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Mixed Use Development - Original Section Greenacres, Florida

Small district along 10th Avenue North between Haverhill Rd and the LWDD E-3 Canal (about 300 ft each side), split into a commercial zone (first ~200 ft) and a transitional zone (200-300 ft). Not intended for major or large-scale commercial or service concerns. Uses are per Table 16-575 by zone.

9 buildings zoned MXD-OS24 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in MXD-OS, Greenacres

The businesses the MXD-OS district in Greenacres 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 MXD-OS here means specifically Greenacres's MXD-OS district.)

Allowed by right
Bakeries and confectioneries, retail (Commercial Zone)Banks and financial institutions (Commercial Zone; Note 5: without drive-in or drive-through facilities)Business offices and services (Commercial Zone & Transitional Zone)Copy centers (Commercial Zone & Transitional Zone; Note 9: hours 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.)Department store, retail (Commercial Zone)Financial, insurance and real estate offices (Commercial Zone & Transitional Zone)Florists (Commercial Zone)Food markets and supermarkets, retail (Commercial Zone)Food services (Commercial Zone; Note 4: restaurants without drive-in/drive-through, delicatessens, ice cream parlors and similar)Medical and dental offices (Commercial Zone & Transitional Zone; Note 14: subject to Sec. 16-764)Newsstands, retail (Commercial Zone)Outlets, retail (Commercial Zone; Note 3: bookstores, card/gift, arts and crafts, TV/radio/video equipment, jewelry, clothing, camera, toy, sporting goods, luggage, record/video, musical instruments, home furnishing/appliance, office equipment/furniture, pet shops, antique stores and similar)Professional offices and services (Commercial Zone & Transitional Zone)Service establishments (Commercial Zone; Note 2: barber/beauty shops, shoe repair, laundromats, dry cleaning pick-up, small-item repair, interior decorators and similar)Residential dwelling units (Commercial Zone & Transitional Zone; Note 1: multifamily only accessory to a commercial use and physically integrated (commercial zone) / integrated with another permitted or SE use (transitional zone); no detached single-family, mobile homes or two-family; min living area 750/900/1,000 sf for 1/2/3 BR)Travel agencies (Commercial Zone & Transitional Zone)Variety store, retail (Commercial Zone)Vocational, trade and business schools (Commercial Zone; Note 6: all activities in completely enclosed buildings)
With special approval
Child care center/preschool facilities (special exception per Sec. 16-171 et seq.; Commercial Zone; Note 8: state license required, min site 1.5 acres, outdoor play 100 sf/child (min 400 sf), drop-off zone)Convenience stores (special exception per Sec. 16-171 et seq.; Commercial Zone; Note 11: no gasoline sales, no coin-operated amusement devices, 1,500 ft from other convenience stores)Laboratories (clinical and testing) (special exception per Sec. 16-171 et seq.; Commercial Zone)Hotels (special exception per Sec. 16-171 et seq.; Commercial Zone & Transitional Zone; Note 7: units <= site sf/1,500; each unit min 200 sf)Nursing and convalescent facilities (special exception per Sec. 16-171 et seq.; Commercial Zone; Note 10: min site 26,000 sf; 50 ft from residential; Sec. 16-764)Off-street parking lot (special exception per Sec. 16-171 et seq.; Commercial Zone; Note 12: off-site parking criteria)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

Prohibited (Sec. 16-577)any use not specifically or by reasonable implication permitted or SE; ALL outdoor storage and outdoor display of commercial goods; medical marijuana dispensing/retail and any marijuana facilities
StandardMin lot 13,000 sf and 100 ft frontage (Table 16-578)
Table 16-579 building coverage/FAR by site area13,000-25,999 sf 20%/0.30; 26,000-38,999 24%/0.32; 39,000-51,999 26%/0.33; 52,000-69,999 28%/0.34; 70,000+ 30%/0.35
Residential density1 unit per 1925/1928 platted lot or 6 du/net acre, whichever greater
StandardSetbacks per Table 16-580 (e.g. 10th Ave N 25 ft standard / 15 ft TND; alley/interior 10 ft)
Nonresidential-only projectsrear setback 100 ft or 25% of depth (whichever less) when adjacent to residential; six-foot masonry wall (Sec. 16-572)
No overhead doors facing 10th Ave N or Haverhill Rd; pitched roofs min 412
Accessory usesUses and structures on the same lot, of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building/use (Sec. 16-576)
StandardRead from Ch. 16 Div. 16, Secs. 16-573 to 16-582; Table 16-575; 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 Greenacres zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.