Minimum side yard.
Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250328
in effectSec. 250328. - Minimum side yard.
For the purpose of applying the side yard requirements which follow, "abut" or "abutting" shall mean that the RM zoned plot adjoins or is across a water body or local street from any RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot.
(1) Residential uses on each plot less than one (1) acre: Such plots shall have a side yard, on each side, of at least ten (10) feet.
(2) Residential uses on each plot of one (1) acre or more and less than five (5) acres for side yards that do not abut an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot: Such plots shall have a side yard, on each side which does not abut an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot, of at least fifteen (15) feet or half the height of the building, whichever is greater.
(3) Residential uses on each plot five (5) acres or more for side yards that do not abut an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot: Such plots shall have a side yard, on each side which does not abut an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot, of at least fifteen (15) feet or half the height of the building, whichever is greater.
(4) Nonresidential uses on side yards that do not abut an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot: Such plots shall have a side yard, on each side which does not abut an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot, of at least twenty-five (25) feet plus one (1) foot for each two (2) feet in building height, or portion thereof, over twenty (20) feet.
(5) Nonresidential uses on each plot less than one (1) acre abutting an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot: Such plots shall have a side yard, on each side which abuts an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot, of at least twenty-five (25) feet plus one (1) foot for each two (2) feet in building height.
(6) Residential or nonresidential uses on each plot one (1) acre or more and less than five (5) acres in size on each side abutting an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot: Such plots shall have the following side yard setbacks:
(a) Not less than twenty-five (25) feet plus one (1) foot for each two (2) feet in building height for nonresidential uses.
(b) Not less than twenty-five (25) feet for residential uses.
(7) Residential or nonresidential uses on each plot five (5) acres or more on each side abutting an RS, RC-6 or RD zoned plot: Such plots shall have the following side yard setbacks:
(a) Not less than sixty (60) feet in locations where the residential building is three (3) stories or where a nonresidential building is over twenty-five (25) feet in height.
(b) Not less than forty (40) feet in locations where the residential building is two (2) stories or where a nonresidential building is twenty-five (25) feet or less in height.
(c) Not less than twenty-five (25) feet in locations where a residential building is one (1) story.
See Figure 3 in Zoning Appendix.
(Code 1972, § 20-224; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93)
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_DIV7LOMEDEMUMIRMDI_S250328MISIYAFetched: 11/8/2026