Davie City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE II
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS AND LAND USES
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
ARTICLE III
USE REGULATIONS3
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - PERMITTED USES
- DIVISION 2. - GENERAL REGULATIONS
- DIVISION 3. - STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES[4]
- DIVISION 4. - SPECIAL USES
- DIVISION 5. - NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
ARTICLE IV
DISTRICT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND CAPACITY ANALYSIS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - DISTRICT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- DIVISION 3. - SITE CAPACITY ANALYSIS
- DIVISION 4. - RESOURCE PROTECTION
- DIVISION 5. - MITIGATION
- DIVISION 6. - OPEN SPACE
- DIVISION 7. - HISTORIC PRESERVATION[5]
- Sec. 12-74. - Declaration of legislative intent and purpose.
- Sec. 12-74.1. - Scope and exemptions.
- Sec. 12-74.2. - Definitions.
- Sec. 12-74.3. - Criteria and procedures for designation of a historic resource.
- Sec. 12-74.4. - Historic resource designation.
- Sec. 12-74.5. - Certificate of appropriateness (COA).
- Sec. 12-74.6. - Certificate to dig (CTD), protection, and preservation.
- Sec. 12-74.7. - Maintenance of historic resource.
- Sec. 12-74.8. - Public nuisance.
- Sec. 12-74.9. - Enforcement.
- Sec. 12-74.10. - Trust fund account and other nonmonetary gifts.
- Sec. 12-73.11. - Historic preservation board.
- Sec. 12-74.12. - Local government certification program.
ARTICLE V
- DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS6
Sections
- Sec. 12-80.- Purpose.
- Sec. 12-80.1. - Standards applicable to all new development.
- Sec. 12-80.2. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-81. - Residential/agricultural districts.
- Sec. 12-81.1. - Mobile home districts.
- Sec. 12-81.2. - Multi-family residential districts.
- Sec. 12-81.3. - Commercial/other non-residential districts.
- Sec. 12-82. - Development standards for planned residential uses.
- Sec. 12-83. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-84. - Urban Commercial (UC) District.
- Sec. 12-85. - Suburban Commercial (SC) District.
- Sec. 12-86. - Freeway Business (FB) District.
- Sec. 12-87. - Business Park (BP) District.
- Sec. 12-88. - Exceptions to minimum yard requirements.
- Sec. 12-89. - Exceptions to height requirements.
- Sec. 12-90. - Reserved.
ARTICLE VI
SITE LANDSCAPING, TREE PRESERVATION AND LAND CLEARING7
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - LANDSCAPING
- Sec. 12-100. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 12-101. - Applicability.
- Sec. 12-101.1. - Definitions.
- Sec. 12-102. - Florida-friendly landscaping.
- Sec. 12-103. - Plant material and soil.
- Sec. 12-104. - Landscape plan requirements.
- Sec. 12-105. - Irrigation.
- Sec. 12-106. - Yard waste management, composting and use of mulches.
- Sec. 12-107. - Fertilizer and pesticide management.
- Sec. 12-108. - Installation and maintenance.
- Sec. 12-109. - Effect of failure to correct violation upon notice.
- Sec. 12-110. - Miscellaneous requirements.
- Sec. 12-111. - Landscaping standards for lots and sites.
- Sec. 12-112. - Landscaping for parking lots.
- Sec. 12-113. - Sight triangles for driveway and street intersections.
- Sec. 12-114. - Completion of common area, landscape buffers and street trees for all districts.
- Sec. 12-115. - Minimum landscaping requirements for outdoor equipment or facilities.
- Sec. 12-116. - Trees planted under power lines or telephone lines.
- Sec. 12-117. - Buffering and landscaping for telecommunications towers, antenna, related accessory structures and other communication antenna apparatus.
- Sec. 12-118. - Artificial or synthetic turf.
- Sec. 12-119. - Education.
- Sec. 12-120. - Incentives.
- Sec. 12-121. - Enforcement and monitoring.
- DIVISION 2. - PREVENTION OF TREE ABUSE
- DIVISION 3. - TREE PRESERVATION, REMOVAL AND RELOCATION
- Sec. 12-150. - Tree removal/relocation permit required.
- Sec. 12-151. - Definitions.
- Sec. 12-152. - Tree removal/relocation permits—Exceptions.
