJ RES
incentives
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[sectioR 3 05 +O~
(A) In the City Center District and the Gateway M ixed Use Qistrict, a development may be
eligible for a density and height bonus not to exceed a maximum of t\vo (2) stories and thirty
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(30) du/ac subject to the maximum density and height limitations established under the
applicable zoning district. The public park incentive fee shall be calculated prn=suant to section
305 70(b), 1.vhich shall be applied to the city's park fund for park land acquisition or park
improvements. The full public park incentive fee shall be paid in order to exercise any density
or height bonus or combination thereof, under this section. The full public park incentive fee
shall be paid regrn.·dless of whether the use of the density or height bonus is limited by the
mmdmum density or h eight established under the applicable zoning district or the applicant
chooses not to e>cercise portions of the height or density bonuses. Eligibility for a density and
height bonus under this section shall require development containing a minimum of 1:\venty
five (25) dv,elling units.
(B) The public park incentive fee shall be equal in value to fifty cents ($0 .50) per square foot of
estimated residential gross floor rn.·ea.
(C) For purposes of this section, residential gross floor area shall be defined as the sum of the
habitable horizontal rn.·ea of all residential floors of all stories of a residential building or
structure under a roof, and including, interior amenity areas, clubhouses, lobby areas hovreVei'
eJw luding private garages, maintenance rn.·eas, utility areas, operational areas, storage closets,
electrical and mechanical facilities, balconies, stain.vells, elevators, basements and
subbasements, covered parking, loading areas, and parking structures.
(D) The contributions referenced in this section are calculated in 2014 dollars and shall be
adjusted by the Consumer Price Index on an annual basis.
(E) Payment of the public park incentive fees shall be made prior to issuance ofa building permit.
See. 305 30. laeeatives for pravidiag puhlie apea spaee.
(A) In the Neighborhood Mixed Use District, one (1) story and ten (10) du/ac for a minimum two
thousand five hundred (2,500) sf open space that complies with ffiticle 312, or a pedestrian
paseo that complies 1.vith section 309 20 . The open space or paseo shall satisfy one hunck-ed
(100) percent of the pervious open space requirement for the lot that provides it.
(B) In the City Center District, 1:\vo (2) stories and twenty (20) du/ac for a minimum 1:\vo thousand
five hundred (2,500) sf open space that complies v,ith aiticle 312, or pedestrian paseo that
complies 1,vith section 309 20, and one (1) story and ten (10) du/ac for each full additional
one thousand five hundred (1 ,500) sf of open space that complies 1,1,rith article 312. The open
space or paseo shall satisfy one hundred ( 100) percent of the pervious open space requirement
for the lot that provides it.
(C) Adjoining lots can each contTibute a p01tion of a single open space and eain the bonus. The
bonus shall be allocated among the lots proportionate to the open space contribution as agreed
ben.veen the property ovmers in a binding development agreement or other instrument
acceptable to the city attorney .
(D) This intensity bonus is available at the determination of the city commission or designee based
upon whether the any given location is appropriate and desirable for open space.
(E) The standai·ds for provision of public open space for incentive credit shall be as provided in
aiticle 312.
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See. 305 40.Iaeeatr.'es far flFOvidiag attaiBable housi:Bg.
(f..) Definition. Attainable housing shall mean "workforce," "moderate \Vorkforce" and "low
income" as defined by the Administrative Rules Document of the Broward County Land Use
Plan, article 8, and includes both owner occupied and rental housing.
BB [W-0rkforce i,wome unit bonus.} Bonus of one (1) market rate dwelling unit for each unit in
the building that is v,rorkforce income, up to the maximum density allowed in the district. One
(1) additional story shall be permitted for every ten (10) du/ac of bonus market rate units that
are awarded, or fraction thereof.
Exam.ple: a one acre lot v;rithin the SFED MU District is permitted to build twenty five (25) du
(25/ac) by right and up to fifty (50) du/ac through the attainable housing bonus. Of the t\venty
five (25) permitted units, all 1,vill be 1,vorkforce income units, 1.vhich allows a bonus of twenty
five (25) market rate units. The developer may now construct fifty (50) du (25 =I= 25), which
does not exceed the maximum fifty (50) du/ac density allowed with bonuses. The twenty five
(25) bonus units equal a bonus density of twenty five (25) du/ac, 1.vhich divided by ten (10)
du/ac per story equals t\vo and one half (2.5), rounded to tln-ee (3) bonus stories .
(C) {},foderate ·workforce income unit bonus.} Bonus of three (3) mm·ket rate dwelling units for
each moderate workforce income unit up to the maximum density allowed in the district. One
(1) additional story shall be pem1itted for every ten (10) du/ac of bonus mm·ket rate units iliat
are av,1arded, or fraction thereof.
Exarnple: a one acre lot wiiliin the SFED MU District is permitted to build twenty five (25) du
(25/ac) by right and up to fifty (50) du/ac thrnugh the attainable housing bonus. Of the twenty
five (25) permitted units, the developer incorporates eight (8) moderate income units, which
allov~•s a bonus of twenty four (24) mm·ket rate units. The developer may now construct forty
nine (49) du (25 =I= 24), which does not exceed the maximum fifty (50) du/ac density allowed
with bonuses. The t\venty four (24) bonus units equal a bonus density of t>.venty four (24)
du/ac, 1.Nhich divided by ten (10) du/ac per story equals tv,ro and folff tenths (2.4), rounded to
three (3) bom1s stmies.
