Lauderhill, FL Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Downtown Design Guide (2026)

Sec. 2 states the design standards and guidelines in Schedule P apply whenever a project is new development, redevelopment (demolishing and replacing a structure), a substantial improvement that grows the building's area by ten percent or more, any project in the RT-15 zoning district, or a service station re-branding or re-imaging. The introduction to Schedule P defines these as performance criteria used to evaluate and approve development, and Sec. 1 is explicit that compliance is required to secure a site plan or site plan modification, a Community Appearance Committee development order, and a building permit.

The nine substantive sections that follow cover general design (LEED and ADA compliance, CPTED crime-prevention layout), architectural standards for massing, height and facade materials, street-level standards, landscaping and irrigation, signage, site furnishings, lighting, and road and parking design. Corridor properties along the State Road 7 Community Redevelopment Area and the thirteen roads designated under Schedule O's Gateway Roads Overlay face additional uniform wall, fence and landscaping requirements reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board and adopted by the City Commission. There is no separate downtown zoning overlay; instead these citywide standards function as Lauderhill's design guide, applied project by project through development review rather than as a fixed downtown boundary.