- Sec. 12-153. - Tree removal/relocation permit applications.
- Sec. 12-154. - Tree removal/relocation criteria.
- Sec. 12-154.1. - Tree removal/relocation criteria for certain single-family residential lots.
- Sec. 12-155. - Tree relocation.
- Sec. 12-156. - Tree replacement and relocation.
- Sec. 12-157. - General relocation and replacement conditions.
- Sec. 12-158. - Maintenance and monitoring.
- Sec. 12-159. - Mitigation via tree preservation fund.
- Sec. 12-160. - Specimen trees.
- Sec. 12-161. - Bond requirements.
- Sec. 12-162. - Protection from construction work.
- Sec. 12-163. - Tree preservation fund.
- Sec. 12-164. - Administrative appeals procedure.
- DIVISION 4. - CLEARING AND GRUBBING OF LAND
- Sec. 12-170. - Purpose.
- Sec. 12-171. - Applicability.
- Sec. 12-172. - Definition[s].
- Sec. 12-173. - Permit—Required.
- Sec. 12-174. - Permit—Exemptions.
- Sec. 12-175. - Permit—Application.
- Sec. 12-176. - Wildlife protection.
- Sec. 12-177. - Term of clearing and grubbing permit.
- Sec. 12-178. - Nuisance animal control.
ARTICLE VII
PARKING8
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
- DIVISION 3. - AMOUNT OF OFF-STREET PARKING
- DIVISION 4. - COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
ARTICLE VIII
SIGNS, LIGHTING
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - SIGNS[9]
- Sec. 12-230. - Scope, purpose and severability.
- Sec. 12-231. - Substitution of noncommercial speech for commercial speech.
- Sec. 12-232. - Definitions.
- Sec. 12-233. - Sign permit required; exceptions.
- Sec. 12-234. - Sign permit application procedure.
- Sec. 12-235. - Required signs.
- Sec. 12-236. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 12-237. - Allocation of sign area; permanent signs.
- Sec. 12-238. - Allocation of sign area; temporary signs.
- Sec. 12-239. - Placement and design of permanent signs.
- Sec. 12-240. - Design and placement of certain temporary signs.
- Sec. 12-241. - Sign lighting and illumination.
- Sec. 12-242. - Sign maintenance.
- Sec. 12-243. - Signs on rights-of-way and public property.
- Sec. 12-244. - Off-premises signs.
- Sec. 12-245. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 12-246. - Sign variances.
- Sec. 12-247. - Off-premises digital signs.
- DIVISION 2. - LIGHTING
ARTICLE IX
RURAL LIFESTYLE REGULATIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - SCENIC CORRIDORS OVERLAY DISTRICT
- DIVISION 3. - RURAL LIFESTYLE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
- DIVISION 4. - SITE DESIGN REGULATIONS
- Sec. 12-288.5. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-289. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-290. - Architectural design standards.
- Sec. 12-291. - Anti-monotony.
- Sec. 12-292. - Street standards.
- Sec. 12-293. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-294. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-295. - Open space relationships.
- Sec. 12-296. - Street lighting.
- Sec. 12-297. - Administrative relief.
- DIVISION 5. - OPEN SPACE OVERLAY DISTRICT[10]
ARTICLE X
- PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
- DIVISION 2. - REZONINGS, TEXT AMENDMENTS, SPECIAL PERMITS, VARIANCES AND VACATIONS OR ABANDONMENTS OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- Sec. 12-305. - General purpose.
- Sec. 12-306. - Processing.
- Sec. 12-307. - Review for rezonings.
- Sec. 12-307.1. - Review for text amendments.
- Sec. 12-307.2. - Review for text amendments initiated by a member of the public.
- Sec. 12-308. - Review for special permits.
- Sec. 12-308.1. - Review for special permits for family and transitional community residences and recovery communities
- Sec. 12-309. - Review for variances.
- Sec. 12-309.1. - Review for administrative variances.
- Sec. 12-310. - Review of vacations or abandonments of right-of-way.
