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C-2 Low/Medium Intensity Commercial District Hollywood, Florida

Citywide-serving commercial district permitting offices, indoor/outdoor retail, personal services, hotels/motels, new automotive sales, consignment shops, places of worship and apartments above the ground floor; day care, public/private schools and service stations are special exceptions. Self-storage and manufacturing are not permitted.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in C-2, Hollywood

The businesses the C-2 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 C-2 here means specifically Hollywood's C-2 district.)

Allowed by right

Apartments on the second floor and above (max 50% of building floor area)Assembly of pre-manufactured parts for sale on the premises (sec. 4.21)Automotive sales (new)Commercial uses (except Self-Storage Facilities)Consignment shopsHotels & MotelsOfficesPain Management Clinic (sec. 4.22.R)Personal ServicesPlaces of worship, meeting halls and fraternal lodgesRetail (indoor/outdoor) (see sec. 4.3.J)Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation Centers (sec. 4.22.R)Adult Educational Facilities (Art. 2 definitions)

With special approval

Day Care FacilitiesSchool, public or private (see sec. 4.3.J)Service Stations

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Development standards

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

StandardMax height 5 stories or 60 ft

Setbacks0 ft adjacent to commercial; adjacent to residential 15 ft (1 story) or 15 ft + 10 ft per floor (2-5 stories), with 5 ft landscaped buffer

Densityapartments 18 du/ac; hotel/motel 36 units/ac; apt min size 500 sf (750 avg)

Per sec. 4.3.K summaryFuneral Homes Yes; Plant Nursery Yes; Outdoor retail SE; Service Stations SE; Outdoor storage No; Wholesaling/Warehousing No; Manufacturing No; Pawnshops No; Thrift shops No

Performance standards sec. 4.3.Jautomotive uses fully enclosed, no openings within 100 ft of residential; outdoor retail needs fence + 5 ft buffer; pet care/vet may board indoors

Prohibitedany use not listed as Main Permitted or Special Exception

Accessory usesAny use customarily associated with the Main Permitted Uses or Special Exceptions (sec. 4.21); Per sec. 4.3.K summary: automotive repair and storage, and car wash/detailing, are allowed only as accessory uses (No*)

StandardRead from Art. 4 sec. 4.3.B; use summary sec. 4.3.K; performance standards sec. 4.3.J; 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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