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RO Residential Office District Dania Beach, Florida

Provides for small-scale professional offices on lots fronting major arterial roads while still permitting a principal dwelling unit in the same building and maintaining residential character; design must be compatible with single-family residences. Only multifamily dwellings and business/professional/medical-type offices are permitted; accessory dwelling units are not permitted in RO.

1 building zoned RO3 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in RO, Dania Beach

The businesses the RO 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 RO here means specifically Dania Beach's RO district.)

Allowed by right
Multifamily dwellingsOffice, businessOffice, professional
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.

StandardHeight 2 stories / 25 ft; coverage 70%; impervious 85% (min 15% pervious per Sec. 110-180)
Yardsfront 10 ft; interior side 7 ft each (one story) / 15 ft each (two story); rear 10 ft (one story) / 15 ft (two story)
StandardConversion of non-office use to general office requires site plan review (Art. 635); head-in/back-out parking prohibited; 6 ft masonry wall along alleys
Parking setbacksstreet 10 ft, interior side 5 ft, rear 10 ft
StandardRead from Dania Beach Code Sec. 100-60 (RO), Sec. 110-20 (use table, RO column), Sec. 110-180 (RO supplemental regulations), Sec. 205-10(C); 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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Spaces zoned RO in Dania Beach

1 space available in this district, largest first. Click any space to view it.

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Based on the Dania Beach zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.