Pembroke Pines, FL Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- R-1A/R-1B/R-1C height cap
- Two stories or 35 feet
- R-E nonresidential cap
- 60 feet
- Roof feature encroachment
- Up to 30% of roof area
- Residential flagpole limit
- 25 feet
- Parapet wall allowance
- 5 feet above allowable height
Summary
Homes in Pembroke Pines' R-1A, R-1B, and R-1C districts are capped at two stories or 35 feet, whichever governs, under Table 155.421.1 through .3. Section 155.636 then sets narrow exceptions letting roof features, flagpoles, and parapet walls poke above that line without a variance.
Maximum Height Two stories or 35 feet Two stories or 35 feet ... § 155.636 HEIGHT LIMITATION ENCROACHMENT SPECIFICATIONS. (A) Penthouses, scenery lofts, towers, cupolas, steeples, and domes, not exceeding in gross area at maximum horizontal section 30% of the roof area. ... (C) Flag poles. (1) Residential properties: 25 feet. (2) Non-residential properties: (a) Forty feet or; (b) Twenty-five percent higher than the principal building to which it relates or is attached, whichever is less. (D) Parapet walls may extend not more than five feet above the allowable height of a building.
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
421). 420). 636 then carves out limited encroachments above whatever height a district otherwise allows: penthouses, scenery lofts, towers, cupolas, steeples, and domes can exceed the limit as long as they cover no more than 30% of the roof area at their widest horizontal section (A); beacons, broadcasting towers, antennae, chimneys, stacks, tanks, and similar roof equipment may exceed either 25% of the district's allowable height or 25% more than the principal building, whichever is less, unless the City Commission waives that cap for health and safety reasons (B).
Flagpoles are separately limited to 25 feet on residential properties, and to 40 feet or 25% taller than the principal building (whichever is less) on non-residential properties (C). Parapet walls may extend no more than five feet above the otherwise allowable building height (D). Side setbacks in the R-1A table also increase by one foot for every two feet a nonresidential structure's height exceeds 20 feet, tying the height and setback standards together on the same parcel. These standards were adopted by Ordinance 2021-02 and amended by Ordinance 2022 on June 18, 2024.
Violations & Fines
Height limits are enforced as part of the Land Development Code through the Code Enforcement Board under Section 32.050. Building a structure over the district's height cap, or an unpermitted rooftop encroachment beyond Section 155.636's carve-outs, can draw fines up to $250 per day for a first violation and $500 per day for a repeat violation under Section 32.058, which the city can record as a lien against the property, on top of any order to bring the structure into compliance.
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