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What are the deck setback and railing rules in Dania Beach?

0 ftrear setback for pool and pool deck on a canal or waterway

Dania Beach drops the pool and pool deck setback to zero on a rear lot line abutting a canal or waterway, but nothing may be built beyond the bulkhead line. Pool decks may not stand more than 6 inches above the home's finished floor, and raised wood decks and concrete patios keep 2 ft from side and rear lines.

Source: City of Dania Beach Code of Ordinances Ch. 28 LDC Secs. 105-60, 215-100, 215-90, 215-50 (Supp. 163); Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th Ed. (2023) R312.1.1-R312.1.3 (ICC Digital Codes) · Verified 2026-10

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Pools and pool decks5 ft from any lot line except a rear lot line abutting a canal or other waterway, where there is no minimum setback. No part of a pool or pool deck may sit more than 6 inches above the finished floor of the house. LDC Sec. 105-60(C)-(D).
Bulkhead lineNo structure may be built beyond the established bulkhead or bulkhead line or over any waterway, except docks and moorings under Article 240. Sec. 215-100.
Raised decks and patiosUnroofed raised wood decks and unroofed raised concrete patios: 6 ft from a street line and 2 ft from a side or rear lot line, enclosed only with open mesh screening. Covered patios/decks: 5 ft from side and rear lines. Sec. 215-90.
Without a poolPatio and deck sun canopies and gazebos not associated with a pool keep 5 ft from internal and rear property lines (single-family and duplex districts). Sec. 215-50(H).
Screens and proximityPool screen enclosures 5 ft from interior side and rear lines and 15 ft (or the principal corner setback) from a street side; an accessory structure within 10 ft of the house is treated as attached and meets principal setbacks. Secs. 105-60(E), 215-90(3).
Where it livesChapter 28 Land Development Code, Sec. 105-60 'Swimming pools', Sec. 215-100 'Waterway setbacks' (Ord. 2010-20), Sec. 215-90 'Accessory structure setbacks' and Sec. 215-50 permitted yard encroachments for E-1, RS and RD districts.
CarportsCarports 2 ft from an interior side line and principal setbacks elsewhere; storage closets inside a carport share its setback. Sec. 215-90(B)(1).
Guards (state rule)Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th Edition (2023), Sec. R312.1.1-R312.1.3: a guard is required on open sides of a walking surface located more than 30 inches above the floor or grade below at any point within 24 inches of the open edge; it must be at least 36 inches high; openings must not let a 4-inch sphere pass. No local guard amendment was found in this city's code.

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