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Medical Center (MC) District Coral Springs, Florida

District for hospitals and related medical facilities, intended as large areas that can develop a diversity of medical and medically related goods, services and programs. Permitted uses are limited to the list in Sec. 250692; the section lists no conditional uses.

1 building zoned MC8 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in MC, Coral Springs

The businesses the MC district in Coral Springs 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 MC here means specifically Coral Springs's MC district.)

Allowed by right

Hospitals, convalescent homesMedical and dental clinics and laboratories and accessory private offices (private offices inside the clinic building, less than 50% of floor area of any one building)Private offices for doctors, dentists and opticiansApothecaries and stores for retail sale or rental of hospital and physical therapy or orthopedic treatmentEstablishment for physical therapy treatmentCertain congregate living facilities per Sec. 250152 / Table ANursing homesPharmacies and medical marijuana dispensing facilities (not within 500 ft of another pharmacy or dispensing facility; compliant with federal, state and local law)

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.

StandardMin plot 15,000 sf (Sec. 250694)

StandardMax height 50 ft (25 ft within 150 ft of an RS District); hospitals up to 150 ft (Sec. 250695)

StandardMin landscaped open space 30% of plot (Sec. 250693)

StandardFront yard 25 ft (+1 ft per 2 ft of height over 25 ft); side yards 15 ft each (street side 25 ft, +1 ft per 2 ft of height over 25 ft); rear yard 25 ft (+1 ft per 2 ft over 25 ft); yards adjoining an RS District at least 35 ft of lawn and landscaping (Secs. 250696-250699)

StandardMin floor area of all structures 2,500 sf (Sec. 250700)

Accessory usesAccessory to a hospital, convalescent home or nursing home: heliports, helistops and off-heliport landing sites (per chapter requirements); gift shops, floral shops; pharmacies; medical marijuana dispensing facilities; places of worship; cafeterias; snack bars; quarters for employees and personnel including nurses, interns, doctors and medical technicians; other accessory or incidental uses (no signs or promotion to the general public for the accessory uses except information/directional) [Sec. 250692(8)]

Read from Coral Springs LDC Div. 3 (MC) Sec. 250691-250700Sec. 250692 (uses permitted), 250693-250700 (standards); 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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