(D) {Low income unit bonus.} Bonus of five (5) mm·ket rate dv,relling units for each lo w income
unit up to the maximum density allowed in the district, provided that no additional bonus
units m·e available for providing low income units in excess of fifteen (15) percent of the
number of dwelling units in the building. One (1) additional story shall be permitted for e:i1ery
ten (10) du/ac of bonus market rate units that m·e awm·ded, or fraction iliereof.
Exa,nple: a one acre lot within the SFED }.4U District is permitted to build twenty five (25) du
(25/ac) by right and up to fifty (50) du/ac through the attainable housing bonus. Of ilie twenty
five (25) permitted units, the developer incorporates five (5) low income units, which allo1.vs
a bonus ofti.venty five (25) mm·ket rate units. The developer may now construct fifty (50) du
(25 =I= 25), which does not exceed the maximum fifty (50) du/ac density allov,•ed with bonuses.
The five (5) low income units also does not eJweed 15 pernent of the number of units in the
building (five (5) units is ten (10) percent of fifty (50) units). The t\venty five (25) bonus units
equal a bonus density of twenty five (25) du/ac, v,rh.ich divided by ten ( 10) du/ac per story
equals two and one half (2.5), rounded to three 93) bonus stories.
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(E) [Combined bom1Ses.} Bonuses may be combined for providing different degrees of attainable
housing within one development site.
(F) {Eligibility requirements.} In order to be eligible for density and height bonuses under this
section, the developer shall first guarantee the attainability of the unit for the specified income
level as either rental or o\vner occupied housing for a period of at least thirty (30) years via a
restrictive covenant in a form acceptab le to the city attorney may require. The city
commission may establish a one time fee applicable to each development that rec eives bonus
units to offset the cost of administering the attainable housing program.
Sec. 305-10. Applicability.
All City buildings greater than 50,000 square feet in enclosed floor area shall comply with the
requirements of this aiiicle.
See. 305 50. Sustainable building pnetiees; voluntary greea building/developmeat program.
(A.) O,;en1iew. The CR.A green building/development program is a voluntary program that
developers may choose to participate in, for 1.vhich incentives outlined in this section shall be
awarded. Development incentive credit for sustainable ("green") building practices be
awarded based upon qualifying site design, construction and possibly, as applicable,
operational practices.
Sec. 305-20. Green building; green building practices.
(B) Green building; green building pr€lctices. Green building practices refers to building and
building site design, materials and construction techniques that minimize demand for
nomenewable material and energy ·resources, water consumption, and minimize the
generati on of waste products, pollution, and stom1water runoff. Gi-een building practices ai·e
generally consistent with the techniques used to achieve certification of construction and
development through third party the green building and development ce1iification programs
including ~the U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED)_,and the F lorid a Green Building Coalition, and Florida Green Lodging.
(C) Rating organiz€lti01~s. This program awards credits based on selected third party green
building/development certification programs, including, but not limited to, the Florida Omen
Building Coalition, Florida Green Lodging, and U.S . Green Building Council Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Sec. 305-30. Third party certification required.
(A) The City shall formally apply for third-pai:ty ce1iification with the selected third-party green
building/ development rating organization, which includes meeting all the submittal,
application and fee req uirements fo r the selected third-paiiy ce1iification.
(B) Projects sub ject to this a1iicle must achieve at least a go ld-level ce1iification.
(D) Approval e.f esl€lblished thb·d party sl€lndards. A:pplicants seeking to participate in the
voluntary green building/development program cli·e required to schedule a preliminary
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development application meeting 1.vith the community development director. At the
preliminary development application meeting, the applicant shall identify the third party
green building/development standards proposed to be incorporated in the project design and
implementation, and provide a copy of the standards to city staff the community dei,zelopment
director for review. If the standards of a third party ce1tification program other than those
listed in [subsection] (B) are proposed, the city staff [and] the community development
director will review the standards of the rating organization ce1tification program intended to
be used by the applicant and notify the applicant if the proposed program and standards are
accepted or rejected for the voluntary green building/development program .
(E) Review process and certification options. Applicants seeking to participate in the voluntaiy
green building/development program must choose to either:
(1) Formally apply for third paity certification with a selected third paity green building/
development rating organization approved by the community development director, vm.ich
includes meeting all the submittal, application and fee requirements for the selected third
paity certification; or
(2) As an alternative to formal application for third pmty organization ce1tification the
applicant may participate in the city's cost recovery green building/development rev iev,r
process. The community development director shall review and verify the third party
green building/development standards proposed to be incorporated in the project design
and implementation. The applicant shall document compliance with all of the third party
certification criteria to the satisfaction of the community development director.
(F) Afinimum submittal requirements for applying for voluntary green building or development
program/receipt ofincenti·;es. Site development plan submittal requirements to participate in the
voluntary green building/de,,zelopment program shall include the following:
(1) Documentation that the applicant has participated in the preliminary development
application meeting and has received approval from the community development
director to utilize the third party green building/development stai1dards used in the site
development plan submittal.
