Coral Gables requires no rear setback for a deck on waterfront property, but a deck may never project over the waterway or beyond the property line, and it cannot rise above the first-floor elevation. Pools sit 5 ft from the canal, waterway, lake or bay, and pool patios may come 3 ft closer than the pool.
Source: City of Coral Gables Zoning Code Secs. 5-310, 3-308, 2-101, 3-702, published on Gridics CodeHub (Municode Zoning Code product refers to it); Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th Ed. (2023) R312.1.1-R312.1.3 (ICC Digital Codes) · Verified 2026-10
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