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Residential-20 (RM-20) medium-high density multi-family residential district Lauderdale Lakes, Florida

Multi-family district sharing common regulations with RM-10, RM-16 and RM-25; density not to exceed 20 units per gross acre. Allows two-family dwellings, townhouses (max six per group), apartments and community residential homes; single-family detached homes only as a conditional use.

1 building zoned RM-205 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in RM-20, Lauderdale Lakes

The businesses the RM-20 district in Lauderdale Lakes 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-20 here means specifically Lauderdale Lakes's RM-20 district.)

Allowed by right
Two-family dwellingsTownhouses (not to exceed six units in any one group)ApartmentsCommunity residential homes (as regulated in F.S. ch. 419)
With special approval
Single-family detached dwellings (subject to applicable provisions of the section and first approved as a conditional use under Sec. 503)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMax density 20 units per gross acre
Max height 4 stories or 50 ft (townhouse/duplex and single-family detached2 stories or 30 ft)
StandardMax plot coverage 40% (2-4 stories) or 45% (1 story); single-family detached 50%
StandardMin landscaped open space 35%
Front yard30 ft or building height, whichever greater; side yard: 15 ft or half building height, whichever greater (corner lots 20 ft on side street); rear yard: 25 ft or building height, whichever greater (30 ft on canal/waterway lots)
Townhousesmin 160 ft x 16,000 sf plot; duplex: min 40 ft width and 4,000 sf per dwelling
Min unit sizeefficiency 700 sf, one-bedroom 800 sf, two-bedroom 1,000 sf, three-bedroom 1,150 sf (+150 sf each additional bedroom)
StandardPlay lot required for developments of 5 acres or more
Accessory usesUses accessory to any of the permitted uses when located on the same plot
StandardRead from Lauderdale Lakes Code Sec. 703.3 (Multi-family residential districts RM-10, RM-16, RM-20) - Secs. 703.3.1 to 703.3.13; district listed in Sec. 701; 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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Spaces zoned RM-20 in Lauderdale Lakes

1 space available in this district, largest first. Click any space to view it.

FOR SALE 960 SF
2901 NW 48th Ave, Lauderdale Lakes — Unit 367
Lauderdale Lakes
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Based on the Lauderdale Lakes zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.