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RC-1 Retail Core (Regional Activity Center / Downtown CRA Core District) Hollywood, Florida

RC-1 is a Core District of the Regional Activity Center and Downtown Community Redevelopment districts, the retail core of downtown Hollywood. Uses are listed in the RC-1 Use Table (Main Permitted / Accessory / Special Exception / Prohibited). Industrial-type uses (general/heavy manufacturing, contractor shop and storage, outdoor storage, self-storage, bulk lumber/building materials) are prohibited.

9 buildings zoned RC-128 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in RC-1, Hollywood

The businesses the RC-1 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 RC-1 here means specifically Hollywood's RC-1 district.)

Allowed by right

Adult Educational Facilities (may require additional circulation/traffic review)Amusement Uses (indoor)Antique, Consignment, Collectible, and Vintage StoreArtisan and Maker Manufacturing and SpaceAssembly of Pre-manufactured Parts for Sale on PremisesBar, Lounge, or Night ClubCoin Laundry (fully enclosed and air-conditioned)Commercial UsesDry Cleaner (Drop-off and Pick-up Only)Food ProcessingFuneral HomeHotelInstitutionalLive-WorkMicrobrewery, Microdistillery, and MicrowineryMulti-Family Residential, above the ground floorMuseum, Art Gallery, and Similar Cultural UsesOfficeParking Lots and Garages (Commercial)Personal ServicePlace of Worship, Meeting Hall, and Fraternal LodgeRestaurantRetail Sales (Indoor)Schools (Business, Commercial, or Vocational; Recreational or Cultural; and University) (may require additional review)

With special approval

Day Care Facility (Special Exception)Schools (K-12) (Special Exception)Place of Worship, Meeting Hall, and Fraternal Lodge (also printed in the Special Exception column; also listed as Main Permitted)Service Station (Special Exception)

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Development standards

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

StandardMax FAR 2.75

StandardMax height 7 stories, not to exceed 75 ft

Min setbacksall frontages 10 ft; Hollywood Blvd 5 ft; side interior 0 ft; alley 5 ft

StandardMax setback (ground floor) all frontages 25 ft

StandardMin active use on Hollywood Blvd ground floor 60%

ProhibitedAdult Entertainment, All General and Heavy Manufacturing, Bulk Sales/Storage/Display of Lumber and Building Materials, Contractor Shop and Storage (Indoor/Outdoor), Outdoor Storage, Pawn Shop, Psychic Help Uses, Self-Storage Facility, Thrift Shop, any use not listed as Main Permitted

Accessory usesCabinet, Furniture, and Upholstery Shop associated to Retail or Showroom; Light Manufacturing associated to Retail or Showroom; Outdoor produce sales (fresh fruit, vegetable, plant and flower retail sales), accessory to a grocery store, specialty market, or similar use (requires layout plan; must not obstruct pedestrian flow); Tattoo, Body Art, or Body Piercing Establishments, associated with an Art Gallery (max 25% of gross floor area; no exterior primary signage); Any use customarily associated with one of the Main Permitted Uses

Read from Hollywood ZLDR Art. 4, Sec. 4.6.B (RAC and Downtown Community Redevelopment Districts), Core Districts, (c) RC-1 Retail Core(i) Use Table, (ii) Development Regulations; see also Sec. 4.3.J, 4.21, 4.22; 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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