Housing Development Opportunities

The County’s Workforce Housing Development Program is a voluntary program that provides density bonuses and other incentives for the development of workforce housing. 



Families and individuals with incomes ranging from 60 to 140 percent of the County’s median income constitute the workforce target income group and is the focus of our workforce housing program. The Area Median Income (AMI) for an individual living in Miami-Dade County is currently $68,300. 

The benefits of building workforce housing include:

• Impact Fees are waived for units designated as workforce housing and target up to 120% of AMI.

Density Bonuses allow for up to 25% more living units to be constructed in a development when a portion of the development is designated for workforce housing.

In addition to infill and irregular lots, other great options for well-planned transit supportive communities containing a variety of uses, including workforce and affordable housing types and other public services, can be found in Urban Centers (UC) and Rapid Transit Zones (RTZ). 

Urban Centers are created through the charrette process, an intensive, public planning workshop that seeks the consensus of all the stakeholders of the subject area. We use charrettes so that the public can provide their input and to develop the community's vision for its growth and future development.

The main benefits of developing within the Urban Centers is that greater density and intensity is allowed as of right. To help initiate immediate development, the County provides the Administrative Site Plan Review (ASPR) process. This allows applicants to have their site plans that conform to the Urban Center’s regulatory framework go through an administrative review. It then grants them the ability to then go straight to permitting, because the adoption of the Urban Center itself included a public hearing and established the development parameters in the area. If requested, an expedited review of five business days is available. To discuss development options in Urban Centers, email [email protected].

RER has at your disposal the Land Management Viewer, a tool with a wealth of information that not only makes planning your project easier, but also makes your investment more certain. 

Explore the Land Management Viewer

As you navigate the Viewer, the tabs along the top provide details for each category. In the Zoning viewer, find the site-specific information with regards to its Zoning District; and under CDMP, find the land use designation for any property within the unincorporated Miami-Dade County or under RER’s regulatory jurisdiction. The drop-down menus indicate additional information regarding the zoning category and the density thresholds for the pertinent land use designation.


If you need to know the distance from the nearest roadway, development boundary or another site or a specific use or are unsure about the general area for a specific site, the handy Calculation Tools help you find the area and distance in just a few clicks.

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The Zoning Records viewer provides site-specific zoning information for public hearing applications and property appraiser information, as well as the zoning history and resolutions from prior hearings and includes links to historic maps. To search you must have either the address, folio number or application number to readily access all the information available in our system.



All this valuable information can help you find parcels or locations that are right for your project or help you decide if a parcel or location you already have in mind is the most suitable one for your project.

Similarly, the Water and Sewer Department (WASD), has a variety of helpful GIS tools. Through these, you can search construction project information to determine if properties are connected to water and sewer systems or a septic tank, find ongoing construction projects, access various agencies with permitting process and more.

If you would like our staff to professionally research parcels and provide official interpretation letters, this service is available for a fee. Additionally, Development Services staff is available to speak with you today! We are here to discuss your ideas and answer your questions and will work with you to make your affordable or workforce housing project a reality.