Dade City, FL Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)

4(A)(3) of the LDRs defines lot coverage as the percentage of a lot covered by buildings and all other impervious surfaces, including accessory structures, patios, decks, accessory dwelling units and sheds, calculated by dividing the square footage of all buildings and impervious surfaces, measured from the outside of the structures at ground level, by the total lot area. 1-3 (Business Districts). In RS-1, the principal structure is capped at 40% and accessory structures at 25%. RS-2, RS-3, RG-1 and RG-2 hold single-family detached homes to 45% principal / 20% accessory, though single-family attached townhomes in those same districts are allowed up to 80% lot coverage on the townhome development lot.

1-3 sets RIO at 45%, CN at 50%, CH at 40%, ILW and IH at 60%, and CG and CBD at 100%, reflecting the more intensive, largely paved character expected downtown and along commercial corridors. The residential table carries an amendment note reading '(Ord. No. 2024-05, § 2, 1-28-2025)', and the business table carries '(Ord. No. 2016-02, § 3 (Exh. A), 2-23-2016)', so both are current as of those adoption dates; a property owner should confirm with the City Clerk's office that no later ordinance has revised a specific district's figures. 2(B) of the LDRs, which requires an accurate plan before any permit issues.