The following shall constitute Community Facilities zoning districts within the unincorporated areas of Broward County, Florida:

(Ord. No. 2000-15, § 1, 4-11-00)

(a)

The I-1 Institutional and Educational District is intended to accommodate land uses providing governmentally owned or operated services and facilities, public or private educational and cultural facilities, health-related facilities and certain not-for-profit organizational services to meet the needs of a particular neighborhood.

(b)

The CF Community Facilities District is intended to accommodate land uses providing governmentally owned or operated services and facilities, public or private health-related facilities, cemeteries, educational and cultural facilities, and certain not-for-profit organizational services of a regional nature rather than to meet the needs of a particular neighborhood.

(c)

The A-3 Agricultural and Utilities District is intended to provide areas to serve the regional utility and nonresidential agricultural needs of Broward County. A-3 Districts are also intended for areas designated on the Future Unincorporated Area Land Use Plan Map Series as Utilities to ensure the availability of land necessary to provide adequate levels of utility service for Broward County.

(Ord. No. 2000-15, § 1, 4-11-00)

(a)

Definitions. Terms used within this Article are defined in Article II, "Definitions," of this Code.

(b)

Dumpsters and dumpster enclosures. Dumpsters located in any Community Facilities District shall comply with the following:

(1)

Dumpsters which are visible from any street or from contiguous property, shall be kept within opaque or translucent enclosures. Dumpster enclosures shall not be located in a required setback area, unless a street or dedicated alley separates the plot from adjacent property.

(2)

Dumpsters shall be maintained free of jagged or sharp edges or inside parts which could prevent the free discharge of their contents.

(3)

Dumpsters shall be emptied by a licensed collector at intervals which will preclude overflow. Dumpsters and the area around the dumpster and dumpster enclosure shall not be used for disposal of furniture and major appliances and shall be maintained by the property owner free of overflowing refuse at all times. If a continuous problem of insufficient dumpster capacity is proven to exist, additional or larger capacity dumpsters and enclosures or increased frequency of pick-up shall be required in order to eliminate the overflow problem.

(4)

All dumpster pads shall be at least two (2) feet larger than the dumpster on all sides. Wheel stops or posts shall be permanently affixed to the pad at least one foot inside the perimeter of the pad to prevent the dumpster from striking the enclosure during collection.

(5)

Dumpsters and dumpster enclosures shall be located in a position accessible for collection by the equipment of the collector.

(6)

Dumpster enclosures shall be constructed so as to accommodate recycling bins, if over forty (40) gallons.

(7)

The gates of the enclosure shall be constructed of a frame with opaque or translucent walls affixed thereto, and both frame and walls shall be of a material of sufficient strength to withstand normal use. Gates shall be attached to metal posts at least three (3) inches in diameter with at least two (2) hinges. Each gate shall have a wheel at the bottom to prevent sagging and shall have drop pins or rods to hold the gates in place in both open and closed positions.

(8)

The base of the enclosure must be poured concrete, in accordance with the requirements of the Florida Building Code. The base shall extend three (3) feet beyond the front opening of the enclosure as an apron, and all concrete must be level with the adjacent surface.

(c)

Landscaping. Except for portions of plots used for farm operations in A-3 zoning districts, all buildings and uses shall provide landscaping in accordance with Article VIII, "Landscaping for Protection of Water Quality and Quantity," of this code.

(d)

Nonconforming uses and structures. Any use or structure which has been established as a legal nonconforming use or structure, or which becomes a legal nonconforming use or structure, shall be subject to provisions of Article VII, "Nonconforming Uses and Structures," of this Code.

(e)

Offstreet parking. All buildings and uses shall provide offstreet parking, loading areas and lighting in accordance with Article XII, "Offstreet Parking and Loading," of this Code.

(f)

Property maintenance. All buildings and properties shall be maintained in accordance with standards provided in Article X, "Property Maintenance and Junk or Abandoned Property," of this Code.

(g)

Setbacks and buffers.

(1)

The minimum setback for the construction or erection of any building or structure, except fences and walls, in any I-1 zoning district which is contiguous to a residentially-zoned plot shall be twenty-five (25) feet from such plot line, unless a greater setback is required for a specific use in this article. A landscape buffer as required by Article VIII, "Landscaping for Protection of Water Quality and Quantity," shall be provided within the setback area, including a visual barrier in the form of a fence, wall, or hedge a minimum of six (6) feet in height constructed or planted and maintained as provided in Subsection (5) below.

(2)

The minimum setback for the construction or erection of any building or structure, except fences and walls, in any CF or A-3 zoning district, not including farm structures in the A-3 zoning district, which is contiguous to a residentially-zoned plot shall be one hundred (100) feet, unless a greater setback is required for a specific use in this article. A landscape buffer as required by Article VIII, "Landscaping for Protection of Water Quality and Quantity," shall be provided within the setback area, including a visual barrier in the form of a fence, wall, or hedge a minimum of six (6) feet in height constructed or planted and maintained as provided in Subsection (5) below. On plots less than five (5) net acres in size in A-3 zoning districts, any farm building or structure on a portion of a plot occupied by a farm shall either be located not less than fifty (50) feet from any plot line or shall have a buffer consisting of an opaque fence or wall, hedge, or berm to a minimum height of six (6) feet. There shall be no required setbacks for farm buildings and structures on plots five (5) acres or more in net area in A-3 zoning districts.