- DIVISION 3. - APPLICATIONS FOR FLEXIBILITY, REDEVELOPMENT UNITS AND RELATED PROVISIONS OF THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
- DIVISION 4. - VESTED RIGHTS DETERMINATION[11]
- DIVISION 5. - PLANNING AND ZONING IN PROGRESS
- DIVISION 6. - TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
- DIVISION 7. - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
ARTICLE XI
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND CONCURRENCY DETERMINATIONS12
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - CONSISTENCY AND CONCURRENCY DETERMINATIONS
- DIVISION 2. - PRESUMPTIONS, LIMITATIONS, AGREEMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
- DIVISION 3. - IMPROVEMENTS
- DIVISION 4. - DESIGN STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
- Sec. 12-330. - Improvements required.
- Sec. 12-331. - Access to development.
- Sec. 12-332. - Arrangement of streets.
- Sec. 12-333. - Right-of-way required.
- Sec. 12-334. - Right-of-way restrictions.
- Sec. 12-335. - Alleys.
- Sec. 12-336. - Blocks.
- Sec. 12-337. - Lots.
- Sec. 12-338. - Design criteria for local street by development type.
- DIVISION 5. - DEVELOPMENT REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
- Sec. 12-339. - Development review requirements for building permits; exemptions.
- Sec. 12-340. - Development review requirements for site plans and plats.
- Sec. 12-341. - Compliance with codes required.
- Sec. 12-342. - Completion of application.
- Sec. 12-343. - Review of application; compliance.
- Sec. 12-344. - Development review responsibilities.
- Sec. 12-345. - Agency review procedures.
- Sec. 12-346. - Council approval of development requests.
- Sec. 12-347. - Requirements for certificate of occupancy.
- Sec. 12-348. - Wellfield protection.
- Sec. 12-349. - Review of applications for development of land formerly in Hacienda Village or unincorporated Broward County currently used for recycling, scrap metal processing and automobile wrecking yard.
- DIVISION 6. - SCHOOL CONCURRENCY
ARTICLE XII
SUBDIVISIONS, SITE PLANS, AND CERTIFICATES OF USE13
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - SUBDIVISIONS IN GENERAL
- DIVISION 2. - PLAT ADMINISTRATION
- Sec. 12-363. - Building permits and certificates of occupancy; requirements as to plats prior to issuance.
- Sec. 12-364. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-365. - Acceptance of certain offers to dedicate land to public use.
- Sec. 12-366. - Acquisition of areas for parks, open space and recreation needs.
- Sec. 12-366.1. - Submission requirements for plats.
- Sec. 12-366.2. - Town approval of plats, replats and plat note amendments.
- Sec. 12-367. - Disposition of plat.
- DIVISION 3. - SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES
- Sec. 12-368. - Site plan approval required.
- Sec. 12-369. - Projects excluded from site plan review.
- Sec. 12-370. - Conceptual site plan.
- Sec. 12-371. - Site plan review.
- Sec. 12-372. - Site plan submission requirements.
- Sec. 12-373. - Expiration of site plans.
- Sec. 12-374. - Modification of site plan.
- Sec. 12-375. - Master planned developments.
- Sec. 12-376. - Master planned developments; general provisions.
- Sec. 12-377. - Master planned developments; site design standards.
- Sec. 12-378. - Master planned developments; approval process.
- Sec. 12-379. - Master planned developments; submission requirements.
- Sec. 12-380. - Effective period of approval.
- Sec. 12-381. - Stormwater pollution prevention plan.
- DIVISION 4. - CERTIFICATES OF USE
- DIVISION 5. - LIVE LOCAL ACT DEVELOPMENT
ARTICLE XIII
- SPECIAL PLANNING AREAS AND DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - WESTERN THEME DISTRICT[14]
- DIVISION 2. - EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICT
- Sec. 12-394.1.- Title.
- Sec. 12-394.2. - Intent, applicability and boundaries.
- Sec. 12-394.3. - Regulating plan.
- Sec. 12-394.4. - Neighborhood site design standards.
- Sec. 12-394.5. - General provisions.
- Sec. 12-394.6. - Neighborhood architectural standards.
- Sec. 12-394.7. - General requirements.
- Sec. 12-394.8. - Landscaping.
- Sec. 12-394.9. - Signage and lighting.
- Sec. 12-394.10. - Street standards.
- DIVISION 3. - COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT[15]
- DIVISION 4. - SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS
- Subdivision I. - Generally
- Sec. 12-410. - Authorization to create neighborhood improvement districts.
