The City of Venice Land Development Regulations are contained in Chapter 87 Land Development Code, Chapter 88 Building Regulations and Chapter 89 Environmental of the City’s ordinances. All three chapters pertain to development in the City and must be complied with. All City ordinances can be viewed at www.municode.com.

Zoning districts in the City of Venice are divided into three types, traditional, planned and mixed-use. These districts occur throughout the City consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and are indicated on the City’s zoning map. Click on the “zoning map” link to determine zoning for any property in the City.

Traditional Zoning Districts

Residential Districts

• Residential, Single-Family (RSF)
• Residential, Multi-Family (RMF)
• Residential, Manufactured Home Park (RMHP)
• Residential, Manufactured Home Subdivision (RMHS)

Non-Residential Zoning Districts

• Office, Professional and Institutional (OPI)
• Commercial (CM)
• Industrial (IND)
• Conservation (CON)
• Recreation (REC)
• Government (GOV)

Planned Zoning Districts

• Planned Unit Development (PUD)
• Planned Commercial Development (PCD)
• Planned Industrial Development (PID)

Mixed Use Zoning Districts

• Venice Avenue (VA)
• Downtown Edge (DE)
• South Trail (ST)
• Airport Avenue (AA)
• Seaboard Improvement (SBI)
• North Trail Gateway (NTG)
• Laurel West (LW)
• Laurel East (LE)
• Knights Trail (KT)
• Knights Trail Transitional (KTT)

Traditional zoning districts are regulated by typical zoning standards, whereas mixed use districts apply a form-based code which relates more to the form or look of the development rather than the use. Planned zoning districts include a binding master plan that requires the developer to have a broader vision of the overall project but provides for more flexibility. Some properties, although annexed into the City, have maintained their Sarasota County zoning designations of Open Use Estate (OUE) or Open Use Rural (OUR). These properties will be required to rezone to a city designation prior to any development proposal.