Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Highlands County, FL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Highlands County, Florida.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Highlands County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Density Bonus Law
A parcel in unincorporated Highlands County can build beyond its comprehensive-plan starting density by becoming a designated Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) receiving area and buying rights off protected sending land. Highlands County Code § 12.13.305(B) caps that residential density bonus at the maximum density allowed by the future land use designation, with a low/very-low-income housing condition above nine units per acre.
Density Bonus via TDR Receiving Areas, Highlands County
Some RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 12.13.305(B)
B.Residential density bonus. Approved flexible unit development receiving areas may receive a density up to the maximum density allowed by the future land use designation. Residential development at a density greater that nine dwelling units per acre shall be for low/very low income housing as defined by the comprehensive plan.
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