Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Orange County, FL (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Orange County, Florida.
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Density Bonus Law
Orange County's Town Center allows developers to exceed the Comprehensive Plan's dwelling-unit cap by drawing from a 1,540-unit density bonus bank, earned through PD/Unified Neighborhood Plan review and approval.
Orange County Town Center Density Bonus
Some RestrictionsOrange County Code § 38-1390.28
A density bonus program is hereby established, which will allow district development programs to exceed thresholds established through the Comprehensive Plan. A "bonus bank" was established with the adoption of the Town Center provisions in the Comprehensive Plan, which includes a total of one thousand five hundred forty (1,540) dwelling units. This bonus may be earned by completing the PD/UNP ...
Downtown Design Guide
Nonresidential buildings inside one of Orange County's designated Community Village Centers must be built as a single, unified project, not a disjointed collection of outparcels, and must follow specific design guidelines: 50-foot setbacks from natural water bodies, no floodlighting or high-noise activity reaching neighboring property, and second-story facades along any public right-of-way covered at least half in architectural features like balconies, canopies or cascading planters.
Orange County Community Village Center Design Rules
Some RestrictionsOrange County Code § 38-1348(a),(d),(f),(g)
(a)A nonresidential development shall be designed or redesigned as a single, unified and integrated project pursuant to the CVC guidelines and standards in this division and the guidelines and standards for the particular CVC. A disjointed, fragmented, uncoordinated development which is physically or functionally separated from a single, unified and integrated project, such as development on an...
Zoning Overlays & Bonuses by City in Orange County
1 cities in Orange County have their own zoning overlays & bonuses rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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