RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER (RC-6, RC-12 AND RC-15) DISTRICTS

Coral Springs Land Development Code ch. 25, art. IV, div. 5

in effect

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250281 Purpose of districts.

Sec. 250281. - Purpose of districts. The Residential Cluster (RC-6, RC-12 and RC-15) Districts are intended to be utilized for dwellings clustered at densities of six (6), twelve (12), and fifteen (15) units per gross acre respectively so as to preserve the greatest possible amount of usable open area. The RC-6 District is most appropriate between less intense one-family areas and areas of medium density community facilities, office or commercial development. Parcels designated RC-12 and RC-15 shall be limited to locations on or within reasonable proximity to arterial or collector streets. (Code 1972, § 20-165)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250282 Permitted uses.

Sec. 250282. - Permitted uses. (1) RC-6: Permitted uses shall be the same as those permitted in the RS, RD and RM-20 Districts subject to the limitations provided therein. (2) RC-12 and RC-15: Permitted uses shall be the same as those uses permitted in the RD and RM-20 Districts subject to the limitations provided therein. (3) Accessory uses: Uses accessory to any of the above uses when located on the same plot. (4) Townhouses in accordance with section 250147. (5) Zero lot line dwellings in accordance with section 250148. (6) Certain community residences in accordance with the regulations provided for in section 250152 of this chapter, including but not limited to, Table "A". (7) Recovery communities as provided for in section 250152. (Code 1972, § 20-166; Ord. No. 94-151, § 6, 1-3-95; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 145, 4-19-23; Ord. No. 2023-114, § 9, 9-13-23)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250283 Height.

Sec. 250283. - Height. Height of structures shall not be greater than the following: (1) Twenty-five (25) feet for structures located at least twenty-five (25) feet from the project property line. (2) Thirty-five (35) feet for structures located at least one hundred (100) feet from the project property line. (3) Fifty (50) feet for structures located at least two hundred (200) feet from the project property line. (Code 1972, § 20-167)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250284 Minimum floor area.

Sec. 250284. - Minimum floor area. Minimum floor area of a dwelling unit shall be not less than the following: (1) One (1) dwelling unit only in a building—one thousand (1,000) square feet. (2) Two (2) or more dwelling units in a common building, combined average, each unit—Eight hundred (800) square feet. Minimum floor area of any dwelling unit shall be not less than five hundred (500) feet. (Code 1972, § 20-168)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250285 Density.

Sec. 250285. - Density. For the purpose of complying with the density monitoring system (DMS), as provided elsewhere in this chapter, each development zoned in one (1) of the RC Districts shall be assured and shall not exceed the following densities provided the requirements of the Municipal Code [and the Land Development Code] and comprehensive plan are satisfied: (a) RC-6 District—Six (6) dwelling units per gross acre. (b) RC-12 District—Twelve (12) dwelling units per gross acre. (c) RC-15 District—Fifteen (15) dwelling units per gross acre. (Code 1972, § 20-168.1)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250286 Miscellaneous regulations.

Sec. 250286. - Miscellaneous regulations. Within any RC-6, RC-12 and RC-15 Districts the following regulations shall apply: (1) The minimum land area for a plot in an RC-6, RC-12 and RC-15 District shall be not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. (2) A minimum of fifty (50) per cent and forty-five (45) per cent of the parcel shall be designated as usable open area for the RC-6 District and the RC-12 and RC-15 Districts respectively. (3) No building or structure shall be erected closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the project property line and no closer than ten (10) feet to any interior vehicular accessways. (4) Vehicular use areas shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet to A, RS or RD zoned properties outside the project except for necessary ingress and egress to the project. (5) A landscape strip located between the abutting right-of-way and the off-street parking and any other vehicular use area which is exposed to an abutting right-of-way, with the exception of master parking area, shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in width. (6) On the plot of a building or structure or open lot use providing an off-street parking area or other vehicular use area, such area shall be provided with a landscape strip of a minimum of ten (10) feet in width to form a visual screen between the vehicular use area and the abutting plot line. (7) The plot area per dwelling unit shall be not less than seven thousand two hundred sixty (7,260) square feet in an RC-6 district, three thousand six hundred thirty (3,360) square feet in RC-12, and two thousand nine hundred four (2,904) square feet in an RC-15 District. (8) Each building shall be separated from all buildings by the combined height of the two (2) buildings under consideration divided by four (4) i.e., (H1 + H2) divided by 4 = d (distance) of not less than fifteen (15) feet between buildings. Where this formula yields less than twenty (20) feet and where adjacent exterior walls form an angle of less than fifty (50) degrees, one wall shall be blank, with no windows or other openings. The wall closest to the common lot line shall be blank. (9) Adjacent dwelling unit shall be considered to be located in a common building when: (a) They are located under a common roof structure, or (b) They share any portion of a permanent wall at least eight (8) feet in height, a lobby, a hallway, a breezeway or a balcony. (10) In the event a master site plan is submitted showing the project to be developed in phases, then the following additional provisions shall apply: (a) Each phase proposed to be developed independently of the entire project as shown on the master site plan shall be complete and self-supporting as regards buildings, parking access and circulations, and utilities. (b) Density in any phase shall not exceed the maximum density of the RC District by more than thirty-three and one-third (33⅓) per cent. (c) In each phase within which a certificate of occupancy is required, the utilities, access and circulation shall be completed by the developer and approved by the city prior to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy within that phase. (Code 1972, § 20-169; Ord. No. 95-038, § 4, 6-20-95)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250287 Required perimeter buffering adjacent to abutting properties.

Sec. 250287. - Required perimeter buffering adjacent to abutting properties. When an RC zoned plot abuts or is across a water body or local street from any RS zoned plot a buffer area shall be required on the RC zoned property which satisfies one of the following options: (1) When a solid opaque screen or wall is used: The buffer area shall include a solid opaque screen with a minimum height of four (4) feet and a maximum height of six (6) feet. The minimum width of the buffer area shall be ten (10) feet on RC-6 parcels and fifteen (15) feet on RC-12 and RC-15 parcels. This option may be utilized without placing a solid opaque screen or wall on the RC zoned plot if the abutting RS zoned plot has a minimum four (4) foot high solid opaque screen or wall between the plots. (2) When a landscaped opaque screen or wall is not used: The minimum width of the buffer area shall be twenty (20) feet on RC-6 parcels and twenty-five (25) feet on RC-12 and RC-15 parcels. The buffer shall be landscaped in accordance with provisions found elsewhere in this chapter. (Code 1972, § 20-170; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250288 Minimum roofing standards.

Sec. 250288. - Minimum roofing standards. Pitched roofs in RC-6 districts shall have a minimum pitch of 4:12. Pitched roofs in RC-12 and RC-15 districts shall have a minimum pitch of 3:12. 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, asphalt shingle, metal roofs and polyurethane foam on sloped roofs over any finished roofing material are not permitted. 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 sloped and structures with existing cedar or asphalt shingles shall be exempt from this provision. (Ord. No. 94-147, § 12, 11-1-94; Ord. No. 96-110, § 8, 3-19-96; Ord. No. 2001-100, § 5, 2-6-01; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 16, 11-20-07)

Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250289 Required buffering adjacent to roadways.

Sec. 250289. - Required buffering adjacent to roadways. Setbacks for developments in RC-6 districts 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, § 13, 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_DIV5RECLRCRCDIFetched: 11/8/2026