ONE-FAMILY DWELLINGS (R-3, RS-4 AND RS-5) DISTRICTS

Coral Springs Land Development Code ch. 25, art. IV, div. 3

in effect

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250241 Purpose of districts.

Sec. 250241. - Purpose of districts. The RS-3, RS-4 and RS-5 Districts are intended to encourage a one-family living environment with a wide range of lot sizes to be utilized for individually owned one-family homes on plots which range from a minimum of seven thousand (7,000) square feet to a maximum of ten thousand (10,000) square feet in area. (Code 1972, § 20-121)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250242 Uses permitted.

Sec. 250242. - Uses permitted. No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected, altered or used, or land or water used, in whole or in part, for other than one (1) of the following uses: (1) One-family detached dwelling. (2) Park, and recreational areas which are smaller than five (5) acres in size, are not operated for profit, and are intended to serve the surrounding neighborhood. No building or roofed structure shall be located within fifty (50) feet from any plot line. No parking area shall be located within twenty (20) feet of any plot line. (3) Certain community residences in accordance with the regulations provided for in section 250152 of this chapter, including but not limited to, Table "A". (4) Uses accessory to any of the above uses when located on the same plot. (Code 1972, § 20-122; Ord. No. 94-151, § 4, 1-3-95; Ord. No. 2023-114, § 7, 9-13-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250243 Size of plot and minimum frontage.

Sec. 250243. - Size of plot and minimum frontage. Every plot upon which a residential structure is hereafter erected shall have a minimum frontage of twenty-four (24) feet measured along the street and shall not be less in size than the following: (1) RS-3 District: Plot width of eighty (80) feet and plot area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet. (2) RS-4 District: Plot width of seventy-five (75) feet and plot area of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet. (3) RS-5 District: Plot width of seventy (70) feet and plot area of seven thousand (7,000) square feet. (Code 1972, § 20-123; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250244 Plot coverage.

Sec. 250244. - Plot coverage. The combined plot area covered by all principal and accessory buildings shall not exceed forty (40) per cent of the area of the plot. (Code 1972, § 20-124)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250245 Density.

Sec. 250245. - Density. For the purposes of complying with the density monitoring system (DMS), each plat or portion of a plot which is zoned in one (1) of the one-family dwelling districts shall be assured the following densities, provided the requirements of the Municipal Code [and the Land Development Code] and comprehensive plan are satisfied: (1) RS-3—2.5 dwelling units per gross acre. (2) RS-4—2.8 dwelling units per gross acre. (3) RS-5—4.5 dwelling units per gross acre. Densities higher than shown above shall not be approved unless the planning manager allocates reserve units. The planning manager shall assign any reserve units at the time the plat is approved and the sole basis for the allocation of reserve units shall be the availability of reserve units in the respective flexibility zone. In no event shall the density of any plot or portion of a plat which is zoned as one (1) of the one-family dwelling districts exceed the following densities: (1) RS-3—3.0 dwelling units per gross acre. (2) RS-4—4.0 dwelling units per gross acre. (3) RS-5—5.0 dwelling units per gross acre. (Code 1972, § 20-124.5; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 143, 4-19-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250246 Height.

Sec. 250246. - Height. In RS-3, RS-4 and RS-5 Districts no building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected or altered to a height exceeding thirty-five (35) feet. (Code 1972, § 20-125)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250247 Front yards.

Sec. 250247. - Front yards. (1) RS-3 District: Every plot used for a one-family dwelling shall have a front yard of not less than thirty (30) feet in depth. (2) RS-4 and RS-5 Districts: Every plot used for a one-family dwelling shall have a front yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet in depth. (Code 1972, § 20-126)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250248 Side yards.

Sec. 250248. - Side yards. (1) RS-3 District: Every plot used for a one-family dwelling shall have a side yard on each side, each of which shall be at least ten (10) feet in width. (2) RS-4 and RS-5 Districts: Every plot used for a one-family dwelling shall have a side yard on each side, each of which shall be at least seven and one-half (7½) feet in width. (3) Corner plots: Upon corner plots in RS-3, RS-4 and RS-5 Districts there shall be a front yard as hereinabove specified, and in addition thereto, a side yard at least fifteen (15) feet in width on the side of the plot abutting on the side street. (4) Nonresidential uses: Every plot utilized for a nonresidential building, structure or use, except accessory buildings, structures or uses, shall have a side yard of not less than twenty (20) feet in width, with an increase of one foot in width of each side yard for every one foot in height of the structure in excess of twenty (20) feet. (Code 1972, § 20-127)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250249 Rear yards.

Sec. 250249. - Rear yards. (1) RS-3, RS-4 and RS-5 Districts: Every plot used for a one-family dwelling shall have a rear yard of fifteen (15) feet in depth. (2) Nonresidential uses: Every plot utilized for a nonresidential building, structure or use, except accessory buildings, structures or uses, shall have a rear yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet in depth. (Code 1972, § 20-128)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250250 Minimum floor area.

Sec. 250250. - Minimum floor area. A one-family dwelling shall have a minimum floor area of one thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet in an RS-3 District, one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet in an RS-4 District, and one thousand three hundred fifty (1,350) square feet in an RS-5 District. (Code 1972, § 20-129)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250251 Reserved.

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250252 Minimum roofing standards.

Sec. 250252. - Minimum roofing standards. Pitched roofs shall have a minimum pitch of 4:12. Deviation from the minimum may be approved for gambrel and similar type roofs. Roofing materials shall be allowed as specified in the Residential Architectural Guidelines. Cedar shingle and asphalt shingle roofs are not permitted when an approved roofing material has been originally permitted, except asphalt shingle is permitted in legal subdivisions that were originally permitted with an asphalt shingle roofing material for at least two-thirds (⅔) of the total homes in that legal subdivision. Polyurethane foam or metal on sloped roofs over any finished roofing material is not permitted. A dimensional asphalt shingle roofing material is allowed only if the city's building department determines that a roof truss currently supporting a cedar shake roofing material can not support a tile roofing material. No roof color shall be changed of paint or any other coating without approval of the City of Coral Springs. Flat roofs may be permitted if the flat roof area does not comprise over twenty-five (25) per cent of the total roof area. Such flat roofs may be permitted over porches, Florida rooms, and utility rooms located to the rear of the dwelling unit. Screen enclosures with screen roofs or flat roofs that are not sloped and structures with existing cedar or asphalt shingles shall be exempt from this provision. (Ord. No. 94-147, § 8, 11-1-94; Ord. No. 96-110, § 6, 3-19-96; Ord. No. 99-136, § 2, 12-7-99; Ord. No. 2001-100, § 3, 2-6-01; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 14, 11-20-07)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250253 Required buffering adjacent to roadways.

Sec. 250253. - Required buffering adjacent to roadways. Setbacks for developments located adjacent to arterials identified on the Broward County Trafficways Plan shall have an additional landscape buffer area of not less than fifteen (15) feet along the roadway. (Ord. No. 94-147, § 9, 11-1-94)

Source: City of Coral Springs, Florida, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/coral_springs/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CH25ZOOR_ARTIVREDI_DIV3OMIDWDIFetched: 11/8/2026