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

Tamarac's Land Development Code, Table 10-2.2, caps roofed lot coverage at 40 percent of lot area in the RE, R-1 and R-2 residential districts, jumping to 70 percent in R-3, the multi-family district, reflecting its denser building form. Every residential district also carries a separate 30 percent minimum for landscaped pervious area, meaning at least three-tenths of every lot must stay in turf grass, groundcover, trees, shrubs or other planted material rather than roof, driveway or patio. Section 10-2.6(B)(4) defines how the roofed-coverage figure is calculated: it is measured from the outside of the building or structure at ground level and expressed as a percentage of total lot area, but the calculation excludes garages, covered patios, carports, pools, uncovered patios and open mesh-screened patios, and it excludes any roof area whose stormwater runoff is captured and reused onsite rather than sent to irrigation.

Section 10-2.6(B)(5) governs the pervious-area side of the ledger: the pervious portion not covered by buildings, vehicular use areas, waterways or walkways must be landscaped, and the code "strongly encourages" pervious pavers or turf blocks, letting the Director credit their use toward the minimum landscape requirement when they replace impervious surface. Net lot area, the base the percentages are measured against, is the total horizontal land area within the lot lines, excluding any right-of-way. A homeowner adding a large addition, pool deck or paved parking pad has to keep both the roofed-coverage ceiling and the 30 percent pervious floor in mind at the same time, since exceeding one does not excuse falling short on the other.