Gulfport, FL Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

Article V of the zoning chapter sets a yard requirement for every district. R-1A single-family: front 25 ft, side 6 ft, rear 25 ft (§ 22-5.02(h)). R-1 single-family: front 25 ft, side 6 ft, rear 25 ft (§ 22-5.03(h)). R-2 one/two-family: front 25 ft, side 6 ft, rear 25 ft (§ 22-5.04(h)). R-3 multi-family: non-multifamily uses keep the 25/6/25 pattern, but multiple-family buildings need a 30-foot front yard, 10 feet per side yard, and a 40-foot rear yard (§ 22-5.05(h)). R-4 high-rise: multi-family buildings need a 30-foot front yard, 15 feet on one side yard with 35 feet combined for both, and a 40-foot rear yard; other uses use 25/6/25 (§ 22-5.06(h)).

R-MH mobile home: front 15 ft, side 7 ft 6 in, rear 15 ft (§ 22-5.07(h)). CL-1 commercial limited: front 25 ft, side 6 ft (waived where a fire wall exists), rear 8 ft, or none where an alley serves the lot (§ 22-5.09(h)). CL-2 and CG: front 10 ft, side 6 ft, rear 8 ft (§ 22-5.10(h), § 22-5.11(h)). On a corner lot the side yard facing the secondary street must be at least 12 feet regardless of district (§ 22-6.01(d)), and on waterfront lots every required yard must be measured landward from the mean high-water line (§ 22-6.01(c)).

Limited encroachments are allowed into a required yard under § 22-6.02(a): sills and belt courses up to 12 inches, cornices, eaves, gutters and movable awnings up to 4 feet, chimneys and pilasters up to 2 feet, hoods and canopies up to 3 feet (never closer than 1 foot to a lot line), and an open, unenclosed front porch up to 25 percent of the required front setback without a variance.