(3)

No building or structure shall be erected or maintained within twenty-five (25) feet of the intersection of two streets, nor within fifteen (15) feet of the intersection of any driveway and street, except as permitted in subsection (5) following.

(4)

The setbacks required by this section shall also apply to those unincorporated lands which abut a municipal jurisdiction. Such setbacks shall be applied in the same manner as if the municipal lands were unincorporated lands.

(5)

Fences, walls, and hedges may be erected or planted and maintained within the setback, not adjacent to a vehicular use area, to a maximum height of eight (8) feet. Fences and walls shall be translucent. Hedges used as a required visual barrier shall be a minimum of four (4) feet in height at the time of planting and shall be of a species that will reach a height of at least six (6) feet within two (2) years after planting. Open-weave or chain-link type fences may be used only if appropriate landscape material, in accordance with Article VIII, "Landscaping for Protection of Water Quality and Quantity," is planted along such fence which, after planting, will obscure the fence and provide a translucent barrier within one (1) year after planting. Within twenty-five (25) feet of the intersection of two (2) streets, or within fifteen (15) feet of the intersection of a private accessway and a street, no fencing may be erected or maintained. The use of barbed wire, razor wire, or electrified fencing that does not satisfy the definition of "low-voltage electric fence," as defined by Section 553.793, Florida Statutes, as amended, shall be prohibited, except that barbed wire fencing may be permitted on portions of plots of land used for farm operations in A-3 zoning districts.

(h)

Signs. Signs shall be subject to provisions in Article VI, "Signs," of this Code.

(i)

Use of residentially-zoned property for access. No privately owned land or public or private street upon which residentially-zoned properties directly abut shall be used for driveway or vehicular access purposes to any plot in an I-1, CF or A-3 District, except where a public street provides the sole access to the property.

(j)

Wireless communication facilities. Wireless communication facilities shall be subject to provisions in section 39-102 "Wireless communication facilities," of this Code.

(k)

Miscellaneous provisions. In addition to general provisions herein, all community facilities districts shall be subject to Article IX, "General Provisions," of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2000-15, § 1, 4-11-00; Ord. No. 2000-36, § 45, 8-22-00; Ord. No. 2001-18, § 21, 5-22-01; Ord. No. 2013-04, § 2, 2-12-13; Ord. No. 2020-34, § 1, 9-22-20; Ord. No. 2024-14, § 4, 5-7-24)

Permitted uses in all Community Facilities Districts shall be limited to those uses specified in the Master Use List. In I-1 and CF Districts, all permitted uses shall be governmentally owned or operated or not-for-profit unless otherwise specified. All uses shall be subject to Section 39-368, "Limitations of uses." Specific Section references are included in the following Master Use List.

Master Use List

(Ord. No. 2000-15, § 1, 4-11-00; Ord. No. 2000-36, § 45, 8-22-00; Ord. No. 2014-19, § 5, 6-10-14; Ord. No. 2025-15, § 13, 4-1-25)

Any use which is not specifically listed, or which by inference is not listed, in section 39-363 shall be prohibited.

(Ord. No. 2000-15, § 1, 4-11-00)

(a)

The minimum plot size in any I-1 or CF district shall be thirty thousand (30,000) square feet with one hundred fifty (150) feet of property frontage on all streets.

(b)

The minimum plot size in any A-3 district shall be two and one-half (2.5) acres with two hundred fifty (250) feet of property frontage on all streets, except as follows:

(1)

A lift station may be located on a plot seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet or more in area and seventy-five (75) feet or more wide.

(2)

An electrical transformer substation and switching station may be located on a plot two (2) acres or more in area.

(3)

Wireless communication facilities erected as a principal use of property shall be exempt from minimum plot size requirements.

(Ord. No. 2000-15, § 1, 4-11-00)

In addition to pervious area requirements in the Broward County Land Development Code, maximum plot coverage in I-1, CF and A-3 districts shall be limited as follows:

(a)

In I-1 districts, the maximum plot coverage shall be thirty-five percent (35%) of the net acreage.

(b)

In CF districts, the maximum plot coverage shall be twenty-five percent (25%) of the net acreage.

(c)

In A-3 districts, the maximum plot coverage shall be twenty percent (20%) of the net acreage, except on portions of plots occupied by nonresidential farm buildings and structures.

(Ord. No. 2000-15, § 1, 4-11-00; Ord. No. 2001-18, § 22, 5-22-01)

The maximum height of buildings and structures, excluding farm buildings and structures on portions of plots occupied by a farm in A-3 zoning districts, shall be as follows and as specified in Section 39-103, "Exclusions from height limits":

(a)

No building or structure located within two hundred (200) feet of any plot zoned for detached one-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, or townhouses shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding thirty-five (35) feet.

