Pembroke Pines, FL Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- R-1A front / rear setback
- 25 feet / 15 feet
- R-1A side setback
- 10 feet (5 ft on narrow lot)
- R-1B/R-1C side setback
- 7.5 feet
- R-1A minimum lot
- 100-ft width, 10,000 sq ft
- Nonresidential height add-on
- +1 ft side per 2 ft over 20 ft
- Adopted by
- Ord. 2021-02 (3-17-21)
Summary
Pembroke Pines sets front, side, rear and street-side setback minimums separately for each residential zoning district in LDC § 155.421. The Residential Single-Family districts (R-1A, R-1B, R-1C) share a 25-foot front and 15-foot rear setback but scale side setbacks down as lot width shrinks.
Table 155.421.1: Residential Single-Family (R-1A) ... Front Setback 25 feet | 30 feet ... Side Setback 10 feet [2] | 20 feet [3] ... Rear Setback 15 feet | 25 feet ... [2] An existing legal lot of 60 feet wide or less, side setback shall be at least five feet
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-61: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2056, passed 12-11-25).
Full Breakdown
1 (R-1A) requires a 25-foot front setback, 10-foot side setback (5 feet on an existing legal lot 60 feet wide or less), 15-foot rear setback, and 25-foot street-side setback on a key lot or 15 feet on a corner lot; nonresidential uses in the same district get larger 30-foot front, 20-foot side and 25-foot rear setbacks. 5 feet, with the same 5-foot reduction for narrow legal lots on record. In all three districts, Note 3 requires the nonresidential side setback to grow by one additional foot for every two feet of building height beyond 20 feet.
Minimum lot sizes fall alongside the setbacks: 10,000 square feet and 100-foot width in R-1A, 7,500 square feet and 75-foot width in R-1B, and 7,000 square feet and 70-foot width in R-1C. 410 uses a uniform 25-foot setback on every side. These dimensional tables were adopted by Ordinance 2021-02 on March 17, 2021, with the R-1Z zero-lot-line district later amended by Ordinance 2022-02.
Violations & Fines
Reducing or diminishing a required setback below the LDC minimum is listed as a specific violation of the Land Development Code under § 155.313(B)(2)(h). The Planning and Economic Development Department and Code Compliance Division enforce setback compliance, and unresolved cases go to the Code Enforcement Board, a special magistrate, or county court under Chapter 32 of the City Code and F.S. Chapter 162, with written notice to abate before any city abatement action is billed to the property owner.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the front yard setback in Pembroke Pines' R-1A single-family district?
Can I build closer than 10 feet to my side property line in R-1A?
Do R-1B and R-1C have the same setbacks as R-1A?
Sources & Official References
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