Zoning explained · Broward County

I Industrial Deerfield Beach, Florida

General-industrial district for areas where general industrial uses may be established. Except for outdoor seating at craft/artisan production facilities and outdoor storage as provided, all principal, conditional and accessory activities must be performed in a completely enclosed building.

6 buildings zoned I18 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in I, Deerfield Beach

The businesses the I district in Deerfield 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 I here means specifically Deerfield Beach's I district.)

Allowed by right

Commercial bakeriesCommercial kitchenBuilding supplyDry cleaning and laundries, commercialManufacturing and/or assemblyMedical or dental labOffice, business and professionalPrintingWholesale packaging, supply and distribution (incl. building trades)Essential servicesWarehousesRecycling operation (not hazardous waste)Trade shops: metal work, woodworking, plumbing, roofing, electrical and associated building tradesSports performance training facilityIndoor recreation (no adverse noise/pollution/traffic; alcohol not permitted as accessory)Craft/artisan production (10-30% non-production area; enclosed; loading not facing streets; accessory outdoor seating <=20%)Self-service storage facility (>=2,500 ft from another; inactive storage only; no outside storage; bay doors not facing/visible from residential or public road)

With special approval

Truck and transportation terminals

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardAll activities in a completely enclosed building, except outdoor seating for craft/artisan production and outdoor storage as provided (98-56(a))

StandardNo bulk storage of flammable materials; no storage of explosives

StandardSelf-service storage requires 2,500-ft separation from other self-service storage

StandardDimensional standards in the Sec. 98-56(f) table

Accessory usesWholesale sales incidental to the principal use; Warehouses incidental to the principal use; Showrooms incidental to the principal use; Outside storage (subordinate; not abutting residential; rear/side yard, screened); Other uses customarily incidental to a principal or conditional use

StandardRead from Sec. 98-56 (Ch. 98 LDC, Art. III Zoning District Regulations); permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use/special approval

StandardBroward County district — confirm the parcel is inside City of Deerfield Beach limits

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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