Southwest Ranches City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
Subpart 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- ARTICLE 5. - ADMINISTRATION AND LEGAL PROVISIONS
- Sec. 005-010.- Purpose and intent; division of town into districts.
- Sec. 005-020. - Short title; scope.
- Sec. 005-030. - Enforcement, interpretation, purpose and conflict.
- Sec. 005-040. - Official zoning map.
- Sec. 005-050. - District boundaries.
- Sec. 005-060. - Regulation of unzoned property.
- Sec. 005-070. - Consistency with the land use plan.
- Sec. 005-080. - Permits required; expiration of permits and development orders.
- Sec. 005-090. - Compliance required.
- Sec. 005-100. - Conformance with approved site plan required.
- Sec. 005-110. - Effect of development order.
- Sec. 005-120. - Certificates required.
- Sec. 005-130. - Right of entry.
- Sec. 005-140. - Validity.
- Sec. 005-150. - Town council to amend zoning regulations.
- Sec. 005-160. - Authority of town council to establish widths of thoroughfares, setbacks; dedications required.
- Sec. 005-170. - Authority of town council to name, rename, number or renumber roads, alleys, etc.
- Sec. 005-180. - Approval required prior to dedications and conveyances for public purposes being made.
- Sec. 005-190. - Separations and other measurements.
- Sec. 005-200. - Misrepresentation or withholding of information.
- Sec. 005-210. - Local planning agency.
- Sec. 005-220. - Computation of time.
- Sec. 005-240. - Authority to withhold permits and approvals; zoning in progress.
- Sec. 005-250. - Town uses.
- Sec. 005-260. - Street closures.
- Sec. 005-270. - Use of right-of-way or swales.
- ARTICLE 10. - DEFINITION OF TERMS
- ARTICLE 15. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Sec. 015-010.- Applicability.
- Sec. 015-020. - Reduction of required areas prohibited.
- Sec. 015-030. - Exclusions from height limits.
- Sec. 015-040. - Minimum plot frontage on arterial and collector roadways.
- Sec. 015-050. - Minimum plot frontage on cul-de-sac roadways.
- Sec. 015-060. - Determination of required yards.
- Sec. 015-070. - Dumpster enclosures.
- Sec. 015-080. - Farms.
- Sec. 015-090. - Prohibited accessory structures.
- Sec. 015-100. - Yard encroachments.
- Sec. 015-110. - Flag plots.
- Sec. 015-120. - Uses to be within enclosed buildings.
- Sec. 015-130. - Sex offender residency prohibition.
- Sec. 015-140. - Sale of nicotine vaporizer or liquid vaporizers to minors prohibited.
- Sec. 015-150. - Use of helicopters within the town.
- Sec. 015-160. - Use of fireworks within the town.
- ARTICLE 20. - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND JUNK OR ABANDONED PROPERTY
- Sec. 020-010.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 020-020. - Definitions.
- Sec. 020-030. - Public nuisances.
- Sec. 020-040. - Duty to maintain property.
- Sec. 020-050. - Procedure for violations; notices.
- Sec. 020-060. - Abatement of violations.
- Sec. 020-070. - Pre-taking hearings for junk vehicles, vessels, items, and derelict aircraft.
- Sec. 020-080. - Responsibility for costs of junk property removal.
- Sec. 020-090. - Pre-assessment and special assessment hearings relating to land clearance.
- ARTICLE 25. - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS
- Sec. 025-010.- Alcoholic beverage establishments in general.
- Sec. 025-020. - Separation requirements for alcoholic beverage establishments.
- Sec. 025-030. - Alcoholic beverage establishments; application to new educational centers, places of worship or child care centers.
- Sec. 025-040. - Existing alcoholic beverage establishments.
- Sec. 025-050. - Adult entertainment establishments; findings and purpose.
- Sec. 025-060. - Distance limitations for adult entertainment establishments.
- Sec. 025-070. - Adult entertainment establishments; application to new places of worship, educational centers, childcare centers or residentially zoned districts.
- Sec. 025-080. - Nonconforming adult entertainment establishments.
- ARTICLE 30. - NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND PLOTS
- Sec. 030-010.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 030-020. - Establishment of nonconformities.
- Sec. 030-030. - Repair, expansion and reconstruction of nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 030-040. - Change of nonconforming use.
- Sec. 030-050. - Discontinuance, destruction or abandonment of a nonconforming use.
- Sec. 030-060. - Unlawful use not authorized.
- Sec. 030-070. - Nonconformity other than use.
