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CI - Commercial Intensive District (City of Greenacres) Green Acres, Florida

City of Greenacres' commercial intensive district for intensive, highly automotive-oriented uses on major arterials, with the greatest variety of uses among its commercial districts and some light manufacturing, wholesaling and storage when compatible. Permitted uses are retail, services, restaurants (not drive-in), offices, medical offices, banks, schools, adult day care and more; many auto, hospitality, warehouse, hospital and drive-in uses are special exceptions.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in CI, Green Acres

The businesses the CI district in Green Acres 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 CI here means specifically Green Acres's CI district.)

Allowed by right
Service establishments including barber shops, beauty shops, shoe repair, laundromats and dry cleaning pick-up stations (Sec. 16-497(1))Retail drugstore, subject to Sec. 16-764 (Sec. 16-497(2))Retail outlets including bookstores, card and gift shops, hardware, arts and crafts, television and radio (repair incident to sales), jewelry (including watch repair but not pawn shops), clothing, shoes, cameras, toys, sporting goods, leather goods and luggage, record and video, musical instruments, home furnishings and appliances, office equipment/supplies/furniture, pet shop, auto parts store (no manufacturing or refurbishment), antiques and similar (Sec. 16-497(3))Retail variety store (Sec. 16-497(4))Retail department store (Sec. 16-497(5))Retail package liquors, liquor store (Sec. 16-497(6))Retail food markets and supermarkets (Sec. 16-497(7))Retail bakeries and confectioneries (Sec. 16-497(8))Food services including restaurants, carry-out restaurants (but not drive-in or fast food restaurants), delicatessens, ice cream parlors and similar (Sec. 16-497(9))Professional offices and services (Sec. 16-497(10))Business offices and services (Sec. 16-497(11))Financial, insurance and real estate offices (Sec. 16-497(12))Medical and dental offices, subject to Sec. 16-764 (Sec. 16-497(13))Travel agencies (Sec. 16-497(14))Banks and financial institutions with or without drive-in facilities (drive-in queuing area clearly defined; by-pass lane if one-way flow) (Sec. 16-497(15))Service establishments for repair of small items (apparel, small business machines, furniture, household appliances and similar), not more than 1,500 sf of gross floor area in total (Sec. 16-497(16))Service establishments such as funeral home (without crematory service), interior decorator, printing establishments and similar (Sec. 16-497(17))Veterinary hospital in a completely enclosed structure (Sec. 16-497(18))Retail building supply outlet (Sec. 16-497(19))Retail establishments manufacturing goods for sale only at retail on the premises (Sec. 16-497(20))Broadcasting studios and communications activities (Sec. 16-497(21))Vocational, trade and business schools, all activities in completely enclosed buildings (Sec. 16-497(22))Florists (Sec. 16-497(23))Retail newsstands (Sec. 16-497(24))Libraries (Sec. 16-497(25))Botanical gardens (Sec. 16-497(26))Government services and accessory buildings and structures (Sec. 16-497(27))Golf car dealerships, excluding maintenance or repair on site (Sec. 16-497(28))Copy centers (Sec. 16-497(29))Therapeutic adult day care center - licensed by AHCA, nurse/physician on duty, hours 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., no overnight stays, plus site-circulation standards and Sec. 16-764 (Sec. 16-497(30))Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) Center - AHCA license, hours 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. (max 12 hours), no overnight sleeping, Sec. 16-764 (Sec. 16-497(31))Bar and/or cocktail lounges (listed as the second item numbered (31) in Sec. 16-497)
With special approval
House of worship (Sec. 16-499(1))Private clubs - set back 50 ft from streets and 100 ft from other lines, members only, no sleeping facilities, min site 2 acres (Sec. 16-499(2))Indoor movie theaters and amphitheater - all events entirely within a building, none started after 11:00 p.m. (Sec. 16-499(3))Tire stores - repairs completable within one working day, no outdoor sales/repair/storage, no vehicles over one-ton rating (Sec. 16-499(4))Minor auto repair establishments - same limits as tire stores (Sec. 16-499(5))Adult entertainment establishments, subject to Sec. 16-221 et seq. (Sec. 16-499(6))Planned office park, subject to Sec. 16-901 et seq. (Sec. 16-499(7))Retail plant nursery and accessory sales (Sec. 16-499(8))Mini-warehouses, with detailed standards (office, storage unit, vehicle rental, height 15 ft, hours 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., security quarters etc.) (Sec. 16-499(9))Child care center/preschool facilitiesPublic and private elementary and high schoolsWholesale, warehouse or storage use - no bulk storage or flammable liquids, no outdoor display or storageNursing and convalescent facilities, subject to Sec. 16-764 - min site 2 acres, buildings at least 50 ft from other lot lines, state licensingDrive-in/fast food restaurantsMotels and hotels - units limited by site area divided by 1,500 sf, min 200 sf per unit, no kitchens, no time-share, min frontage 300 ftHospital and full-service medical facilities - min 2.5 acres plus 1,000 sf per bed over 25, min frontage 300 ftConvenience storesCommercial tourist attractionFull service fuel stationIndoor recreational amusementsLaboratories (clinical and testing)Funeral home with crematory servicesMotor vehicle dealers - min site 7 acres, min frontage 500 ft, servicing and repair in a completely enclosed buildingOutdoor recreational amusements (miniature golf, garden golf, pitch and putt, tennis and the like)Wholesale and retail nurseryGolf car dealerships (with maintenance or repair done on site)Off-street parking lots in association with other permitted uses and special exceptionsPlanned commercial development, subject to Sec. 16-912Lawn and garden equipment sales and service(The special exception list in Sec. 16-499 also still shows Therapeutic adult day care center and PPEC Center, which Sec. 16-497 now lists as permitted principal uses)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMin lot 2 acres and 200 ft wide (Sec. 16-502); existing shopping-center outparcels may be 40,000 sf without direct street frontage
StandardMax building coverage 30%; max FAR 0.35 (Sec. 16-503, Ord. 2025-06)
Setbacksfront 50 ft, side corner 25 ft, side interior 20 ft, rear 30 ft (Sec. 16-504)
StandardMax height 35 ft (Sec. 16-505)
StandardNo residential density permitted (Sec. 16-501)
Prohibitedany use not specifically or by reasonable implication permitted or permissible by special exception; medical marijuana dispensing facilities and any marijuana retailers/facilities (Sec. 16-500)
StandardShopping centers developed or partly developed with site plans approved on or before Jan. 1, 1994 are not classified as prohibited uses (Sec. 16-500(2))
Accessory usesUses and structures on the same lot customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building, structure or use (Sec. 16-498(1)); Warehousing accessory to retail use on the same property (Sec. 16-498(2))
StandardRead from Sec. 16-496 to 16-506 (Div. 11, Commercial Intensive (CI)); Sec. 16-497 permitted principal uses, 16-498 accessory, 16-499 special exceptions, 16-500 prohibited; 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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Based on the Green Acres zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.