(2) Written statement identifying the review option selected by the applicant (demonstration
of formal third paity certification of the project, or community development director
verification of project compliance with third party green building/development
standards through cost recove1y based reviev,0 .
(3) A completed residential green de,,zelopment/building checklist, with a nanative
explanation of how the green building measure is being incorporated.
(4) The city shall require that the proposal exceed the number of points necessaiy for
incentive credit under this section by a margin to be established administratively for each
third paity certification program. The intent is to ensure ceitification as best possible in
the event that a given green measure fails to qualify after constrnction is completed.
(5) f,. notarized affidavit from the project architect demonstrating that the approved green
building measures have b een incorporated into the project plans.
(6) Project site and engineering plans that cleai·ly detail all green building measures which
are intended to qualify for incentives.
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(7) A notarized affidavit certifying that a green building expeit professional ceitified or
accredited by a third pruty green building and development rating orgrulization deemed
acceptable by the community development director is a prut of the development team
and shall remain part of the project team throughout its duration (i.e., from the design
stage through final building inspection/issuance of ceitificate of occupancy).
(G) Ince,~ti 1;es.
(1) Developments that meet all of the criteria for certification under a third pruty program,
in accordance with [subsection] (D) above, plus the additional point margin to be
established administratively by the city, shall be av,,ru·ded four (4) stories and twenty
eight (28) du/ac as a bonus, subject to the maximum height and density limitations of the
applicable district, as well as a five (5) percent impervious area bonus.
(2) Developments that qualify for at least one half 0~) of the total number of points required
for third party certification pursuant to subsection (E)(2), plus the additional point
margin to be established administratively by the city, shall be av,mded tvt'o (2) stories
and fourteen (14) du/ac as a bonus, subject to the maximum height and density
limitations of the applicable district.
(H) Performance bond Pruticipants in the voluntffi)' green building program, prior to issuance of
a Certificate of Occupancy, shall post a performance bond, letter of credit or other fonn of
surety approved by the city attorney.
(1) The amount of the required performance bond, letter of credit or other approved form of
surety shall be calculated as follows for projects seeking the incentive bonus for meeting
third party ce1tification requirements:
(a) Four (4) percent of the total cost of constrnction for a development ofless than one
hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of building area.
(b) Three (3) percent of the total cost of constmction for a development of up to tv10
hundred thousand (200,000) squru·e feet of building.
(c) '.f\vo (2) percent of the total cost of constmction for any building greater than nvo
hundred thousand (200,000) squru·e feet.
(2) The amount of the required performance bond for projects seeking an incentive bonus
for eruning at least one half of the points needed for third pruty certification shall be
one half (Vi) of the bond amount required in paragraph (I).
(3) In the event the completed development do es not achieve the third party ce1tification or
the number of points for 1vvhich the incentive bonus was based, a p01tion of the surety
shall be forfeited in an amount equal to the percentage of the required thjrd party point
total not earned. However, if the development does not qualify for at least ninety (90)
percent of the numb er of points required to erun the bonus, the entire bond amount shall
be forfeited.
(4) The city may call on the perf01mance bond if:
(a) The third pruty certification is not achieved 1.vithin one (1) year of the city issuance
of the ce1tificate of occupancy for the building; or
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(b) In the case of city verification of credits in accordance 1.vith paragraph (G)(2), if the
community de:r1elopment director determines that the development does not qualify
for the credits upon which the incentive bonus is based v,ithin one (1) year of the
city issuance of the certificate of occupancy for the building. Funds that become
available to the city from the forfeiture of all or part of the surety shall be placed in
the sustainable development fund established by the city, which shall be used to
fund sustainable and energy efficient city initiated capital projects including, but
not limited to, 1.vater efficient landscaping, open space acquisition and
improvements, traffic calming, public transportation related improvements,
pollution mitigation, sustainability improvements to public facilities, or similar
improvements as deemed appropriate by the city commission.
Sec. 305 60. Provide public parking.
Bonus of one (l) story, five (5) du/ac, and two and one half (2.5) percent impervious area for
each ten (10) public parking spaces provided to the city for public parking use through city
approval of dedication of the spaces for public use, or for payment in lieu of off street parking in
accordance v,ith section 265 92 through provision of a shared parking agreement in a form
approved by the city attorney, which shall restrict the spaces for public use, and shall run with the
subject property in perpetuity. The intensity bonus shall not exceed the mmdrnum height, density
and minimum impervious area limitations of the applicable district.
Sec. 305 70 . Incentives for public pa1·ks.
(A) In the City Center District and the Gatev,•ay Mixed Use District, a development may be
eligible for a density and height bonus not to eJrneed a maximum of t\vo (2) stories and thirty
(30) du/ac subject to the maximum density and height limitations established under the
applicable zoning district. The public park incentive fee shall be calculated pursuant to section
305 70(B), which shall be applied to the city's park fund for park land acquisition or park
improvements. The full public park incentive fee shall be paid in order to exercise any density
or height bonus or combination thereof, under this section. The full public pm·k incentive fee
shall be paid regardless of whether the use of the density or height bonus is limited by the
mmdrnum density or height established under the applicable zoning district or the applicant
chooses not to exercise po11ions of the height or density bonuses . Eligibility for a density and
height bonus under this section shall require development containing a minimum of t\venty
five (25) dwelling units.
