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C-4 Medium/High Intensity Commercial District Hollywood, Florida

Commercial district for businesses along major arterials serving the entire city and surrounding communities. Broad commercial uses including automotive sales/repair, amusement, hotels and motels, offices, retail (indoor/outdoor), wholesale and warehousing; service stations, car washes and private/public schools are special exceptions.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in C-4, Hollywood

The businesses the C-4 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-4 here means specifically Hollywood's C-4 district.)

Allowed by right
Amusement uses (indoor/outdoor)Assembly of pre-manufactured parts for sale on the premisesAutomotive sales (new or used) or repairCommercial uses (except self-storage facilities)Consignment shopsHotels and motelsOfficesPain management clinics (Sec. 4.22 regulations)PawnshopsPersonal servicesPlaces of worship, meeting halls and fraternal lodgesPsychic help usesRetail (indoor and outdoor, subject to performance standards)Schools, commercial/business, recreational, culturalSubstance abuse and rehabilitation centers (Sec. 4.22 regulations)Thrift shopsWholesale and warehousingFuneral homes (per Sec. 4.3.K summary)Plant nursery and garden center (per Sec. 4.3.K summary)Adult educational schools (per Sec. 4.3.K summary)
With special approval
Car wash (special exception in the C-4 district table; the Sec. 4.3.K summary shows car wash/detailing as permitted)School, public or private (special exception in the C-4 table; summary shows K-12 as permitted)Service stationOutdoor retail (special exception per Sec. 4.3.K summary)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMax height 175 ft
StandardMax density 36 units per acre (hotel/motel); hotel units 15% 300-335 sf, 85% 335+ sf
Setbacks0 ft adjacent to commercial property; if adjacent to residential district: 1 story 15 ft, 2+ stories 15 ft + 10 ft per floor, max 55 ft; 5 ft landscaped buffer with one tree per 20 linear ft
Not permittedany use not listed as permitted; self-storage facilities; manufacturing; boarding/rooming houses; multi-family residential above the first floor (summary: No); day care (summary: No)
StandardAutomotive repair fully enclosed; no windows/garage doors within 100 ft of residential; 6 ft concrete wall; outdoor retail within fenced area with 5 ft landscape buffer
Accessory usesCustomary accessory uses of the main permitted uses (Sec. 4.21); Storage of supplies or merchandise normally carried in stock for a permitted use; Accessory off-street parking and loading; Apartment or hotel units where permitted in the district; Automotive paint/body as an accessory use only (C-4 summary: allowed as accessory; C-5 narrative: accessory only)
StandardRead from Hollywood ZLDR Sec. 4.3.D (C-4); Sec. 4.3.J performance standards; Sec. 4.3.K summary of permitted uses; Sec. 4.21.E; 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.