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Residential multi-family at 22 dwelling units per gross acre (RM-22) Lauderhill, Florida

Multifamily residential district allowing more than 18 and up to 22 du per gross acre, applied within 1/4 mile of arterial/collector roads served by Broward County Transit and as underlying district for the Mixed Use Overlay. Multifamily requires site plan approval by the Planning and Zoning Board.

1 building zoned RM-229 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in RM-22, Lauderhill

The businesses the RM-22 district in Lauderhill 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-22 here means specifically Lauderhill's RM-22 district.)

Allowed by right
One-family detached dwellingsTownhouses, rowhouses and connected dwelling unitsFamily day care home (special regulations Art. III Part 5.0)Multi-family attached dwelling unitsLive entertainment (indoors) (special regulations)Special residential facility, Categories 1 and 2House of religious worship and attendant educational, nursery, Sunday school and recreational facilities (not elementary school or child care facility)
With special approval
Childcare, day (special exception)Mixed use, only within a Mixed Use Overlay Zoning District or SmartCode Transect (special exception)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMax density 22 du per gross acre
StandardMax height 8 stories or 100 ft
StandardMin lot area 12,000 sf; min frontage 100 ft
StandardMax impervious lot coverage 40% (up to 65% with on-site retention)
Front setback30 ft or 1x building height, whichever is greater; other setbacks 1x building height
Min unit size700 sf efficiency, 900 sf one-bedroom, 1,100 sf two-bedroom, +150 sf each additional
Min district size for rezoning3 contiguous acres (waivable)
StandardSingle-family units follow RS-5 development standards
Accessory usesBird aviary; Boat dock; Children's play equipment and play houses; Dog house and dog run; Essential utilities; Fences and walls; Garage; Greenhouse; Home occupations (special regulations); Home schooling; Landscaping, irrigation, sculptures, fountains and similar decorative features; Maintenance building for storage of vehicles and equipment attendant to the development; Mobile vehicular washing and detailing (special regulations); Recreation facilities attendant to a development (club house, exercise area, private golf course, tennis courts, swimming pools) operated by a bona fide association or management company; Refuse area; Signs such as building and unit address signs; Transportation facilities and amenities (accessways, driveways, parking, sidewalks, bicycle racks and lockers)
StandardRead from Lauderhill LDR Art. III Sec. 3.1.8 (RM-22); Schedule B-1; Schedule C(a); 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-22 in Lauderhill

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

FOR SALE 202,273 SF
2221 NW 58th Ave, Lauderhill — Price Per Unit
Lauderhill
$8,900,000View →

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Based on the Lauderhill zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.