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RC-2 - Historic Retail Core Hollywood, Florida

Downtown Hollywood mixed-use retail core district with a four-column use table (Main Permitted / Accessory / Special Exception / Prohibited). Retail, restaurant, hotel, personal service and similar commercial uses are main permitted; residential and institutional uses are main permitted only above the ground floor.

8 buildings zoned RC-222 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in RC-2, Hollywood

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

Allowed by right

Adult Educational Facilities, above the ground floorAmusement Uses (indoor)Antique, Consignment, Collectible, and Vintage StoreAssembly of Pre-manufactured Parts for Sale on PremisesBar, Lounge, or Night ClubCommercial UsesDry Cleaner (Drop-off and Pick-up Only)HotelInstitutional above the ground floorLive-WorkMicrobrewery, Microdistillery, and MicrowineryMulti-Family Residential, above the ground floorMuseum, Art Gallery, and Similar Cultural UsesPersonal ServiceRestaurantRetail (Indoor)Schools (Recreational or Cultural)

With special approval

Day Care FacilityDry CleanerMassage Establishment (2,000 square feet minimum floor area)Place of Worship, Meeting Hall, and Fraternal LodgeSchools (Business, Commercial, or Vocational; K-12; and University)

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; Automotive Sales, Paint, or Repair; Bulk Sales, Storage, or Display of Lumber and Building Materials; Car Wash; Contractor Shop and Storage (Indoor or Outdoor); Drive-in or Drive-thru Uses on Hollywood Boulevard; Gun Shop; Outdoor Storage; Pawn Shop; Psychic Help Uses; Self-Storage Facility; Service Station; Thrift Shop; any use not listed as a Main Permitted Use

Max FAR2.50 within Historic Hollywood Business District, 3.00 elsewhere

Max height5 stories not to exceed 55 ft within Historic Hollywood Business District; 140 ft elsewhere

Min active ground-floor usesHollywood Blvd 70%, Harrison St 50%

StandardGround floor adjacent to Hollywood Blvd and Young Circle must provide dusk-to-dawn lighting

StandardSee Sec. 4.3.J, 4.21 and 4.22 for additional use regulations/performance standards

Accessory usesArtisan and Maker Manufacturing associated with Retail, Gallery, or Showroom; Cabinet, Furniture, and Upholstery Shop associated to Retail or Showroom; Food Processing associated with a Restaurant; 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 (Regional Activity Center / Downtown), Core Districts - RC-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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