Zoning Districts

The following are the types of Zoning Districts, Urban Center Districts, and Rapid Transit Zones in Miami-Dade County.

Zoning Districts

• GU - Interim District-Uses depend on character of neighborhood, otherwise EU-2 standards apply
• AU - Agricultural/Residential 5 Acres gross
• EU-2 - Estates, Single-Family, 5 Acres gross
• EU-1C - Estates, Single-Family, 21/2 acres or more in area
• EU-1 - Estates, Single-Family, 1 acre or more in area
• EU-S - Estate use, suburban Single-family 25,000 ft2 gross
• EU-M - Estates modified, single-family, minimum lot area 15,000ft2 net
• RU-1 - Single-family Residential District 7,500 ft2 net
• RU-1Z* - Single-Family Residential, Zero Lot Line 4,500 ft2 net
• RU-1(M)(a) - Modified Single-Family Residential District 5,000 ft2 net
• RU-(M)(b) - Modified Single-Family Residential District 6,000 ft2 net
• RU-2 - Two-family Residential District, 7,500 ft2 net
• RU-TH - Townhouse District, 8.5 units/net acre
• RU-3 - Four-unit Apartment District, 7,500 ft2 net
• RU-3M - Minimum Apartment House 12.9 units/net acre
• RU-3B - Bungalow Court District, 10,000 ft2 net
• RU-4L - Limited Apartment House District, 35.9 units/net acre
• RU-4M - Modified Apartment House District, 35.9 units/net acre
• RU-4 - High Density Apartment House District, 50 units/net acre
• RU-4A - RU-4 or Hotel/Motel District, 23 units/net acre
• RU-5 - Semi-professional Office District and Apartments District
• RU-5A - Semi-professional Office District, 10,000 ft2 net
• OPD - Office Park District, 20 acres minimum. Mixed residential and convenience retail services. Density depends on Master Plan, neighborhood studies and neighborhood development.
• TND - Traditional Neighborhood Development District, 40 acres gross minimum. Mixed uses.
• BU-1 - Business Districts, neighborhood
• BU-1A - Business Districts, limited
• BU-2 - Business Districts, special
• BU-3 - Business Districts, liberal (wholesale); includes mechanical garage and used car lots.
• IU-1 - Industrial Districts, light manufacturing
• IU-2 - Industrial Districts, heavy manufacturing
• IU-3 - Industrial Districts, unlimited manufacturing
• IU-C - Industrial District, conditional

Special Zoning Districts

• PAD - Planned Area Development. 20 acres minimum. Mixed residential and convenience retail services. Density depends on Master Plan, neighborhood studies and neighborhood development.
• OPD - Office Park District. 20 acres minimum. Mixed residential and convenience retail services. Density depends on Master Plan, neighborhood studies and neighborhood development.
• TND - Traditional Neighborhood Development District. 40 acres gross minimum. Mixed uses.
• ECPAD - Employment Center Planned Area Development. Implementing the CDMP’s business and office land use category’s employment centers. Requires a minimum of 10 gross acres, designated business and office on the CDMP’s land use plan map, located inside the UDB and with direct access to a major roadway.
• REDPAD - Retail Entertainment District Planned Area Development. Zoning district designed to accommodate large regional retail and entertainment venues. Requires a minimum of 50 gross acres, designated business and office on the CDMP’s land use plan map, located inside the UDB and with direct access to a major roadway.
• CD - Corridor District. Zoning district designed to address the conversion of former rail or transportation corridors into a mix of development and trail/recreation areas.

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