Coconut Creek, FL Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Density Bonus Law (2026)

Section 13-363 is how the City of Coconut Creek, in Broward County, Florida, implements F.S. § 166.04151(7), the Live Local Act. It sets density by pointing to the rest of the city: the residential component of a qualifying development gets the highest density allowed by right on any land in the city where residential development is allowed, without incorporation of any bonus density. Height is capped at the highest currently allowed for a commercial or residential development within the city and within one mile of the project, or three stories, whichever is higher.

A qualifying development is a multiple-family mixed-use project with 65 percent of total square footage residential and 35 percent devoted to principal non-residential uses. At least 40 percent of the multi-family units must stay affordable, as defined in F.S. § 420.0004, for at least 30 years, secured by a recorded covenant on a form approved by the city attorney. Affordable and market-rate units must share the same structure in equal proportions, use the same principal entrance, and match in exterior and interior finishes.

Eligible zoning districts are B-2, B-3, B-4, IO-1, IM-1, PCD, and the commercial, industrial or mixed-use modules of a PUD or PMDD. Applications must be deemed complete before October 1, 2033. Minimum air conditioned unit sizes are 850 square feet for a studio or one bedroom, 1,200 for two bedrooms and 1,400 for three, plus 150 for each additional bedroom or den. Projects more than one mile from the MainStreet RAC follow Table 13-363-1, with 25-foot yards for buildings up to 20 feet or one story, 35 percent open space and a 300-foot maximum building length. A project within a half mile of a major transit stop can request up to a 5 percent parking reduction.