Daytona Beach, FL Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Program type
- Optional incentive, not a mandate
- Density bonus
- Up to 1 extra unit per acre
- Height bonus
- 1 story or 10 ft extra
- Parking bonus
- 15% reduction in minimum spaces
- Eligible districts
- Multifamily, redevelopment, planned development only
Summary
Daytona Beach does not mandate green building, but LDC Section 6.20 rewards developments that adopt sustainable-development features with a menu of zoning bonuses, including extra density, height, and lot coverage and reduced parking, available to multifamily, redevelopment, and planned-development projects that qualify.
B.Type of Incentives.1.Development integrating sustainable development practices in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be eligible for the following incentives:a.A density bonus of up to one additional dwelling unit per acre beyond the maximum allowed in the base zoning district, subject to any limitations in the comprehensive plan;b.An increase in the maximum allowable height by up to one story or ten feet beyond the maximum allowed in the base zoning district, subject to the limits of the comprehensive plan, with approval of the Fire Marshal;c.An increase in the maximum allowable lot coverage by 10 percent beyond the maximum allowed in the base zoning district;d.A modification to the off-street parking requirements resulting in a reduction from the minimum requirements by 15 percent, or an increase to the maximum allowable number of spaces provided by 15 percent (without an alternative parking plan);e.An increase in the maximum allowable sign area or maximum height for wall or freestanding signs by 10 percent; orf.A reduction in the amount of required open space set-aside by 10 percent.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 78 | Land Development Code: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
20 of the Land Development Code creates a menu-based incentive program rather than a green building mandate. 3's Schedule A and Schedule B can earn one or more bonuses: up to one additional dwelling unit per acre beyond the base zoning district's maximum density; an extra story or 10 feet of height beyond the base district maximum, subject to Fire Marshal sign-off; a 10 percent increase in maximum lot coverage; a 15 percent reduction in minimum required parking spaces, or a 15 percent increase in the maximum allowed; a 10 percent increase in allowable sign area or height; or a 10 percent reduction in required open-space set-aside.
Combining features can unlock more than one bonus type, but no single bonus can exceed the cap listed in the table regardless of how many qualifying features a project includes. 11, those compatibility standards control instead. An applicant requests the incentive in writing with its development application, and the same decision-making body reviewing the underlying Site Plan, Planned Development, Special Use Permit, or Public/Semipublic Use Permit decides whether to grant it.
Violations & Fines
There is no penalty for skipping these optional standards; a project simply forgoes the bonus. But claiming an incentive and then failing to build the sustainable features the approval relied on breaches the development order, exposing the project to the same enforcement remedies as any other Land Development Code violation, including revocation of the order and civil citations up to $500.
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