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C-5 High Intensity Commercial District Hollywood, Florida

Commercial district for business of a high intensity nature. Permits the broadest commercial list, including automotive sales/repair, car wash, amusement, hotels and motels, outdoor storage, wholesale and warehousing; schools and service stations are special exceptions.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in C-5, Hollywood

The businesses the C-5 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-5 here means specifically Hollywood's C-5 district.)

Allowed by right
Amusement uses (indoor/outdoor)Assembly of pre-manufactured parts for sale on the premisesAutomotive sales (new or used) or repair (paint or body only as an accessory use per narrative footnote)Car washCommercial 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/outdoor, subject to performance standards)Schools, commercial/business, recreational, culturalStorage, outdoorSubstance 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
School, public or private (special exception in C-5 table; summary shows K-12 as permitted)Service station (special exception; also repeated in the permitted column of the narrative table)Outdoor 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 35 ft within 100 ft of single-family, RM-9 or RM-12 zoned property; 175 ft within 100 ft of RM-18, RM-25, BR-25 or BW-25; 175 ft otherwise
StandardHotel/motel density 18 units per acre; hotel units 15% 300-335 sf, 85% 335+ sf
Setbacks0 ft adjacent to commercial property; otherwise 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; self-storage; manufacturing; boarding/rooming houses; multi-family residential above ground floor (summary: No)
StandardAutomotive repair fully enclosed; no windows/garage doors within 100 ft of residential property
Accessory usesAny use customarily associated with the main permitted use or special exception; cannot exceed 50% of total floor area of the building (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.E (C-5); Sec. 4.3.J performance standards; Sec. 4.3.K summary; 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.