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Sunrise Lane Area District (Central Beach) Fort Lauderdale, Florida

SLA is one of the Central Beach districts in Sec. In SLA, tourist-oriented retail, restaurants, hotels, residential and mixed use are permitted, along with parking garages and lots; only other tourist commodity uses approved by the Planning and Zoning Board are conditional.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in SLA, Fort Lauderdale

The businesses the SLA district in Fort Lauderdale 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 SLA here means specifically Fort Lauderdale's SLA district.)

Allowed by right

Commercial Recreation: Active and Passive Park (see Sec. 47-18.44)Food and Beverage Sales and Service: Bakery StoreFood and Beverage Sales and Service: Bar, Cocktail Lounge (table shows P, but Sec. 47-12.4.B.1.j prohibits bars and nightclubs except when accessory to a hotel with 100 or more guest rooms or to tourist-oriented commercial retail approved as a Conditional Use)Food and Beverage Sales and Service: Candy, Nuts StoreFood and Beverage Sales and Service: Coffee ShopFood and Beverage Sales and Service: DelicatessenFood and Beverage Sales and Service: Ice Cream/Yogurt StoreFood and Beverage Sales and Service: RestaurantRetail Sales: Apparel/Clothing, Accessories StoreRetail Sales: Art Gallery, Art StudioRetail Sales: Book StoreRetail Sales: Florist ShopService/Office Facilities: Financial Institution, No Drive-Thru BanksService/Office Facilities: Hair SalonService/Office Facilities: Health and Fitness Center / SpaService/Office Facilities: Instruction: Fine Arts, Sports and Recreation, Dance, Music, TheaterService/Office Facilities: Mail, Postage, Fax Service (shown as *P in the SLA column)Residential Uses: ResidentialMixed Use Development: Mixed Use Development (Sec. 47-18.21 Mixed Development provisions shall not apply)Tourist Accommodations and Uses: Bicycle, moped and scooter rental (see Sec. 47-24.3)Tourist Accommodations and Uses: Commercial retail uses offering services or goods for sale to tourists and visitors such as gifts and souvenirsTourist Accommodations and Uses: Hotels and suite hotelsParking As Principal Use: Parking GarageParking As Principal Use: Parking Lots, permanent or temporaryUrban Agriculture: Urban farms and community gardens (see Sec. 47-18.41)

With special approval

Tourist Accommodations and Uses: Other tourist commodities and other uses catering to tourists as approved by the Planning and Zoning Board

Build envelope

Development standards

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

Central Beach prohibited nonresidential uses (Sec. 47-12.4.B.1)fortunetellers/clairvoyants, headshops, service stations/automobile repair/parts sales, motorcycle sales/rental/service, drive-thru food and beverage establishments, sales or service of guns/knives/weapons, pinball/video games as a principal use, bingo parlors, bars and nightclubs (except as noted), visible vending machines, and Social Service Facilities.

Prohibited residential usestrailers and mobile homes, Social Service Residential Facilities.

StandardSec. 47-18.8 child day care matrix shows N for every category in SLA.

Accessory usesAccessory buildings and structures; improvements outside of the principal structure including but not limited to fences, walls, landscaping, parking, signs and nonstructural alterations to the exterior of structures located on a parcel; and expansion or change of a permitted use within an existing structure; Automobile rental limited to twelve (12) cars per development site as an accessory to a hotel or marina in an enclosed structure only; Catering Services; Grocery store; Outdoor Dining and Sidewalk Cafes, see Sec. 47-19.9; Uses specially listed in or deemed substantially similar pursuant Sec. 47-1.14.A of the ULDR to uses list in this Table under the subheadings "Food and Beverage Sales and Service", "Retail Sales" and "Service/Office Facilities" as an accessory to nonresidential development

StandardRead from Sec. 47-12.4; 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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