Zoning explained · Broward County

Office park district Cooper City, Florida

Intended to encourage planned office complexes and corporate headquarters. Development requires single/unified ownership and a final site development plan approved by the City Commission. All uses must be in enclosed buildings with no outside storage.

2 buildings zoned OP11 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in OP, Cooper City

The businesses the OP district in Cooper City allows. The ones on the left are permitted by right; the ones on the right need a special approval first. (Zoning codes are set by each municipality, so OP here means specifically Cooper City's OP district.)

Allowed by right

College or universityCommunity assembly (subject to Sec. 23-95(b))Crop agriculture, as an interim land use per the comprehensive land use planMulti-family dwelling (residential gross floor area not to exceed 50% of total GFA; reserve units required from City Commission before site plan/plat)HospitalMedical office or clinic (subject to Sec. 23-101.1 and 23-104.1)Medical or dental laboratory (subject to Sec. 23-101.1 and 23-104.1)Office, business or professionalResearch and developmentUtilities, generalGovernmental services

With special approval

None noted for this district.

Build envelope

Development standards

Headline dimensional limits for this district. Confirm exact figures against the current code for your specific parcel.

Minimum site area2 net acres

Max building coverage35%

Max height3 stories or 45 ft

Yardsfront 60 ft, street side 60 ft, interior side 25 ft, rear 25 ft (plus 1 ft per ft of height over 25 ft)

StandardBuildings 60 ft from residentially zoned property lines

StandardDirect access to a collector road per Broward trafficways plan

StandardAll uses within enclosed buildings; no outside storage

Accessory usesNewsstand, florist and/or barbershop/beauty shop serving patrons and employees of office buildings (combined limited to 5% of gross floor area of the office park or building) (Sec. 23-84(c)); Off-street parking serving a principal activity (Sec. 23-84(d)); Storage of goods sold by a principal commercial activity (Sec. 23-84(f)); Public utility transmission lines accessory to any permitted use (Sec. 23-84(h))

StandardRead from Cooper City Code Sec. 23-44 (OP, Office park district); Sec. 23-10 use schedule; Sec. 23-84(c) accessory uses; permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use / special-exception approval

The fine print

In plain English

BY RIGHT No hearing needed

If your business is on the by-right list, you can occupy a space in this district and open — no zoning hearing. Building permits and licensing still apply, but the use itself is already allowed.

SPECIAL Approval first

Special-approval uses can work here too, but they go through a public review before opening. Plan for extra time and possible conditions — we'll tell you which path a space needs.

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