Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Miami-Dade County, FL (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 5 cities in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Density Bonus Law

In unincorporated Miami-Dade, developments that set aside workforce housing units earn a density bonus of up to 25% above the CDMP land use cap.

Workforce Housing Density Bonus (UMSA)

Some Restrictions

Miami-Dade County Code § 33-193.7.1

Within the unincorporated area, density bonuses for residential developments that provide workforce housing units shall be provided in accordance with this section... All single-family and multi-family developments that provide at least 5 percent of the total units in the developments as WHUs shall be entitled to a density bonus of 5 percent over the maximum number of units allowed by the appli...

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Downtown Design Guide

Miami-Dade County's Downtown Kendall Urban Center District imposes a form-based design code with build-to lines, colonnade and streetwall rules, and building heights up to seven-story pedestals and thirteen-story towers on two areas straddling US Highway 1 in unincorporated Kendall.

Miami-Dade County's Downtown Kendall Design Code

Significant Restrictions

Miami-Dade County Code § 33-284.55

This article applies to two (2) contiguous areas on each side of US Highway 1... The intention of this Article is to produce a Metropolitan urban center that fulfills the goals, objectives and policies of the County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan by: (A) Coordinating the development intensity within the district by the proximity to mass transit; (B) Organizing an interconnected network...

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Zoning Overlays & Bonuses by City in Miami-Dade County

5 cities in Miami-Dade County have their own zoning overlays & bonuses rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

MiamiPop. 442,241

1 verified rule • Density Bonus Law

HialeahPop. 223,109

2 verified rules • Density Bonus Law, Downtown Design Guide

HomesteadPop. 80,200

2 verified rules • Density Bonus Law, Downtown Design Guide

DoralPop. 74,259

2 verified rules • Density Bonus Law, Downtown Design Guide

Coral GablesPop. 49,700

2 verified rules • Density Bonus Law, Downtown Design Guide

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