Coconut Creek, FL Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)

Coconut Creek caps how much of a lot buildings and pavement can cover, district by district. RS-5, the single-family district at five units per acre, sets maximum building coverage at 40 percent of total lot area and maximum paved area at 20 percent of the total lot area, with at least 60 percent open area and 35 percent open space, under section 13-336.1(d).

The large-lot districts print no building coverage line and rely on the paved-area cap: A-1 and RS-1 allow 5 percent paved area with 85 percent open area and 75 percent open space (sections 13-332 and 13-333), while RS-3 and RS-4 allow 15 percent paved area with 65 percent open area and 45 percent open space (sections 13-334 and 13-335). The cluster and attached districts print both figures. RC-5 allows 35 percent building coverage and 20 percent paved area (section 13-336.2), RC-8 allows 40 and 25 percent (section 13-337), and RM-10 allows 40 percent building coverage and 25 percent paved area, measured against total development area (section 13-338). MH-1 uses maximum unit coverage of 40 percent and paved area of 20 percent (section 13-340).

Nonresidential land is capped too. The O-2 local office district limits building coverage to 35 percent (section 13-341(c)(3)), and parking garages in commercial and industrial districts cover no more than 40 percent of the lot area under section 13-331(d)(1). Open area and open space minimums sit beside the ceilings: RS-5 requires 60 percent open area, RC-8 and RM-10 require 50 percent, and the open space floor drops to 30 percent in those two districts.