Sunrise, FL Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Single-Family
- 2 stories / 25 feet
- RS-7 Planned
- 2 stories / 25 feet
- RM-16 / RM-25
- 12 stories / 120 feet
- RM-10
- 50 feet
- Mobile Home (RP-10)
- 1 story / 15 feet
Summary
Sunrise single-family districts (RS-3, RS-5, RS-7) cap homes at two stories or 25 feet, whichever is less. Mobile-home lots are limited to one story or 15 feet, while the RM-16 and RM-25 multifamily districts allow up to 12 stories or 120 feet.
Height. Height not to exceed either two (2) stories or twenty-five (25) feet.
Full Breakdown
Sunrise Land Development Code section 16-69 limits buildings in the RS-3 and RS-5 single-family districts to two stories or 25 feet, whichever is less, and section 16-70 applies the same cap in the RS-7 planned single-family district. The low-medium RM-10 multifamily district (section 16-71) allows up to 50 feet, while the RM-16 and RM-25 districts (sections 16-72 and 16-73) permit up to 12 stories or 120 feet, subject to added separation from single-family development. Mobile-home park lots in RP-10 (section 16-74) are held to one story or 15 feet. Height increases beyond a district's limit require a variance from the Planning and Zoning Board.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the district height limit brings a stop-work order from Sunrise Community Development, with the structure required to be lowered or a variance obtained; code-compliance fines run up to $500 per day.
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