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C-4 General Commercial District Dania Beach, Florida

General Commercial district for a wide range of commercial uses, including businesses that do not need convenient consumer access and activities not compatible with residential uses such as vehicle repair, trade shops and outdoor storage. Per the Sec. 110-20 table, retail, offices, restaurants, vehicle sales, contractor shops, warehousing and wholesale showroom-warehouse are permitted; hotels, minor auto repair, gun/pawn shops, light fabrication and many drive-through uses are special exception uses.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in C-4, Dania Beach

The businesses the C-4 district in Dania Beach 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 C-4 here means specifically Dania Beach's C-4 district.)

Allowed by right

Art galleries, museums, and librariesAthletic clubs/studioAutomobile, truck, motorcycle, boat, trailer, recreation vehicle sales, display, accessory repair and serviceAuto parts, retail or wholesaleBanks and financial institutionsBakeries, delicatessensBus depot for storage and maintenance of buses and related office facilities [subject to Sec. 110-290]Catering establishmentsCharity or thrift shopCity of Dania Beach municipal useContractor shop [subject to Sec. 110-270]Copy shop, printing shopDay care centersDry cleaning establishments, excluding self service laundries, for direct service to customersFast food restaurant in an existing building [subject to Sec. 110-190]Fast food restaurant in a new multi-tenant, or attached building (not free standing) [subject to Sec. 110-190]Fortune tellers, palmists, clairvoyants or astrologists [subject to Sec. 110-190 & Chapter 12.5]General service and repair shopIndoor play center providing primarily physical and imaginative non-electronic recreational opportunities for preschool and elementary aged children (may offer accessory retail, food and beverage sales)Kennel (subject to section 302-20 (A)(21))Liquor, package stores [subject to Sec. 110-50]Medical Marijuana Retail Center [subject to Sec. 110-190 (C)]Mobile food vendor [subject to Sec. 110-320]Office, businessOffice, professionalOffice, medical [Sec. 110-40 and section 110-190 (C) govern pain management clinics]Personal service establishmentsPublic or private parking facility (principal use)Resale boutique and consignment shop, for profitRestaurants, full service without live entertainment [subject to Sec. 110-50]Restaurant, takeoutRetail pharmacy [subject to Sec. 110-190 (C)]Retail stores [subject to Sec. 110-190 (C)]School, specialtySign fabrication, sign printing [subject to Sec. 110-250]Temporary uses and special events [subject to article 675]Veterinarian, animal hospital (excluding boarding)Warehousing with up to twenty (20) percent ancillary office spaceWholesale: Combined officeshowroom-warehouse facility with up to twenty percent (20%) ancillary office spacePlaces of worship

With special approval

Assembly and light fabrication of goods and materialsAuditoriums, theaters and convention halls, movie theatersAutomobile rental establishments, other [subject to Sec. 110-80]Automobile rental establishments, with parking or storage for ten (10) or fewer vehicles [subject to Sec. 110-190]Automobile repair, minor [subject to Sec. 110-90]Boats, Indoor storage of new or used only on property abutting a navigable waterwayCharitable, civic, fraternal and professional organizations, excluding social service providers and agenciesCheck cashing stores [subject to Sec. 110-190]Contractor shop, repair or service shops (air conditioning, carpenter, plumbing, electrical, glass, marine, cloth or canvas)Drive-through service, other [subject to Secs. 110-190, 110-220]Freestanding drive-through restaurant [subject to Sec. 110-190]Funeral homes and mortuariesGun shops [subject to Sec. 110-190]Hotel [subject to Sec. 110-100]Large retail establishment [subject to Secs. 110-120, 110-190; articles 510, 520]Merchandise rental or leasing storesMotor fuel pumps, retail [subject to Sec. 110-90]Outdoor restaurant seating [subject to Sec. 110-200]Outdoor stands, other; open countersOutdoor storage of new materials and equipment [subject to Sec. 110-210]Pawn shops [subject to Sec. 110-190]Residential care facility [subject to Sec. 105-170]Residential care facility, adult [subject to Sec. 105-170]Restaurants and bars with live entertainment as an accessory use [subject to Sec. 110-50]Restaurant, drive-in [subject to Secs. 110-190, 110-220]School, academicSchool, collegeSelf-service or coin-operated laundry [subject to Sec. 110-190]Storage and sales of lumber and building materials within a completely enclosed buildingTattoo or body piercing parlor [subject to Sec. 110-190]Vinyl sign fabrication and sign printing shops (excluding metal fabrication sand blasting and spray painting processes)Wet or dry stack marina and related facilities [subject to Sec. 110-170]

Build envelope

Development standards

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

Not permitted (NP) in C-4 includeArcade or amusement center; Bail Bond; Bingo hall; Cabinet or furniture shop; Community garden/urban farm; Exhibit/Event space; Farmer's market; Microbrewery/craft distillery; Winery with tasting room; Mixed residential and commercial uses; Multifamily dwellings; Single-family residence; Mobile vendor; Roadside vendors; Outdoor storage of fully-assembled passenger vehicles, boats, trailers and RVs; Storage (Sec. 110-260); Wholesale combined office-distribution/showroom-warehouse; marine uses (boat painting, manufacturing, dry stack, docks, etc.)

Table legendP permitted, A permitted accessory use only, SE permitted special exception use only, NP not permitted

Sec. 205-13 development regulations (General Commercial and others)min front 25 ft, rear 30 ft, street side 25 ft, interior side 15 ft, min lot width 100 ft, min lot depth 100 ft, min building separation 100 ft; parking per Art. 265, landscaping per Art. 276, pervious area per Sec. 215-130 (Sec. 205-10 schedule row 'C-2, C-3, C-4' lists different figures; the later Sec. 205-13 table controls for C-4 as written)

StandardMany uses carry cross-references to supplemental regulations (Sec. 110-40 to 110-320)

Accessory usesAccessory uses to permitted and special exception uses; Assembly, repair, and fabrication of premanufactured art objects, apparel, jewelry, and home furnishings, accessory to retail use [subject to Sec. 110-150]; Liquor, package stores accessory to grocery retail use of at least 27,500 square feet [subject to Sec. 110-50]; Massage therapy services as accessory to a full service personal service establishment only [subject to Sec. 110-280]; Outdoor produce sales [subject to Sec. 110-160]; Watchman or caretaker dwelling unit [subject to Secs. 110-30, 230-20]

StandardRead from Dania Beach Code Ch. 28 Part 1, Sec. 100-60 (purpose), Sec. 110-20 (list of permitted, special exception and prohibited uses, commercial districts); Part 2 Sec. 205-10/205-13 (development 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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