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Commercial, Warehouse (CW) District Lauderhill, Florida

Commercial Warehouse district of Lauderhill's Land Development Regulations; its district section is reserved and its uses are set by Schedule B-2 (Uses Allowed in Nonresidential Districts), CW column. The district mixes warehouse/light-manufacturing uses (warehouse/storage, assembly and repair, tool and die, publishing, breweries) with commercial uses, but vehicular-related uses (auto repair, auto sales) are prohibited and distribution/fulfillment centers need a special exception.

1 building zoned CW68 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in CW, Lauderhill

The businesses the CW district in Lauderhill 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 CW here means specifically Lauderhill's CW district.)

Allowed by right

Alcoholic beverage establishment: Bars and tavernsAlcoholic beverage establishment: Restaurant barBilliard or pool parlorBowling alleyClubs: athletic (e.g., aquatic, golf, tennis, soccer), country, fraternal, private, socialConsignment shopEducation: InstructionalEssential utilities and servicesFitness center, gym, health and wellness spaFreestanding and mobile vendorsHouse of religious worshipJewelry storeLive entertainment: IndoorsManufacturing: Brewery, microbrewery (taproom included)Manufacturing: Assembly, and repairManufacturing: Stamping, dyeing, shearing, punching of metal not over 1/8-inch of thicknessMixed use (with residential use)Mobile ice cream vendorNewspaper publishing and printingOffices: Business and professionalOffices: Medical with noncontrolled substance practitionerPersonal servicesPest control servicesPublic parks administrationPublic safety facilities and services (police, fire, emergency, lifeguard)Publishing, lithography, engraving shopRestaurants: Sit down/high turnover restaurantRestaurants: Sit down/low turnover restaurantRetail sales: Neighborhood-scaleRetail sales: Community-scaleSmall appliance repairSmall engine repairSpecialty food storeStreet and transportation corridorsSwimming poolTattoo parlorsTelecommunication facility: Antenna and equipmentTobacco storeTool, die and gauge shopsWarehouse/storage building

With special approval

Adult day care (special exception)Amusement room, game room, recreation center (special exception)Cigar bar (special exception)Commercial, radio, T.V., microwave and telecommunication towers (special exception)Convenience stores (special exception)Distribution and Fulfillment Center (special exception)Education: Training (special exception)Financial institutions: Walk-up (special exception)Holiday sales (special exception; promotional license)Hookah lounge/bar (special exception)Live entertainment: Outdoors (special permit)Medical marijuana health care establishment (special exception)Mobile food vendor (special event permit)Mobile vendor (special event permit)Offices: Government (special exception)Offices: Medical with controlled substance practitioner (special exception)Offices: Medical after hours (special exception)Public transit (special permit)Restaurants: Sit down/high turnover-drive-through restaurant (special exception)Restaurants: Fast food/in-line restaurant (special exception)Studios: Studio office use (special exception)Studios: Studio operations (special exception)Studios: Studio production/post-production use (special exception)Studios: Studio property (special exception)Studios: Studio use (special exception)Studios: Support use (special exception)Telecommunication facility: Antenna support structure, freestanding (special exception)Welding shop (special exception)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

Distribution and fulfillment centersspecial exception only; city commission approves hours of operation; special exception application requires parking study, traffic study and delivery/route schedule; outdoor storage of inventory is prohibited (Sec. 5.55.2(B))

StandardVehicular-related uses (auto repair, auto sales, auto wrecking) are not allowed in the CW/CP-O area; existing licensed ones were legal nonconforming until Sept 30, 2017 (Sec. 5.7.6)

StandardAlcoholic beverage/bar uses and live entertainment indoors permitted subject to Part 3.0 / Sec. 5.3 regulations (footnote 2)

Accessory usesAccessory uses; Refuse area; dumpster enclosure

StandardRead from Lauderhill LDR Art. III Sec. 1.2 (CW established), Sec. 3.2 (reserved), Schedule B-2 (CW column); Sec. 5.55 (distribution and fulfillment centers); Sec. 5.7.6 (CW/CP-O vehicular uses); 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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