- Sec. 12-411. - Advisory council—Report of district activities; budget; consultation with town staff.
- Sec. 12-412. - Dissolution of district.
- Sec. 12-413. - Property owner's association neighborhood improvement districts—Authority to create.
- Sec. 12-414. - Same—Qualifications.
- Sec. 12-415. - Same—Powers.
- Sec. 12-416. - Same—Continuance.
- Sec. 12-417. - Special neighborhood residential or business improvement districts—Authority to create.
- Sec. 12-418. - Same—Referendum to implement.
- Sec. 12-419. - Same—Referendum to conform to state law.
- Sec. 12-420. - Actions required of boards of local governments, property owners' associations and special neighborhood improvement districts.
- Sec. 12-421. - Powers of neighborhood improvement districts.
- Sec. 12-422. - Fiscal management and budget preparation.
- Sec. 12-423. - Creation of safe neighborhood improvement plans.
- Subdivision II. - Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District
- Subdivision I. - Generally
- DIVISION 5. - UNITED RANCHES OVERLAY[16]
- DIVISION 6. - THEMATIC HISTORIC DISTRICT
- DIVISION 7. - COMMUNITY BUSINESS CENTER DISTRICT (CBC)[17]
- DIVISION 8. - PLANNED TRUCK STOP DISTRICT (TS)[18]
- Sec. 12-435.- Intent/purpose.
- Sec. 12-435.1. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-435.2. - Restricted uses.
- Sec. 12-435.3. - Accessory uses.
- Sec. 12-435.4. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 12-435.5. - Limitations of use.
- Sec. 12-435.6. - Development standards; yard and bulk requirements.
- Sec. 12-435.7. - Development standards; off-street parking and loading; site landscaping.
- Sec. 12-435.8. - Development standards; other special provisions.
- DIVISION 9. - GRIFFIN CORRIDOR DISTRICT[19]
- Sec. 12-436.- Griffin Corridor District.
- Sec. 12-436.1. - Intent, applicability and boundaries.
- Sec. 12-436.2. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-436.3. - Use zones.
- Sec. 12-436.4. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-436.5. - Architecture.
- Sec. 12-436.6. - Minimum lot requirements.
- Sec. 12-436.7. - Access and circulation.
- Sec. 12-436.8. - Open space.
- Sec. 12-436.9. - Maximum height.
- Sec. 12-436.10. - Building placement.
- Sec. 12-436.11. - Landscaping.
- Sec. 12-436.12. - Mixed uses.
- Sec. 12-436.13. - Power lines, lighting.
- Sec. 12-436.14. - Parking.
- Sec. 12-436.15. - Building massing and orientation.
- Sec. 12-436.16. - Sidewalks.
- Sec. 12-436.17. - Signage.
- Sec. 12-436.18. - Dumpster location.
- Sec. 12-436.19. - Loading areas.
- Sec. 12-436.20. - Design variations.
- Sec. 12-436.21. - Nonconforming use of land.
- DIVISION 10. - REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER-ACADEMICAL VILLAGE DISTRICT (RAC-AV)[20]
- Sec. 12-437.- Regional Activity Center-Academical Village District.
- Sec. 12-437.1. - Intent/purpose.
- Sec. 12-437.2. - Applicability.
- Sec. 12-437.3. - Definitions.
- Sec. 12-437.4. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-437.5. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 12-437.6. - Limitations of use.
- Sec. 12-437.7. - Parcel size, setbacks and height limitations.
- Sec. 12-437.8. - Density.
- Sec. 12-437.9. - Circulation, parking and access.
- Sec. 12-437.10. - Open space.
- Sec. 12-437.11. - Grading drainage and retention.
- Sec. 12-437.12. - Building design.
- Sec. 12-437.13. - Site landscape.
- Sec. 12-437.14. - Signage.
- Sec. 12-437.15. - Lighting.
- Sec. 12-437.16. - Processing.
- Sec. 12-437.17. - Development within a RAC-AV District.
- Sec. 12-437.18. - Changes to the approved RAC-AV.
- Sec. 12-437.19. - Annual report.
- DIVISION 11. - REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER DISTRICTS[21]
- Sec. 12-438.- "RAC" Regional Activity Center Districts.