- Sec. 030-080. - Nonconforming plots of record.
- ARTICLE 35. - CONDITIONAL USES
- Sec. 035-010.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 035-020. - Compliance with conditions.
- Sec. 035-030. - Home-based businesses.
- Sec. 035-040. - Outdoor event permits.
- Sec. 035-050. - Holiday wayside stands.
- Sec. 035-060. - Yard sales.
- Sec. 035-070. - Exhibition of Class I and Class II wildlife.
- Sec. 035-080. - Indoor and outdoor assembly in rural and agricultural districts.
- ARTICLE 40. - TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS AND ANTENNAS[2]
- Sec. 040-010.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 040-020. - Definitions.
- Sec. 040-030. - Telecommunication tower siting in certain zoning districts.
- Sec. 040-040. - Minimum standards for development of towers.
- Sec. 040-050. - Height/setbacks and related location requirements.
- Sec. 040-060. - Buffering.
- Sec. 040-070. - High voltage, "No Trespassing" and other warning signs.
- Sec. 040-080. - Equipment facilities.
- Sec. 040-090. - Removal of abandoned or unused facilities.
- Sec. 040-100. - Public safety and town communications.
- Sec. 040-110. - Personal radio antenna support structures.
- Sec. 040-120. - Colors.
- Sec. 040-130. - Inspection report required.
- Sec. 040-140. - Existing towers.
- Sec. 040-150. - Permit fees, application and inspection fees required.
- Sec. 040-160. - Maintenance.
- Sec. 040-170. - Antennas not located on telecommunications towers.
- Sec. 040-180. - Shared use of communication towers.
- Sec. 040-190. - Satellite receiving antenna (SRA).
- Sec. 040-200. - Payment to the town for telecommunication towers and antennas.
- Sec. 040-210. - Waiver.
Subpart 2
DISTRICT REGULATIONS USE, YARD, BULK AND HEIGHT
Sections
- ARTICLE 45. - AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DISTRICTS
- Sec. 045-010. - Zoning districts.
- Sec. 045-020. - Purpose and intent of districts.
- Sec. 045-030. - General provisions.
- Sec. 045-040. - Minimum dwelling requirements.
- Sec. 045-050. - Permitted and prohibited uses.
- Sec. 045-060. - Uses prohibited.
- Sec. 045-070. - Minimum plot size and dimensions.
- Sec. 045-080. - Plot coverage, floor area ratio and pervious area.
- Sec. 045-090. - Height.
- Sec. 045-100. - Required yards.
- Sec. 045-110. - Reserved.
- Sec. 045-120. - Estate districts repealed.
- Sec. 045-130. - PUD district repealed and replaced with RE; vesting of existing building envelopes.
- Sec. 045-140. - Certain easements to satisfy on-plot dimensional requirements.
- ARTICLE 50. - COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
- Sec. 050-010. - Commercial zoning districts.
- Sec. 050-020. - Purpose and intent of districts.
- Sec. 050-030. - General provisions.
- Sec. 050-040. - Permitted and prohibited uses.
- Sec. 050-050. - Minimum plot size.
- Sec. 050-060. - Plot coverage, floor area ratio and pervious area.
- Sec. 050-070. - Height.
- Sec. 050-080. - Limitations of uses.
- Sec. 050-090. - B-3 district repealed; replaced with CB District.
- ARTICLE 51. - US HIGHWAY 27 PLANNED BUSINESS DISTRICT
- ARTICLE 55. - M, MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Sec. 055-010. - Purpose and intent of district.
- Sec. 055-020. - M-4 district repealed.
- Sec. 055-030. - General provisions.
- Sec. 055-040. - Permitted and prohibited uses.
- Sec. 055-050. - Plot size.
- Sec. 055-060. - Pervious area, floor area ratio and plot coverage.
- Sec. 055-070. - Height.
- Sec. 055-080. - Limitations of uses.
- ARTICLE 60. - CF, COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICT
- Sec. 060-010. - Purpose and intent of district.
- Sec. 060-020. - General provisions.
- Sec. 060-030. - Permitted and prohibited uses.
- Sec. 060-040. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 060-050. - Distance separation.
- Sec. 060-060. - Plot size and frontage.
- Sec. 060-070. - Plot coverage, floor area ratio and pervious area.
- Sec. 060-080. - Height.
- Sec. 060-090. - Limitations of uses.
- Sec. 060-100. - Reserved.
