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FH-2 - Federal Highway Medium-High Intensity Mixed-Use District Hollywood, Florida

Federal Highway medium-high intensity mixed-use district. Retail, restaurant, office, hotel/motel, car wash, automotive rental, wholesaling/warehousing, residential (not on ground floor adjacent to Federal Hwy) and many commercial uses are main permitted. Day care, K-12 schools and service stations are special exceptions; heavy manufacturing, outdoor storage, bulk lumber/building materials and contractor shops are prohibited.

6 buildings zoned FH-233 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in FH-2, Hollywood

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

Allowed by right

Adult Educational FacilitiesAmusement Uses (Indoor and Outdoor)Antique, Consignment, Collectible, and Vintage StoreArtisan and Maker Manufacturing and SpaceAssembly of Pre-manufactured Parts for Sale on PremisesAutomotive RentalBar, Lounge, or Night ClubBed and Breakfast InnCar Wash (fully enclosed and adequately screened)Coin Laundry (fully enclosed and air-conditioned)Commercial UsesDry CleanerFood ProcessingFuneral HomeHotelInstitutionalLive-WorkMicrobrewery, Microdistillery, and MicrowineryMotelMulti-Family Residential, except on the ground floor adjacent to Federal HighwayMuseum, Art Gallery, and Similar Cultural UsesOfficeParking Lots and Garages (Commercial)Personal ServicePlace of Worship, Meeting Hall, and Fraternal LodgeRestaurantRetail (indoor)Schools (Business, Commercial, or Vocational; Recreational or Cultural; and University)Single Family Residential, except on the ground floor adjacent to Federal HighwayWholesale and Warehousing

With special approval

Day Care FacilitySchools (K-12)Service Station

Build envelope

Development standards

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

ProhibitedAdult Entertainment or Adult Related Uses; All General and Heavy Manufacturing Uses; Bulk Sales, Storage, or Display of Lumber and Building Materials; Contractor Shop and Storage (Indoor or Outdoor); Gun Shop; Outdoor Storage; Pawn Shop; Psychic Help Uses; any use not listed as Main Permitted

StandardMax FAR 3.00 (3.75 single-use / 4.75 mixed-use for sites south of Fillmore and north of Monroe Streets)

StandardMax height 140 ft (up to 18 stories/190 ft between Fillmore and Monroe Streets fronting Federal Hwy; 5 stories/55 ft near FH-1/ND-1/PS-1 per code)

Min active ground-floor usesFederal Highway 60%

StandardOutdoor produce sales require a plan of the sales area

Accessory usesCabinet, Furniture, and Upholstery Shop Light Manufacturing associated with Retail or Showroom; Outdoor produce sales (fresh fruit, vegetable, plant and flower retail sales), accessory to a grocery store, specialty market, or similar use; Tattoo, Body Art, or Body Piercing Establishments, associated with an Art Gallery (limited to 25% of gross floor area; no exterior primary signage); Any use customarily associated with one of the Main Permitted Uses

StandardRead from Hollywood ZLDR Sec. 4.6, Federal Highway Districts - FH-2 Use Table; 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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