- Sec. 12-438.1. - Introduction.
- Sec. 12-438.2. - Terminology and abbreviations.
- Sec. 12-438.3. - Intent/purpose.
- Sec. 12-438.4. - Applicability.
- Sec. 12-438.5. - Transit-oriented streets.
- Sec. 12-438.6. - RAC districts; intent and requirements.
- Sec. 12-438.7. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 12-438.8. - Components of place; streets and blocks.
- Sec. 12-438.9. - Intensity of use standards.
- Sec. 12-438.10. - Site development standards.
- Sec. 12-438.11. - Building frontage types and regulations; right-of-way encroachments.
- Sec. 12-438.12. - Rules of transition.
- Sec. 12-438.13. - Use of public right-of-way; required improvements and dedications.
- Sec. 12-438.14. - Massing and articulation.
- Sec. 12-438.15. - Miscellaneous requirements.
- Sec. 12-438.16. - Nonconformities.
- Sec. 12-438.17. - Off-street parking requirements.
- Sec. 12-438.18. - General open space principles and requirements.
- Sec. 12-438.19. - Types of open spaces; principles and minimum standards.
- Sec. 12-438.20. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-438.21. - Landscaping requirements and principles.
- Sec. 12-438.22. - Site plan procedures.
- Sec. 12-438.23. - Design variations.
- Sec. 12-438.24. - Building design guidelines.
- Sec. 12-438.25. - Additional design guidelines.
- Sec. 12-438.26. - Green building.
- Sec. 12-438.27. - Definitions.
- Sec. 12-438.28. - Street sections.
- DIVISION 12. - TRANSIT ORIENTED CORRIDOR
ARTICLE XV
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES23
Sections
- Sec. 12-504.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 12-504.1. - Definitions.
- Sec. 12-504.2. - Applicability.
- Sec. 12-505. - Siting alternatives hierarchy.
- Sec. 12-506. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-507. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-508. - Uses by zoning district.
- Sec. 12-509. - Development standards—New antenna supporting structures.
- Sec. 12-510. - Development standards—Replacement of an existing antenna-supporting structure.
- Sec. 12-511. - Collocation.
- Sec. 12-512. - Attached wireless telecommunication facilities.
- Sec. 12-513. - Concealed attached wireless telecommunication facilities.
- Sec. 12-514. - Concealed wireless telecommunication facilities.
- Sec. 12-515. - Supplemental review.
- Sec. 12-516. - Abandonment.
- Sec. 12-517. - Town-owned property.
- Sec. 12-518. - Satellite earth stations.
- Sec. 12-519. - Amateur wireless facility (over eighty feet).
- Sec. 12-520. - Antenna element replacement.
- Sec. 12-521. - Application submission, completeness.
- Sec. 12-522. - Town master telecommunications plan.
- Sec. 12-522.1. - Application review and approval.
ARTICLE XVI
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE
Sections
- Sec. 12-541.- In general.
- Sec. 12-542. - Applicability.
- Sec. 12-543. - Duties and powers of the floodplain administrator.
- Sec. 12-544. - Permits.
- Sec. 12-545. - Site plans and construction documents.
- Sec. 12-546. - Inspections.
- Sec. 12-547. - Variances and appeals.
- Sec. 12-548. - Flood resistant development.
- Sec. 12-549. - Violations.
ARTICLE XVII
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Sections
- Sec. 12-571.- Purpose.
- Sec. 12-572. - Definitions.
- Sec. 12-573. - Inclusionary unit requirements.
- Sec. 12-574. - Affordable housing incentives.
- Sec. 12-575. - Inclusionary housing plan.
- Sec. 12-576. - Construction standards for inclusionary units.
- Sec. 12-577. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-578. - Payment of fee in lieu of inclusionary units.
- Sec. 12-579. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-580. - Eligibility for inclusionary units.
- Sec. 12-581. - Sales and rental prices for inclusionary units.
- Sec. 12-582. - Reserved.
- Sec. 12-583. - Priority for participation in affordable housing purchase programs funded by the affordable housing trust fund.
- Sec. 12-584. - Priority for participation in affordable housing rental programs funded by the affordable housing trust fund.
- Sec. 12-585. - Affordable housing trust fund.
ARTICLE XVIII
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES