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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.
Urban Centers Districts and Areas
Standard Urban Center District Regulations
This article provides common regulations for Urban Center and Urban Area districts within the county.
- Regulations and Illustrations (4.7 MB)
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(K).
Adopted Urban Center Districts and Areas
In addition to the Standard Urban Center Regulations, please refer to the Urban Center/Area regulations listed below to obtain the regulating standards for each area. Some PDF maps in the documents may not be updated. For more current and detailed information on a specific property, use the GIS map application map on the right side of this page.
Bird Road Corridor Urban Area District
- Regulations and Maps: BRCUAD
- BRCUAD Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(U)
Bird Road Design and Industrial District
- Regulations and Maps: BRDI
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIIA
Country Club Urban Center District
- Regulations and Maps: CCUAD
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(V)
Cutler Ridge Metropolitan Urban Center District
- Regulations and Maps: CRMUC
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(P)
Downtown Kendall Urban Center District
- Regulations and Maps: DKUC
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(I)
Goulds Community Urban Center District
- Regulations and Maps: GCUC
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(L)
Leisure City Community Urban Center District
- Regulations and Maps: LCUC
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(Q)
Model City Urban Center District
- Regulations and Maps: MCUCD
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(R)
Naranja Community Urban Center District
- Regulations and Maps: NCUC
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(J)
North Central Urban Area District
- Regulations and Maps: NCUAD
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(S)
Ojus Urban Area District
- Regulations and Maps: OUAD
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(O)
Palmer Lake Metropolitan Urban Center District
- Regulations and Maps: PLMUC
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(T)
Princeton Community Urban Center District
- Regulations and Maps: PCUC
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(M)
Perrine Community Urban Center District
- Regulations and Maps: PECUC
- Code reference: ARTICLE XXXIII(N)
Rapid Transit Zones

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