(B) The public pm·k incentive fee shall be equal in value to fifty cents ($0.50) per squm·e foot of
estimated residential gross floor m·ea.
(C) For purposes of this section, residential gross floor area shall be defined as the sum of the
habitable horizontal area of all residential floors of all sto ries of a residential building or
structure under a roof, and including, interior amenity ffi:eas , clubhouses, lobby areas hov,ever
excluding private garages, maintenance m·eas, utility m·eas, operational areas , storage closets,
electrical and mechanical facilities, balconies, stairwells, ele11ators, basements and
subbasements, covered parking, loading m·eas, and pm·king structl:H'es.
(D) The contributions referenced in this section are calculated in 2014 dollm·s and shall be
adjusted by the Consumer Price Index on an annual basis.
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(E) Payment of the public park incentive fees shall be made prior to issuance of a building permit.
ARTICLE 310. BUILDING TYPES
Sec. 310-10. Residential building types.
(A) Single-family detached dwelling. A detached dwelling unit located upon its own lot, having
usable front, side and rear yards. This building type has the greatest setback from the street
of all residential types, and the greatest overall combined yard area. This type is appropriate
in established neighborhoods predominated by single-family detached dwellings and two-
family dwellings. A porch frontage or balcony over porch frontage is required.
(B) Two-family (duplex) dwelling. A dwelling containing two (2) dwelling units that may be
attached vertically or horizontally. A porch frontage or balcony over porch frontage is
required. See section 525-40 for design standards applicable to two-family dwellings.
(C) Mansion apartment house. Three (3) or more apartments within a dwelling designed to appear
like a large single-family detached dwelling with usable front, side and rear yards. The
apartment units may be ananged vertically, horizontally, or both. Parking is permitted in the
rear yard and one side yard. Side yards must be fenced. See section 525-40 for design
standards applicable to mansion apaitment houses.
(D) Rowhouse dwelling. A dwelling containing three (3) or more dwelling units built close to the
street line, and attached side-to-side with each unit spanning the front ym.·d to rem.· yai·d. All
units must front a public street. Ground-floor units must access the street frontage through a
porch, doorym.·d or stoop frontage. When designed with paity walls and one (1) unit from
ground to roof, townhouse units may be owned in fee simple with the land upon which
situated. Stacked townhouses or stacked flats take on the same form as townhouse buildings,
except that upper-floor units me accessed from internal foyers connecting to stairwells.
Maxinmm height is five (5) stories. Pai·king is in the rear. Side yards must be fenced or
gai·den/street wall used unless the yard is used for driveway access to the rear yard.
(E) Apartment building. A dwelling located at, or close to, the street line, containing four (4) or
more apaitment units. This type is also used for hotels without commercial uses. Numerous
configurations m.·e possible, using double loaded corridors or lobbies on each floor, off of
which units are accessed, or courtym.·d frontages where units m.·e accessed directly from the
corutyard. Aprutment buildings must have a minimum two (2) stories and can take the fonn
of high-rise towers. Doorymd, stoop, or balcony over porch frontages must be used.
Apartment buildings under five (5) stories in height must provide individual access to each
ground-floor unit fronting the, street. Apm.iment buildings five (5) stories and higher may
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provide a central lobby entrance instead, using a permitted frontage type. The upper stories
of an apartment building may be the same as those for a commercial/mixed-use building.
Parking shall be in the rear, and may include structured parking. Interior side yards must be
fenced or street wall used pursuant to section 307-30 unless the yard is used for driveway
access to the rear yard.
Sec. 310-20. Nonresidential and mixed-use building types.
(A) Commercial/mixed-use building. A building located at or close to the street line, with ground
floor devoted to commercial use, and upper floors devoted to commercial, lodging, or
residential use, provided that commercial use floors shall not b e located above residential use
floors . Interior side yards must be fenced or a garden/street wall u sed unless the yard is used
for driveway access to the rear yard. The shopfront or modified shopfront are the permitted
frontage types, provided that modified shopfronts are not permitted within the City Center
core.
(B) Live/work building. A building containing the primary places of work for occupants of
attached dwelling units. Live/work buildings are located at or close to the street line,
characterized by ground floor work units each connected to a dwelling unit located behind
the work unit on the ground floor, above the work unit on an upper floor, or both. Work spaces
may extend to upper floors. Additional work units and residential units may be located on
upper floors, provided that work units and dwelling units are each stacked, such that no
residential unit shares a floor or ceiling with a work space other than the one to which it is
com1ected . Permitted frontage types are shopfront and modified shopfront. Interior side yard
requires a garden/street wall unless the yard is u sed for ch-iveway access to the rear yard.
(C) Civic building. A building containing public governmental or civic uses such as governmental
centers, schools, museums, convention centers, perfonning arts centers, or places of worship.
Civic buildings represent physical symbols of the city's social , cultural, ·educational, and
governmental activities. The physical composition of civic buildings should resu lt in
distinction from common buildings used for dwelling and business. The building should be
situated prominently on its site, many times set back from the street with public open space.
Therefore, new civic buildings and alterations to existing civic buildings require city
commission approval of the bui lding design, orientation and placement upon the lot.
