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

Table 402-2 of the Land Development Code, titled "Single-family Residential Districts Bulk Regulations," sets the maximum building lot coverage for Miramar's lowest-density zones at 40 percent in the Rural District (RL), Estate Residential District (E), and Estate Residential District (RS1). Footnote 2 to the table defines how the city measures that percentage: it is calculated by including the combined plot area covered by all principal and accessory buildings, and covered structures, so garages, sheds, covered patios, and other accessory structures all count toward the 40 percent cap, not just the main house footprint.

That measurement rule differs from the footnote governing minimum floor area on the same table, which instead excludes garage and unairconditioned space. For the eight higher-density single-family zones, RS2 through RS8, and for the Trailer/Mobile Home Park District (T), the lot-coverage row in Table 402-2 reads "N/A": the code does not impose a standalone maximum coverage percentage in those districts, relying instead on the front, side, corner, and rear setback minimums in the same table to limit building footprint. Multi-family districts (RM1 through RM4) are governed by a different table, Table 402-3, which caps "plot coverage" at 40 to 50 percent depending on the housing type, single-family, duplex/triplex, townhouse, or apartment, built within the multi-family zone.

Building permit and site plan applications are checked against these coverage figures before a permit issues. Additional Standard A to Table 402-2 lets legal, non-conforming structures keep their existing footprint, including proposed additions to the residence, even where that footprint already exceeds the current coverage limit.