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

Section 124.47(A)'s dimension table sets front, rear, side, and street-side setbacks for each single-family zoning district. R1 requires 20 feet front, 10 feet rear, 5 feet side, and 20 feet street side; R2 and R3 require 20 feet front and 15 feet rear, with side setbacks of 5 feet (R2) or 7.5 feet (R3); R4 requires 25 feet front, 15 feet rear, and a side setback of 7.5 feet that drops to 5 feet on lots under 60 feet wide; RE requires 25 feet front, 15 feet rear, and 10 feet side on its larger lots.

Multi-family districts MF1 through MF4 scale up front and rear setbacks with building height and unit count, reaching 45-foot front and 40-foot rear setbacks in MF3 and MF4. Section 124.47(C) then defines what may intrude into those required yards. Mechanical equipment, including air conditioning units, irrigation equipment, and pool equipment, may project up to 60 inches from the building wall into a required yard setback; generators are treated more strictly, capped at encroaching no more than 50 percent of the setback from the wall and barred within five feet of the front plane of the house, with all generator fuel tanks required below ground.

Unenclosed, unroofed patios or decks may come within five feet of a plot line or easement under section 124.47(C)(2), and roof overhangs may project 18 inches into a required yard, or 24 inches where the setback is at least 10 feet. Section 124.48(C) additionally lets a legal nonconforming setback that predates June 18, 2012 be preserved as the plane of the house for additions and rebuilds.