- ARTICLE 65. - RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Subpart 3
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- ARTICLE 70. - SIGN REGULATIONS[1]
- Sec. 070-010. - Purpose, noncommercial copy and severability.
- Sec. 070-020. - Definitions.
- Sec. 070-030. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 070-040. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 070-050. - Sign permits.
- Sec. 070-060. - Maintenance and removal.
- Sec. 070-070. - General sign requirements for permanent signs.
- Sec. 070-075. - Rural identification signage.
- Sec. 070-080. - Basic design schedule for signs.
- Sec. 070-090. - Permitted permanent signs.
- Sec. 070-100. - Master sign plans.
- Sec. 070-110. - Temporary signs.
- Sec. 070-120. - Promotional signs.
- ARTICLE 75. - LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS
- Sec. 075-010. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 075-020. - Definitions.
- Sec. 075-030. - Landscape plans.
- Sec. 075-040. - Installation of landscaping and irrigation.
- Sec. 075-050. - Maintenance of landscaped areas.
- Sec. 075-060. - Plant material.
- Sec. 075-070. - Nonresidential perimeter and vehicular use area landscape requirements.
- Sec. 075-080. - Sight distance for landscaping adjacent to street intersections and points of access.
- Sec. 075-090. - Landscaping within streets, public rights-of-way and swales.
- Sec. 075-100. - Nonvehicular open space.
- Sec. 075-110. - Single-family requirements.
- Sec. 075-120. - Farms.
- Sec. 075-130. - Nonconforming properties.
- ARTICLE 80. - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- DIVISION 1. - USE, LOCATION AND MINIMUM REQUIRED PROVISION OF PARKING, STACKING AND LOADING SPACES
- Sec. 080-010. - Off-street parking required.
- Sec. 080-020. - Use of off-street parking facilities.
- Sec. 080-030. - Alterations, additions and modifications.
- Sec. 080-040. - Shared usage.
- Sec. 080-050. - Combined off-street parking.
- Sec. 080-060. - Calculating required parking.
- Sec. 080-070. - Amount of off-street parking.
- Sec. 080-080. - Parking for disabled persons.
- Sec. 080-090. - Location of off-street parking spaces.
- Sec. 080-100. - Off-site parking lots.
- Sec. 080-110. - Additional and overflow parking.
- Sec. 080-120. - Drive-through facilities.
- Sec. 080-130. - Vehicular reservoir areas.
- Sec. 080-140. - Off-street loading.
- DIVISION 2. - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
- Sec. 080-150. - Plans.
- Sec. 080-160. - Parking space, loading space, driveway and aisle dimensions.
- Sec. 080-170. - Access requirements for parking facilities.
- Sec. 080-180. - Onsite and offsite circulation.
- Sec. 080-190. - Minimum separation requirements.
- Sec. 080-200. - Striping and signage
- Sec. 080-210. - Landscaping.
- Sec. 080-220. - Construction standards.
- DIVISION 1. - USE, LOCATION AND MINIMUM REQUIRED PROVISION OF PARKING, STACKING AND LOADING SPACES
- ARTICLE 85. - SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Sec. 085-010. - Pervious areas and ecological communities.
- Sec. 085-020. - Natural resource areas.
- Sec. 085-030. - Site distance triangle.
- Sec. 085-040. - Lands designated as archaeologically significant.
- Sec. 085-050. - Consideration of impact on wetlands.
- Sec. 085-060. - Retaining walls.
- Sec. 085-070. - Maximum allowable fill elevations.
- ARTICLE 90. - SUBDIVISION DESIGN AND ACCESS STANDARDS[2]
- Sec. 090-010. - Arrangement of streets.
- Sec. 090-020. - Residential collector streets.
- Sec. 090-030. - Local residential streets.
- Sec. 090-040. - Right-of-way required.
- Sec. 090-050. - Alleys.
- Sec. 090-060. - Blocks.
- Sec. 090-070. - Lot arrangement and design; dimensions and areas.
- Sec. 090-080. - Access to development.
- Sec. 090-090. - Design of trafficway corridors.
- Sec. 090-100. - Roadway capacity, construction and design standards.
- Sec. 090-110. - Pavement markings and signing plans.
- Sec. 090-120. - Bicycle facilities.
- Sec. 090-130. - Sidewalks.
- Sec. 090-140. - Public utility and drainage easements and rights-of-way.
- Sec. 090-150. - Turning lanes.
- Sec. 090-160. - Installation of improvements; improvement agreements and financial security.
