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RM-16: Multifamily Residential District Oakland Park, Florida

Low-density multifamily district (max 16 du per gross acre) permitting R-1/R-2 uses plus townhouses, rowhouses and multifamily dwellings, small boarding/B&B uses, parking structures serving the development, child care facilities, and licensed transitional community residences / recovery communities subject to spacing.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in RM-16, Oakland Park

The businesses the RM-16 district in Oakland Park 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-16 here means specifically Oakland Park's RM-16 district.)

Allowed by right

Any use permitted in R-1 and R-2 (one-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, family community residence, family day care home)Townhouses and rowhousesMultifamily dwellingBoarding house or bed and breakfast with not more than four rental roomsParking structure to serve the developmentTransitional community residence (4-10 residents; 660 ft from other community residences/recovery communities; state license or Oxford House charter)Recovery communities (1,200 ft from other recovery communities/community residences; licensed or Oxford House)Rooming house with not more than four rental roomsChild care facility/center (separated by an 800 ft radius from other child care facilities)

With special approval

Any conditional use allowed in R-1Transitional community residence located < 660 ft from another community residence or with more than 10 residents (licensed/Oxford House)Transitional community residence of a type for which the State offers no licenseRecovery community within 1,200 ft of an existing community residence or recovery community (per Sec. 24-71(D) criteria)Community care facility

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardDensity max 16 du per gross acre

StandardSingle-family lot min 6,000 sq ft / 60 ft; nonresidential uses min 10,000 sq ft / 100 ft

Min floor area per unitone-family 1,100 sq ft; two-family 550; multifamily 550; rental sleeping room 120 sq ft

StandardMax height 35 ft / 3 stories; max building coverage 40%

Setbacks (master table)side 7.5 ft; street side 15 ft; rear 15 ft; waterway 15 ft; front by average-of-neighbors formula (max 30 ft, default 25 ft)

StandardOutdoor dining by OP3D restaurants must be 300 ft away from RM-16 zoning unless noise plan approved

StandardRead from Oakland Park Land Development Code Sec. 24-32 (RM-16); Sec. 24-52 master setback and bulk table; 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-16 in Oakland Park

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

FOR SALE 5,228 SF

201-221 NE 40th Ct, Oakland Park — Entire Property

Oakland Park

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FOR SALE

3501 NW 31st Ave, Oakland Park — Entire Property

Oakland Park

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Based on the Oakland Park zoning code.

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