Accordingly, the city commission may waive the following requirements of the CRA form-
based zoning regulations to the extent that the proposed site plan :finihers the intent of this
subsection:
(1) District site development standards;
(2) Architectural de sign standards;
(3) Frontage type standards.
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Sec. 311-10. Genera lly.
Figure 310-1. This building is viewe d across
a public plaza, complimenting its prominent
architecture and announcing tha t it is a place of
civic importance.
Figure 310-2. This illustra tes the strategic
and prominent positioning of a civic building
at the end of a view corridor, centered on its
site, the use of symetry and open space to
frame the bu ilding.
Figure 310-3 This building is viewed across a pub lic
plaza, complimenting its prom inent architecture and
announcing that is a place of civic importance.
ARTICLE 311. FRONTAGE TYPES
(A) The front of every building must face a street. The rear of a building, loadin g zones, overhead
doors and service entries are prohibited on street-facing fa9a des.
(B) Buildings shall provide a pe1mitted fro ntage type along the street frontage. All principal
buildings shall have a principal entrance opening to a public sidewalk along a street, public
plaza, or private courtyard that opens to the street, con sistent with a p ermitted frontage type .
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The principal entrance shall not open onto a parking lot. Frnthermore, all buildings must
provide entrances to individual ground-story shopfronts or dwelling units along the public
sidewalk, plaza or corntyard unless otherwise provided in the building type regulations.
(C) Comer lots that have frontage on two (2) streets are required to have entrances only on the
principal street frontage. Streets designated as primary streets in the district regulations shall
always be the principal street frontage. Corner lots at the intersection of two (2) primary
streets shall either treat both streets as primaiy frontages or shall treat the street with the
longest frontage along the block face as the primary frontage.
(D) Building fayades shall be built parallel to the street line, or parallel to the tangent of a curved
principal frontage line. This provision is not intended to limit or preclude alcoves or variations
in the plane of the street-front fayade , nor the provision of plazas .
(E) Secondaiy comer streets within all districts other than the neighborhood residential district
shall be treated as follows:
(1) The building shall be built to the BTL of both streets within thirty (30) feet of the comer
unless the corner is a dedicated public plaza.
(2) Fenestration and architectural detailing shall be provided to the greatest extent possible
along the secondaiy street pursuant to the applicable frontage type and design standai·ds.
Any portion of the secondaiy street frontage not built to the BTL shall provide a
minimum five-foot-wide planting strip placed at the back edge of the sidewalk, and a
street wall shall be built at the back edge of the planting strip pursuant to the design
standai·ds of this article.
(F) All stories above the ground story shall provide between thirty (30) and sixty (60) percent
fenestration.
Sec. 311-20. Frontage type definitions and standards.
B:i
f.-BTL
Porch frontage
I BTL
Balcony over
porch frontage
(A) Porch frontage. A covered entry and outdoor room, elevated between eighteen (18) inches
and three (3) feet above the sidewalk, used in conjunction with front yai·ds, that may extend
forward of the building fayade as a yai·d encroachment. A low fence no more than three (3)
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feet above the sidewalk may be used at the edge of the sidewalk in combination with a porch
when the porch is set back from the sidewalk. Alternatively, a retaining wall not higher than
three (3) feet may be used to raise the front lawn with steps leading through the retaining wall
connecting the sidewalk with porch, provided that adequate on-site stormwater retention is
provided. A variety or porch designs are possible using the following standards:
(1) Eight (8) feet minimum depth;
(2) Twelve (12) feet minimum width;
(3) Ei ght (8) feet minimum vertical clearance from floor to ceiling for retrofits, but ten (10)
feet is ideal.
(B) Balcony over porch frontage. A frontage where the second-floor balcony or tenace extends
completely above the first-floor porch and forms its roof. This pattern may be repeated up to
and including a fourth floor.
~
f-BTL
Door ya rd
fl
f-sn.
Stoop fn:lnt.u;i ~
(C) Dooryard frontage. A shallow yard, generally eight (8) to twelve (12) feet in depth, open to
the sky, separates the sidewalk and building fac;ade. Accordingly, the minimum street setback
is ei ght (8) feet and the maximum street setback is twelve (12) feet, except that a greater BTL
may be required in district edge conditions. The yard may be at grade and separated from the
sidewalk by a low decorative translucent fence of four ( 4) feet maximum height, or a tenace
elevated not more than three (3) feet above the sidewalk that may also utilize a low decorative
translucent fence. Residential dooryards can be open for the use of the dwelling occupants,
but should be landscaped for greatest privacy. A tenace is su itable for an outdoor cafe as the
eyes of diners are at the same level as passersby on the sidewalk. Upper-sto1y balconies may
extend up to four (4) feet fo1ward of the BTL.
(D) Stoop frontage. An exterior stair and landing at a building entrance that extends fmward of
the BTL as an encroachment, located close to the street line and elevated between one (1) and
eighteen (18) inches and three (3) feet above the sidewalk, securing privacy for the windows
and front rooms , and demarcating a ve1iical transition from public to private realms. This type
is suitable for ground-floor residential use, and may be interspersed with the shopfront
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frontage type. The street setback for a stoop frontage shall be the depth of the stoop, which
shall be not less than four (4) feet and not more than eight (8) feet, unless the standards for a
given district require a BTL that is further back from the street line, in which case the stoop
shall not encroach further than six (6) feet forward of the BTL. Upper-story balconies may
extend up to four (4) feet fmward of the BTL. A variety of stoop designs are possib le with
the following standards:
( 1) Three (3) feet minimum platform depth, four ( 4) feet minimum overall depth;
(2) Three (3) feet minimum width;
(3) Stoops must correspond directly to the building entry(ies);
(4) Stoops may be covered by an awning or shed-type roof extending up to five (5) feet
fmward of the building fa<;ade for the width of the stoop.