- ARTICLE 95. - OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS
Subpart 4
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- ARTICLE 100.- APPLICATION SUBMITTAL AND NOTICE PROCEDURES
- Sec. 100-010.- Application and requirement for development permits.
- Sec. 100-020. - General application requirements.
- Sec. 100-030. - Minimum required content for all public hearing notifications.
- Sec. 100-040. - Timing of public notice.
- Sec. 100-050. - Newspaper notice requirements for public hearings.
- Sec. 100-060. - Mail notice requirements for public hearings.
- Sec. 100-070. - Inaction deemed withdrawal.
- Sec. 100-080. - Time limitation on filing of requests to amend conditions of development orders.
- ARTICLE 105.- QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS
- Sec. 105-010.- Scope and applicability.
- Sec. 105-020. - Definitions.
- Sec. 105-030. - Ex parte communications; presumptions.
- Sec. 105-040. - General procedures.
- Sec. 105-050. - Party intervenor.
- Sec. 105-060. - Independent expert witness.
- Sec. 105-070. - Conduct of hearing.
- Sec. 105-080. - Time allotment.
- Sec. 105-090. - Examination by the board and town attorney.
- Sec. 105-100. - Cross examination.
- Sec. 105-110. - Evidence.
- Sec. 105-120. - Judicial notice.
- Sec. 105-130. - Statements of counsel.
- Sec. 105-140. - Continuances and deferrals.
- Sec. 105-150. - Supplementing the record.
- Sec. 105-160. - Transcription of hearing.
- Sec. 105-170. - Appeals.
- Sec. 105-180. - Maintenance of evidence and other documents.
- Sec. 105-190. - False testimony.
- Sec. 105-200. - Failure of applicant to appear.
- Sec. 105-210. - Subpoena power.
- ARTICLE 110.- CONCURRENCY REVIEW[1]
- Sec. 110-010.- Applicability.
- Sec. 110-020. - Timing of adequacy determination.
- Sec. 110-030. - Expiration of findings of adequacy.
- Sec. 110-040. - Determination of capacity.
- Sec. 110-050. - Presumption of maximum impact.
- Sec. 110-060. - Transportation concurrency.
- Sec. 110-070. - Adequacy of water management.
- Sec. 110-080. - Adequacy of potable water service.
- Sec. 110-090. - Adequacy of wastewater treatment and disposal services.
- Sec. 110-100. - Adequacy of solid waste collection and disposal sites or facilities.
- Sec. 110-110. - Adequacy of parks and recreation facilities.
- Sec. 110-111. - Public school concurrency.
- Sec. 110-120. - Adequacy of fire protection service.
- Sec. 110-130. - Limitation on required dedications and improvements; money in lieu of dedications and improvements.
- Sec. 110-140. - Impact agreements.
- ARTICLE 112.- SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES
- Sec. 112-010.- Purpose.
- Sec. 112-020. - Applicability.
- Sec. 112-030. - Procedure.
- Sec. 112-040. - Review criteria.
- Sec. 112-050. - Effect of approval.
- Sec. 112-060. - Expiration of special exception uses.
- Sec. 112-070. - Modification of approved special exception use.
- Sec. 112-080. - Inspections.
- Sec. 112-090. - Revocation.
- Sec. 112-100. - Status of uses lawfully established prior to designation as a special exception use.
- ARTICLE 115.- PLATTING AND SUBDIVISION OF LAND[2]
- DIVISION 1. - PLATTING
- DIVISION 2. - WAIVER OF PLAT[3]
- ARTICLE 120.- SITE PLAN PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS
- ARTICLE 125.- COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP AMENDMENTS[4]
- ARTICLE 130.- ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS[5]
- ARTICLE 135.- APPEALS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS
- ARTICLE 140.- VARIANCES
- ARTICLE 141.- REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCEDURES
- ARTICLE 145.- VACATIONS OF RIGHT-OF-WAY
- ARTICLE 150.- VESTED RIGHTS DETERMINATIONS
- ARTICLE 155.- NONCOMMERCIAL FARM SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS[6]
- Sec. 155-010.- Applicability.
- Sec. 155-020. - Administrative noncommercial farm special exception procedure.
- Sec. 155-030. - Criteria for administrative noncommercial farm special exception
- Sec. 155-040. - Noncommercial farm special exception procedure.
- Sec. 155-050. - Criteria for noncommercial farm special exception.
- Sec. 155-060. - Denial of noncommercial farm special exceptions and appeals.
- Sec. 155-070. - Existing structures.