(b)

A building or structure may be erected or altered to a height of fifty-five (55) feet, provided the building or structure is located more than two hundred (200) feet from any plot zoned for detached one-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, or townhouses.

(c)

A building or structure may be erected or altered to a height of one hundred twenty (120) feet, provided the building or structure is located more than five hundred (500) feet from any residentially zoned plot.

(Ord. No. 2000-15, § 1, 4-11-00; Ord. No. 2001-18, § 23, 5-22-01; Ord. No. 2020-34, § 38, 9-22-20)

(a)

Accessory dwellings. Accessory dwellings for caretaker or security quarters for the property where the dwelling is located shall be permitted, subject to the availability and allocation of reserve units in accordance with the Future Unincorporated Area Land Use Element. Each dwelling unit shall not exceed one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet in gross floor area or fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area of the building where the unit is located, whichever is less, and shall not be less than four hundred (400) square feet in gross floor area. Such dwelling unit shall be located within the building to which the dwelling is accessory, on an upper story of the building.

(b)

Agriculture, non-residential. Plant nurseries, crops and other agricultural activities shall be considered as an accessory use to public utility overhead transmission lines, as well as being a permitted principal use in A-3 districts.

(c)

Cemeteries.

(1)

In addition to requirements herein, cemeteries shall comply with requirements in Chapter 497, F.S.

(2)

Cemeteries shall require a minimum plot size of thirty (30) acres except that cemeteries accessory to a place of worship may be on a minimum five (5) acre plot.

(3)

All structures, except fences and walls, shall be located at least twenty-five (25) feet from any street.

(4)

Mausoleums or other burial structures shall be located at least one hundred fifty (150) feet from streets and at least fifty (50) feet from any other plot line.

(d)

Child care centers and pre-schools. All child care centers and pre-schools shall be designed to accommodate an outdoor play area that is separated and buffered from offstreet parking areas, drive aisles, streets and alleys. Such play areas shall be completely enclosed with a fence at least five (5) feet in height.

(e)

Clothing donation bins. Clothing donation bins shall be permitted only in compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter, including the following requirements:

(1)

The charitable organization operating the clothing donation bin has obtained a valid permit from Broward County;

(2)

One (1) clothing bin shall be permitted on the property of a community facility of at least thirty thousand (30,000) square feet in interior space; and

(3)

All other conditions of this chapter for clothing donation bins are satisfied and there is continuing compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

(f)

Nursing homes. Density for nursing homes shall be calculated as two (2) bedrooms equals one (1) dwelling unit. The Future Unincorporated Area Land Use Element shall determine the maximum permissible density for such use. If the proposed nursing home is not within an area designated residential by the Future Unincorporated Area Land Use Element Map series, any such proposed nursing home will be subject to availability and allocation of reserve units.

Educational centers. Educational centers may have dormitory facilities as an accessory use.

(g)

Institutions for the homeless or indigent. Institutions for the homeless or indigent shall either be governmentally owned or operated or shall be owned or operated by a not-for-profit corporation. Such institutions may include shelters for housing, kitchen and dining facilities, rehabilitative, medical emergency, medical and dental outpatient facilities, counseling, and administrative offices. Such facilities shall be separated from any residentially zoned district by a minimum of five hundred (500) feet.

(h)

Landfills or other solid waste disposal facilities.

(1)

Landfills or other solid waste facilities, except trash transfer stations, shall require a minimum plot size of twenty (20) acres.

(2)

The maximum plot coverage of all main and accessory buildings shall be ten percent (10%) of the net area.

(3)

No disposal area within the plot shall be within two hundred (200) feet of any plot line.

(4)

No part of any resource recovery facility shall be within five hundred (500) feet of any plot line.

(5)

The maximum height of any landfill area shall be one hundred twenty-five (125) feet above the established grade.

(6)

Plots used for landfills or other solid waste facilities, except trash transfer stations, shall not be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any residentially-zoned district except agricultural districts.

(i)

Penal institutions. Penal institutions shall not be located within twenty-five hundred (2,500) feet of another penal institution or school or of any residentially zoned district. The minimum plot size for any such facility shall be twenty (20) acres.

(j)

Trash transfer stations. Trash transfer stations shall be governmentally owned or operated or shall be operated on a contractual basis with a local government. Such facilities shall not be located within five hundred (500) feet of any residentially zoned district, except agricultural districts, and shall require a minimum plot size of ten (10) acres.

(Ord. No. 2000-15, § 1, 4-11-00; Ord. No. 2014-19, § 5, 6-10-14; Ord. No. 2020-34, § 1, 9-22-20; Ord. No. 2025-15, § 14, 4-1-25)

In the event a plot in the A-3 zoning district is not used for farm operations for a period of one (1) year, all buildings and structures shall meet all requirements of this article.

(Ord. No. 2001-18, § 24, 5-22-01)