Plantation, FL Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- RS districts
- 35 feet maximum
- RS-1EP rural estate
- 40 feet maximum
- Above 27 feet in RS-1EP
- 1.5 feet extra setback per foot
- Exempt features
- Cupolas, steeples, chimneys, antennas, flagpoles
- Source
- Sec. 27-72, Tables 72-2 and 72-4
Summary
Every standard RS single-family district in Plantation caps buildings at thirty-five feet under Table 72-4. The RS-1EP rural estate district allows forty feet, but anything above twenty-seven feet there needs deeper side and rear setbacks.
Any building or structure that exceeds twenty-seven (27) feet in height shall be subject to an increased side and rear yard setback requirement. The side and rear yard setbacks shall be increased by one and one-half (1.5 feet for each foot or portion thereof of the building or structure that exceeds twenty-seven (27) feet in height with the height of the building or structure being measured from the property's average grade to the highest point of the building or structure).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 30 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Section 27-72 carries the dimensional standards. Table 72-4 covers RS-1A through RS-5K and sets a thirty-five-foot maximum height in every one of them. Table 72-2 governs the RS-1EP rural estate district, where the maximum is forty feet; any building or structure exceeding twenty-seven feet there takes an increased side and rear setback of one and one-half feet for each foot above twenty-seven, measured from average grade to the highest point. Section 27-296(n) lets scenery lofts, towers, cupolas, steeples, domes, flagpoles, antennas, chimneys, stacks, tanks and rooftop gardens exceed the district limit.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the district maximum is a code violation the city can take to the code enforcement board, where a fine may run to one thousand dollars per day for a first violation and five thousand for a repeat.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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