(E) Shop frontage and modified shop frontage. A frontage in which a highly fenestrated fa<;ade
is placed at or near the street line and the entrance is at sidewalk grade.
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(1) The shopfront type is conventional for retail use, and requires a minimum of seventy
(70) percent translucent g lazing on the ground floor, with the window bottoms no higher
than two (2) feet above the sidewalk. The modified shop frontage requires between thirty
(30) and seventy (70) percent translucent glazing on the ground floor between three (3)
and eight (8) feet above sidewalk grade. The modified shopfront is ideal for ground-
story office u se and live/work units. Modified shop fronts are not permitted within the
core of the City Center District, and shall not be utilized for buildings intended to house
retail uses.
(2) Shopfront store entrances should be recessed, not flush , with the edge of the building
fa<;ade , to provide shelter for persons entering and exiting, to aiticulate the fa<;ade, and
to provide maximum window display area at the entrance (the recess allows the angling
the shop windows at a fo1ty-five-degree angle from the fa<;ade to the entry). Modified
shop front entries should not be recessed.
(3) Street frontage fa<;ades shall have entryways at reasonable intervals, typically no more
than fifty (50) feet apait. Ground level fa<;ades that face the street shall be designed with
entrances, windows, display windows, or other display devices.
(4) Shopfronts and modified shopfronts must be combined with one (1) of the following
elements:
(a) Gallery roofs (attached cantilever ed shed or lightweight colonnade) ai·e required to
overlap the sidewalk to within three (3) feet of the curb face. The galle1y roof may
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f01m a balcony for an upper floor. This pattern may be repeated for up to four (4)
stories.
(b) Awnings, which may be constructed of flexible or rigid materials, shall project from
the building fa9ade a minimum of seven (7) feet forward of the fa9ade, and may
extend over the sidewalk to within one (1) foot of the street tree planting trench or
grates. Awnings shall extend along a minimum of eighty (80) percent of the
building frontage, excluding recesses from the BTL for forecomts and comtyard
frontages . Balconies on upper stories shall not project fo1ward of the BTL with
shopfront/awning frontage.
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( c) Arcades are colonnades supporting habitable space above, that extend a minimum
ten (10) feet forward of the ground story fa9ade at all points, and overlap the
sidewalk. The arcade may extend to within three (3) feet of the curb face (provided
there is no conflict with street trees and street light poles), or may be set back fmther
provided there is a minimum ten (10) feet between the curb face and colonnades.
The ground floor fa9ade shall be located at the BTL, or behind the BTL if permitted
by the applicabl e district regulations. Upper stories of the building may be built
over the arcade.
(F) Forecourt frontage. This frontage type is pe1mitted as a supplemental frontage for
commercial/mixed-use and live-work buildings. This frontage type features a fa9ade that is
built to the BTL but with the central portion being recessed and uncovered. This type must
be used in conjunction with other frontage types. A forecomt may be used sparingly in
conjunction with a shopfront, gallery or arcade frontage, and is suitable for gardens, outdoor
dining, or in some cases, vehicul ar dropoff. A fence or wall at the BTL, not exceeding four
( 4) feet in height with a pedestrian opening, may be provided to define the space of the comt.
A variety of foreco mt designs are possible with the following standards:
(1) The comt must be between ten (10) feet and thirty (30) feet in depth, and between ten
(10) feet in width and not wider than fifty (50) percent of the building's street frontage.
(2) Comts between ten (10) feet and fifteen (15) feet in depth should be at least seventy-five
(75) percent paved and enhanced with landscaping.
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(3) Courts between fifteen (15) feet and thirty (30) feet in depth must be designed with a
balance between paving and landscaping, such that the paved area should comprise
between fifteen (15) and seventy-five (75) percent of the comi.
Courtyard
frontage
(G) Courtyard frontage. This frontage type is permitted as a supplemental frontage for
commercial/mixed-use, live-work and apartment buildings. Courtyard buildings are actually
building types as much as they are frontage types, but are treated as frontage types because
they can be combined with multiple building types. Courtyards are frontage and building type
combination in which the building substantially occupies the boundaries of its lot, and the
building frontage opens up into an internal yard provided in the form of a comiyard.
(1) The courtyard entrance may be fully open to the street or may be accessed through a
wide opening in the fa;~ade over which upper stories extend. The courtyard may be
defined by a single building or multiple buildings on the lot that are an-anged so as to
enclose the comiyard on three (3) or four ( 4) sides, or may enclose the courtyard at least
two (2) sides, fonning a linear comiyard that extends between parallel block faces or
between a street to a parking facility , much like a wider and more functional version of
a paseo. A linear comiyard frontage is useful in linking two parallel streets, such as
Federal Highway and East or West 1st Avenues , and may be used in lieu of a paseo .
