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RM-12 Medium Density Multiple Family District Hollywood, Florida

Multiple-family residential district permitting single-family, duplex, townhouse and apartment buildings up to 12 units per acre (at least two units per platted lot regardless of density). Commercial uses are not allowed. Religious, institutional, day care, parking lot and educational uses require special exception.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in RM-12, Hollywood

The businesses the RM-12 district in Hollywood allows. The ones on the left are permitted by right; the ones on the right need a special approval first. (Zoning codes are set by each municipality, so RM-12 here means specifically Hollywood's RM-12 district.)

Allowed by right

Single-family dwellingDuplexTownhouseApartment building (min unit 500 sf, 750 sf average)Community residential home with 6 or fewer residents (deemed a single-family unit; no city approval; not within 1,000 ft of another such home) (Sec. 4.7.B.1)Community residential home with 7 to 14 residents (allowed in multifamily districts with site plan review; not within 1,200 ft of another 7-14 resident CRH/ALF or 500 ft of a single-family district) (Sec. 4.7.B.2, C)

With special approval

Places of worship, meeting halls and social hallsInstitutional usesDay care facilitiesCommercial and non-commercial parking lotsEducational facilitiesAssisted living facility with 15 or more residents (allowed in multifamily districts by special exception plus site plan review; 1,200 ft from another ALF/7-14 resident CRH, 500 ft from single-family district; not allowed in Community Redevelopment Districts) (Sec. 4.7.B.3, C)

Build envelope

Development standards

Headline dimensional limits for this district. Confirm exact figures against the current code for your specific parcel.

StandardMax density 12 units per acre

StandardMin lot area 6,000 sf; min lot width 60 ft

Max height3 stories not to exceed 35 ft

StandardLandscaped open space 40%

Min unit sizessingle family 1,000 sf, duplex 500 sf, townhouse 800 sf, apartment 500 sf min / 750 sf average; hotel not allowed

Setbacksfront 20 ft (5 ft at-grade parking lot); side interior sum of 20% of lot width (max 50 ft, min 7.5 ft each; 5 ft for lots 50 ft wide or less); side street 15 ft; rear 20 ft for 1 story, 15% of lot depth (20 ft min) for 2+ stories

Accessory usesUses customarily associated with a main permitted use (Sec. 4.20/4.21); Apartment buildings: mechanical support equipment, administrative offices and uses that maintain building operation; Apartment buildings: washers and dryers (inside a structure or not visible from right-of-way); Apartment buildings: resident-only dining room inside the building with no exterior signs; Apartment buildings: vending machines inside buildings; ATMs permitted on exterior walls; Accessory commercial, office or retail uses in apartment buildings only on lobby/first floor, without direct street access (not applicable in BWK-25 and BRT-25); Off-street parking and loading

StandardRead from Hollywood ZLDR Sec. 4.2.A-C (Multiple Family Districts); Sec. 4.7; Sec. 4.21.B; permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use / special-exception approval

The fine print

In plain English

BY RIGHT No hearing needed

If your business is on the by-right list, you can occupy a space in this district and open — no zoning hearing. Building permits and licensing still apply, but the use itself is already allowed.

SPECIAL Approval first

Special-approval uses can work here too, but they go through a public review before opening. Plan for extra time and possible conditions — we'll tell you which path a space needs.

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