Daytona Beach, FL Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Density Bonus Law (2026)

3's Intensity and Dimensional Standards table for the Redevelopment Beachside - Specialty Retail (RDB-2) district carries a footnote allowing that ceiling to rise to 30 du/ac. Getting the extra units per acre is not automatic: the Code requires City Commission approval following a public hearing, and the increase must be granted in accordance with the residential density bonus provisions set out in the Redevelopment Element of the City's comprehensive plan, so an applicant has to show its project meets whatever density-bonus criteria the Redevelopment Element establishes, not just ask the Commission for more units.

3 for the neighboring Gateway Residential/Mixed-Use (RDB-3) district. Both districts sit within the Main Street Redevelopment Area, where the Land Development Code otherwise pushes for pedestrian-scaled, mixed-use infill; the density bonus is one of the tools the Code uses to make that infill financially workable on small downtown-area lots. Height in RDB-2 is separately capped at 35 feet, with its own case-by-case exception for structures set back 100 feet or more from Main Street, so a density bonus does not by itself authorize a taller building.