What does RAC-CC zoning mean in Fort Lauderdale?

RAC-CC, Regional Activity Center - City Center, is Fort Lauderdale's downtown core district and allows the city's tallest, highest-density mixed-use development by right within its boundaries, rather than requiring an individual rezoning for each project.

How is downtown Fort Lauderdale zoned differently from the rest of the city?

Downtown falls within the Regional Activity Center (RAC) framework, split into sub-districts like RAC-CC (City Center), RAC-UV (Urban Village), and RAC-UN (Uptown), each with its own height and massing standards, instead of the standard RS/RM districts that apply elsewhere in the city.

How do I find the zoning for an address in Fort Lauderdale?

The Fort Lauderdale Department of Sustainable Development maintains the official ULDR zoning map, and the Broward County Property Appraiser provides the underlying parcel and ownership records.

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Fort Lauderdale, FL zoning map & districts

Fort Lauderdale's Unified Land Development Regulations (ULDR) are administered by the Department of Sustainable Development, with the Planning & Zoning Board reviewing rezonings and major site plans before the City Commission. Standard residential districts (RS single-family, RM multifamily tiers) cover most of the city, but the highest-value development activity runs through the Regional Activity Center (RAC) zoning that governs downtown, allowing high-rise mixed-use by right within defined sub-districts instead of requiring a case-by-case rezoning.

The code Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations

Fort Lauderdale zoning map

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Residential 360
Special purpose 210
Commercial 159
Industrial 32
Mixed-use 20
Other / unclassified 16
Downtown / core 5

Source: City of Fort Lauderdale Zoning Map (36x48 PDF) / ZoningGIS REST service, retrieved 2026-08-29. Basemap: © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Source: the official City of Fort Lauderdale Zoning Map (36x48 PDF) / ZoningGIS REST service , retrieved 2026-08-29 — the authoritative source for current boundaries.

The Broward County Property Appraiser maintains parcel and ownership records, and the Fort Lauderdale Department of Sustainable Development publishes the official ULDR zoning map, including RAC sub-district boundaries downtown.

A published summary is never the authority. The adopted ordinance and the city's official zoning map govern, and both change — verify the district and every standard on your parcel before you rely on it.

How zoning works in Fort Lauderdale

Waterfront and downtown high-rise redevelopment is the dominant development pattern, with the RAC-CC (City Center), RAC-UV (Urban Village), and RAC-UN (Uptown) sub-districts each carrying different height and massing standards; developers working outside downtown should also confirm any applicable barrier island or historic-district overlay before assuming base RS/RM standards apply.

Fort Lauderdale zoning districts by family

The 12 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Fort Lauderdale, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 5 districts
RS-8	Residential Single Family	Standard single-family lot, low-medium density.
RS-4.4	Residential Single Family	Smaller-lot single-family, low density, 4,400 sq ft minimum.
RM-15	Residential Multifamily Low Rise/Medium Density	Low-density multifamily and townhomes.
RML-25	Residential Multifamily Low Rise/Medium High Density	Corrected from a non-existent 'RM-25' code; actual code is tiered RML/RMM/RMH-25.
RMH-60	Residential Multifamily High Rise/High Density	Highest-density residential tier; corrected from a non-existent 'RM-45' code.
Commercial 2 districts
B-1	Boulevard Business	Corridor commercial along designated boulevards.
B-2	General Business	General community-serving commercial; corrected name from 'Community Business'.
Downtown / core 3 districts
RAC-CC	Regional Activity Center - City Center	Downtown core; the tallest heights and highest densities citywide.
RAC-UV	Regional Activity Center - Urban Village	Mixed-use downtown-adjacent district.
RAC-EMU	Regional Activity Center - East Mixed Use District	Covers the Flagler Village/east-of-downtown area; corrected from a non-existent 'RAC-UN' code.
Industrial 1 district
I	Industrial	General industrial uses.
Special purpose 1 district
PUD	Planned Unit Development	Negotiated, master-planned development standards.

Fort Lauderdale zoning — common questions

What does RAC-CC zoning mean in Fort Lauderdale?: RAC-CC, Regional Activity Center - City Center, is Fort Lauderdale's downtown core district and allows the city's tallest, highest-density mixed-use development by right within its boundaries, rather than requiring an individual rezoning for each project.
How is downtown Fort Lauderdale zoned differently from the rest of the city?: Downtown falls within the Regional Activity Center (RAC) framework, split into sub-districts like RAC-CC (City Center), RAC-UV (Urban Village), and RAC-UN (Uptown), each with its own height and massing standards, instead of the standard RS/RM districts that apply elsewhere in the city.
How do I find the zoning for an address in Fort Lauderdale?: The Fort Lauderdale Department of Sustainable Development maintains the official ULDR zoning map, and the Broward County Property Appraiser provides the underlying parcel and ownership records.

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