Florida Zoning

Statewide-code state · 24 cities profiled · IBC 2021 FBC.

Overview

Preemption classification
Tier C — Dual preemption

Pro-housing: Live Local Act and SB 1730 (2025) — aggressive preemption enabling multifamily in commercial zones. Manufactured housing protected. Restricts locals: preempts local STR regulation and rent control. True dual pattern.

Governance
Statewide

Building and zoning code adoption is mandated at the state level.

Adopted building codes

Statewide — FL Building Code 7th ed

2021 FBC
2021 FBC
2020
2021
IECC (Residential)
2021
IECC (Commercial)
2021
City-level IBC adoptions (20)
CityIBCAmendment notes
Cape Coral2021
DeFuniak Springs2021
Destin2021
Fort Myers2021
Fort Walton Beach2021
Gainesville2021
Hollywood2021
Jacksonville2021
Lakeland2021
Lehigh Acres2021
Miami2021
Miramar2021
Naples2021
Navarre2021
Niceville2021
Orlando2021
Pembroke Pines2021
St. Petersburg2021
Tallahassee2021
Tampa2021

Profiled counties

Cities

Showing 24 of 24
CityPopulationCodeStatusIssues
Cape CoralCape Coral Land Development Code (LDC) · 11 districtsV2 ✓freshness:volatile
CrestviewCity of Crestview Land Development Code (LDC), Chapter 4 · 7 districtsV2 ✓
DeFuniak SpringsChapter 3 — Land Development Code · 6 districtsV2 ✓cohort:needs-dom-retrievalblocker:municode
DestinCity of Destin Land Development Code (LDC) · 29 districtsV2 ✓data:gaps-present
Fort LauderdaleV2 ✓freshness:volatiledata:gaps-present
Fort MyersCity of Fort Myers Land Development Code (LDC), Chapter 118 · 21 districtsV2 ✓freshness:volatile
Fort Walton BeachCity of Fort Walton Beach Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18 (Zoning) + Land Development Code · 7 districtsV2 ✓
GainesvilleChapter 30 — Land Development Code (transect zones + traditional Euclidean districts) · 17 districtsV2 ✓freshness:volatileblocker:municode
HialeahHialeah Code of Ordinances, Chapter 98 — Zoning · 8 districtsV2 ✓data:gaps-present
HollywoodCity of Hollywood, Florida — Zoning and Land Development Regulations (ZLDR) · 16 districtsV2 ✓cohort:needs-dom-retrievalfreshness:volatileblocker:amlegal
JacksonvilleJacksonville Ordinance Code, Chapter 656 — Zoning Code · 33 districtsV1 Legacyschema:v1-legacypriority:lowfreshness:volatiledata:gaps-present
LakelandLakeland Land Development Code (Code of Ordinances — Part II Land Development Code); major code rewrite with form-based/context-subdistrict standards; amendments via Ord. 24-034 and Ord. 24-035 (Sept 2024) adding Transit-Oriented Corridor (TOC) affordable-housing pathway · 22 districtsV1 Legacyschema:v1-legacypriority:lowdata:gaps-present
Lehigh AcresLee County Land Development Code, Chapter 34 — Zoning (Lehigh Acres is unincorporated Lee County; no independent municipal zoning) · 1 districtsV1 Legacyschema:v1-legacypriority:lowcohort:needs-dom-retrievalfreshness:volatile
MiamiMiami 21 — Your City. Your Plan. (Form-Based Code) · 16 districtsV2 ✓freshness:volatiledata:gaps-present
MiramarCity of Miramar Land Development Code (Chapter 4 — Zoning) · 12 districtsV1 Legacyschema:v1-legacypriority:lowcohort:needs-dom-retrievalblocker:municode
NaplesCode of Ordinances, City of Naples, Florida — Part II, Chapter 58 (Zoning) · 11 districtsV2 ✓data:gaps-presentplatform:municode-spa-blockerplatform:elaws-503-blocker
NavarreNo municipal zoning. Navarre is an unincorporated community (CDP) in Santa Rosa County. Land use is governed by (a) Santa Rosa County Land Development Code (LDC) under county home-rule / Fla. Stat. Ch. 125 / Ch. 163, (b) the Navarre Beach Area Master Plan (county-adopted for the Navarre Beach peninsula leasehold), (c) FAC 28-42 / DoD AICUZ for the Eglin AFB east reservation and Hurlburt Field noise/accident-potential zones, and (d) federally-administered floodplain regulation for the Santa Rosa Sound/Gulf shoreline and Navarre Beach peninsula. · 7 districtsV2 ✓
NicevilleCity of Niceville Code of Ordinances, Appendix D Land Development Code, Article 7 · 5 districtsV2 ✓
OrlandoCity of Orlando Land Development Code (LDC), Title III, Chapters 58–66 (Ch. 58 Zoning Districts & Uses; Ch. 60 General Development Standards; Ch. 61 Traffic and Transportation; Ch. 62 Special Plan Overlays; Ch. 63 Administrative Procedures; Ch. 64 Design Standards; Ch. 65 Sign Code; Ch. 66 Concurrency) · 30 districtsV2 ✓cohort:needs-dom-retrievalfreshness:volatileblocker:municodedata:gaps-present
Pembroke PinesCity of Pembroke Pines Land Development Regulations, Chapter 155 · 18 districtsV2 ✓
Port St. LucieChapter 158, Title XV — Land Usage, Code of Ordinances (Zoning Code) · 14 districtsV2 ✓freshness:volatileblocker:municode-spablocker:elaws-503-botdata:rm5-rm8-rm15-standards-pending
St. PetersburgCity of St. Petersburg Land Development Regulations (LDRs), Chapter 16 · 29 districtsV2 ✓freshness:volatile
TallahasseeTallahassee Land Development Code (LDC), Title V — Zoning Code (Chapter 10) · 13 districtsV2 ✓freshness:volatile
TampaCity of Tampa Code of Ordinances, Chapter 27 — Zoning and Land Development · 22 districtsV1 Legacyschema:v1-legacypriority:lowcohort:needs-dom-retrievalfreshness:volatile

Research status

Data quality

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