Most typically, comiyards are enclosed on three (3) sides by a single building that is
roughly "U" shaped.
(2) In a commercial block, th.is type should be used sparingly in conjunction with other
frontage types, with the sum total of actual courtyard openings along a block limited to
twenty (20) percent of the block face. A comtyard is suitable for gardens, outdoor dining,
or in some cases, a vehicular drive. A fence or wall at the street line not exceeding fom
(4) feet in height with a pedestrian opening may be provided to define the space of the
comt.
(3) The courtyard width must be at least fifteen (15) feet and not more than fifty (50) feet,
and the comiyard opening to the street must not comprise more than fifty (50) percent
of the building width at the BTL (or in the case of a linear courtyard, the combined width
of buildings on each side of the comtyard).
(4) Comtyards must be designed with a balance between paving and landscaping, such that
the paved area should comprise no more than fifty (50) percent of the courtyard.
(5) All ground-floor dwelling units or nomesidential suites fronting the courtyard shal l have
primary access from the courtyard. Upper-level units may also have access from the
comiyard via exterior stairways. Use of double loaded conidors is discomaged, in favor
of having all units/s uites fronting either the street, comiyard or both with external direct
access to each unit or suite.
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(6) The courtyard frontage in combination with an apartment building requires a minimum
setback of ten (10) feet from any interior lot line wherever windows will face such
property lines. A minimum five-foot-wide landscape buffer shall be provided along such
lot lines to create privacy.
(7) The street BTL for courtyard frontages shall be the same BTL required for shopfront,
porch or stoop frontage s used in combination with the courtyard.
(8) Nonresidential courtyards shall be accessible to the public for at least the time of no1mal
business hours.
(9) Required street frontages shall be continued throughout the courtyard, with entries to the
courtyard, business and storefronts within the courtyard designed and lighted so they are
safe and visible to courtyard guest, avoiding hiding places .
(10) Comtyards should provide at least one sitting place for each one hundred (100) square
feet of comtyard in addition to any pe1mitted outdoor dining provided.
(11) Courtyards should have adequate mix of stm vs. shaded area; no more than fifty (50)
percent of the comtyard should be covered with a roof.
(12) No vehicular access, loading, or parking is permitted.
(13) At least ten (10) percent of the courtyard surface shall be landscaped. Shade trees and
gardens are encouraged.
ARTICLE 312. CIVIC OPEN SPACE; STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
Sec. 312-10. Generally.
The following areas shall qualify as open space to satisfy minimum open space requirements
and qualify for open space incentives: landscaped areas; plazas; comtyards; pocket parks; and
paseos. All such areas must comply with the standards ofthis article and the urban design standards
of aiticle 525 in order to satisfy open space requirements and qualify for incentive bonuses
pe1taining to provision of open space.
Sec. 312-20. Plazas.
(A) Definition. Plazas ai·e pedesh·ian-friendly open spaces that extend the public realm from the
street or sidewalk to the main entry of an adjacent building. Plazas are designed to facilitate
public gatherings and congregations. Plazas ai·e usually pro vided in front of a multistory
building, which incorporate urban design elements such as sp ecial pavers, public ait,
ai-cllitectural elements and water features.
(B) Size. Plazas shall be a minimum of two thousai1d, five hundred (2,500) squai·e feet in ai·ea.
(C) Location. Plazas and civic open spaces shall generally be lo cated along major thoroughfares
and intersections and shall not interfere with vehicular traffic, pedestrian flow or building
activities. Plazas ai·e encouraged in the CC, ED BB-MU, NBHD-MU , and SFED-MU districts
to facilitate public gatherings and public congregation.
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Figure 312-1
Figure 312-2
(D) Access. Pl azas should abut public areas and be physically and visual ly accessible from the
public sidewalks. Security fe nces, walls, and entry gates should not block the sidewalk edge
of the plaza or views into the plaza. The plaza shall be accessi ble to the public for at least the
time of normal business hours. Vehicular access, loading, or parking within the plaza is
prohibited. Emergency access drives will be considered through plaza upon review of
integration into plaza de s ign.
(E) CPTED design. Adjacent development should be designed with crime prevention through
environmental design (CPTED) principles, including n atural surveillance considerations,
furthered through building orientati on and access to the park, and fenestration, in order to
encourage u se and en sure security. There should be no potential hiding places. Special
features, and medium size vegetation shall be implemented with this in mind. Adequate
security lighting shall be provided to aid in natural surveillance and crime deterrence.
(F) Building walls. Ground-level fac;ades facing a plaza shall avoid blank wal ls that are devo id
of generous glazing and enh·ances.
(G) Rooftop plazas. Rooftops can be used fo r open space, including sun decks , p ool decks , tennis
comis, gardens, and outdoor cafes/restaurants . Rooftop open space does not qualify [as] open
space credit, although it may qualify for credit as a green building practice.
(H) Water features. A water feature or publi c art is required for the open space incentive bonus.
The use of water , in a variety of forms adds aesthetic value to the area and a sense of respite.
