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BRT-25 Beach Resort Multiple Family District Hollywood, Florida

High-density beach resort multifamily district: single-family, duplex, townhouse, apartment and hotel use, with density of 25 units per acre for apartments and 50 for hotel (except where the land use is Commercial). Most commercial uses are allowed; eating and drinking uses are a special exception east of A1A.

2 buildings zoned BRT-2513 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in BRT-25, Hollywood

The businesses the BRT-25 district in Hollywood 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 BRT-25 here means specifically Hollywood's BRT-25 district.)

Allowed by right
Single-family dwellingDuplexTownhouseApartment buildingHotelCommercial uses generally (all commercial uses permitted except those prohibited below)Eating and drinking uses (permitted if west of A1A)
With special approval
Places of worship, meeting halls and social hallsInstitutional usesDay care facilitiesCommercial and non-commercial parking lotsEducational facilitiesEating and drinking uses if east of A1A (special exception)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMax density 25 units/acre apartment; 50 units/acre hotel (unless Comprehensive Plan designation is Commercial)
StandardMin lot 6,000 sf; min width 60 ft; landscaped open space 40%
Height50 ft north of Tyler to Sherman Street; 65 ft south of Harrison Street; 150 ft north of Balboa Street
Min unit sizessingle family 1,000 sf, duplex 500, townhouse 800, apartment 500 min/750 avg, hotel 15% of units 300-335 sf and 85% 335+ sf
StandardPedestal/tower setbacks per Sec. 4.2.C(2) (pedestal front 25 ft, retail 0 ft)
Accessory usesUses customarily associated with a main permitted use (Sec. 4.20/4.21); Apartment buildings: mechanical support equipment, administrative offices and uses that maintain building operation; Apartment buildings: washers and dryers (inside a structure or not visible from right-of-way); Apartment buildings: resident-only dining room inside the building with no exterior signs; Apartment buildings: vending machines inside buildings; ATMs permitted on exterior walls; Accessory commercial, office or retail uses in apartment buildings only on lobby/first floor, without direct street access (not applicable in BWK-25 and BRT-25); Off-street parking and loading
StandardRead from Hollywood ZLDR Sec. 4.2.A-C (BRT-25 row); Sec. 4.21.B; 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 Hollywood zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.