RU-4 - High Density Apartment House Zoning District

Lot coverage is the percentage of the overall area of the site that the building occupies (building area under roof at ground level/total lot area = lot coverage percentage).

Maximum Lot Coverage

Maximum lot coverage shall be 40% of net lot area.

Minimum Lot Area, Frontage

Minimum area of land shall not be less than 10,000 square feet, having a minimum frontage of 100 feet.

Building Height and Number of Stories

Read Section 33-212 of the Miami-Dade County Code.

A setback is the required minimum horizontal distance between the front, sides and rear of the lot to the building.

Principal Building Setbacks

• Front and rear: 25 feet for buildings up to 35 feet in height; for buildings over 35 feet in height, the setback shall be increased by 40% of the additional height provided, however, that the required front setback shall not exceed 50 feet.
• Side street: 25 feet minimum, subject to building envelope
• Between buildings: 20 feet; 30 feet for walls with doors/windows

Accessory Use Setbacks (utility sheds, gazebos, etc.)

• Front: 75 feet
• Rear: 5 feet
• Interior side: 7 1/2 feet
• Side street: 30 feet
• Between buildings: 10 feet

Maximum height permitted: 6 feet. In certain instances, the height may be limited to 2 1/2 feet for visibility at intersections.

The height of a fence, wall or hedge shall be the vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the finished building site to the top of said wall, fence or hedge.