Water features help to mask inhospitable noise, direct attention, cool the microclimate of a
space and creat e a positive image of the area. They can be freestand ing features or attached
to a building wall. The visual aesthetic shall be carefully con sidered when designing water
features. A variety of water feature effects are encouraged, such as the use ofbubblers, sprays,
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falls, and mists. Lighting should accompany water featmes to add visual interest during
nighttime hours and additional security. All water features must conform to local codes and
regulations, and shall not have exposed mechanical or electrical equipment.
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(I) Public art. Public ait, as defined in section 725-30, is encouraged adjacent to public sidewalks
and in open spaces to create identity and to celebrate the local ait community in Dania Beach.
The inclusion of public ait or water feature is required for the open space incentive bonus.
Any public ait shall be free of shai-p edges or obstructive elements that might cause physical
harm. Public art shall be permitted within public pedestrian con-idors or sidewalks upon the
approval of the public services director and approval of necessary encroachment license and
maintenance agreement in a form acceptable to the city attorney.
(J) Special paving. Special paving is an important element within an urban setting. It defines
space along the ground plane and contributes to a place's unique sense of identity. Special
paving shall be incm-porated into plazas and other open spaces. Paving materials shall reflect
the intensity of expected pedestrian traffic, aid in circulation routes and create identifiable
ground plane associations. There are a variety of materials, colors and shapes available for
special paving. Cai·eful consideration should be made in the selection of the materials, colors
and shapes for sp ecial paved areas, especially in ai·ea dedicated for public use.
(K) Shading. Plazas should have adequate mix of sun vs. shaded ai·ea. No more than fo1ty ( 40)
percent of the plaza shall be covered with a roof. At least ten ( 10) percent of the plaza's surface
shall be landscaped to provide heat relief.
(L) Seating. Plazas shall provide at least one (1) sitting place for each two hundred (200) square
feet of plaza in addition to any permitted outdoor dining provided.
Sec. 312-30. Pocket parks.
(A) Definition. A small, mostly passive, urbai1 park that offers shaded seating and cai1 include
water features, ait or a small playground, and can offer relief from the urban hardscape.
Pocket pai·ks may be utilized as an urban agricultural gai·den pursuant to sections 302-10 and
3 12-50. They can also serve as tot-lots for adjacent residences.
(B) Size. Pocket pai·ks range in size from at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet
to approximately one-quaiter (¼) acre.
(C) Location. Pocket parks should abut streets and be physically and visually accessible from the
public sidewalks.
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(D) CPTED design. Adjacent development should be designed with crime prevention through
environmental design (CPTED) princ iples, including natural surveillance considerations,
fmihered through building orientation and access to the park, and fenestration, in order to
encourage pocket park u se and ensure security. There should be no potential hiding p laces.
Special features and medium-size vegetation shall be implemented with this in mind.
Adequate security lighting shall also be provided to aid in natural surveillance and crime
deten-ence.
(E) Access. The pocket parks shall be accessible to the public for at least the time of normal
business hours. A pocket park shall be exclusive of any vehicular access, loading and parking
areas.
(F) Seating. Pocket parks shall provide at least one (1) sitting place (i.e. seat for one (1) person)
for each two hundred (200) square feet.
(G) Shade. An even mix of sun and shade coverage is encouraged.
(H) [Playground equipment.] Plastic pl ayground equipment is discouraged.
(I) Amenities. The park shall provide a water feature, publi c a.ii, or playground equipment for
incentive credit.
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Sec. 312-40. Courtyards.
See comiyard frontage type under building frontage type standai·ds.
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Sec. 312-50. Urban agricultural garden.
Urban agricultural gardens are plots of land gardened by a group of people. Such gardens
include small gardens where people grow vegetables, as well as tiny street beautification planters
on urban street corners. For all their diversity, however, most community gardens share at least
four (4) elements in common: land (or a place to grow something); plantings; gardeners; and some
sort of organizing anangements. Land for a community garden can be publicly or privately held.
One (1) strong tradition in community gardening in urban areas is cleaning up abandoned vacant
lots and turning them into productive gardens. Alternatively, community gardens can be seen as a
health or recreational amenity and included in public parks, similar to ball fields or playgrounds.
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Section 3. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any
reason held invalid or unconstituti onal by a court of competent jurisdiction , the holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. That all ordinances or paii of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
the Ordinance are repealed.
Section 5. It is the intention of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Dania
Beach, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made
a paii of the Code of the City of Dania Beach, Florida. The sections of this ordinance may be
renumbered or re-lettered to accomplish such intention, and the word "ordinance" may be changed
to "section," "article," or other appropriate word.
Section 6. That this Ordinance shall be effective 10 days after passage on second
reading.
PASSED on first reading on &pttm ~y 2(p , 2023.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading on MM uh \ 2 2024.
First Reading· .
Motion by: Ctxnroi b£.)CXJ£.C Dul V' E;
Second by:-~ I (-{_ ~O( / ,:(;y-J-e, \ \£ (l .,
Second Rea~ .
Motion by:aJ ·, ~>(Y)..(,( Ja..me,,S
Second by: Cj)mm,q;iut:Je( Ixa VI s
SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW
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FINAL VOTE ON ADOPTION : Unanimo us
Commissioner Joyce L. Davis
Commissioner Tamara James
Commissioner Marco Salvino
Vice Mayor Lori Lewellen
Mayor Archibald J. Ryan IV
ATTEST:
ELORA RI
CITY CLERK
Yes No
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS :
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