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Corridor (C) - Transit Oriented Corridor district (Activity Center) Margate, Florida

Margate's Corridor district (Sec. 40.552) is one of three Activity Center districts (Corridor, Gateway, City Center) along the State Road 7/U.S. 441 corridor. Sec. 40.552(E) lists 65 enumerated permitted uses and (F) lists 22 special exception uses decided by the City Commission; any use not listed is prohibited.

8 buildings zoned TOC-C85 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in TOC-C, Margate

The businesses the TOC-C district in Margate 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 TOC-C here means specifically Margate's TOC-C district.)

Allowed by right
Adult day care centerArt galleryArtisans, studio or workshop (on-site production of unique custom goods)Automatic teller machine (outdoor)Bakery, retail (wholesale permitted if storage area under 4,500 sf)Banks and other financial institutions, not including Payday LoansBars and tavernsBody art studios (1,000 ft from other body art studio and from schools for minors/child care; separate tattoo room)Bowling alleyBottled gas (not within 100 ft of residential district or use)Brewery, distillery or winery (max 15,000 sf, with tasting room, goods sold primarily on-site)Business office, no stock or storageCarpet cleaning (not within 100 ft of residential)CaterersCheck cashing including Payday Loans (1,000 ft separation from like use, dollar store, pawn shop, secondhand retail)Child care facility (fenced outdoor play area, 30% shade)Clubs - civic, noncommercialCommercial recreation (indoor)Dental laboratoryDollar store (1,000 ft separation from like use, check cashing, pawn shop, secondhand retail)Dry cleaning establishment (max 10 cleaning units, 80 lb total capacity; exhaust away from residential)Fire stationFuneral homeGroceries, retailGun shop and gun ranges (indoors and soundproofed)Health studio or club, gymnasiumJanitorial serviceJewelry, watch, and electronic repairsLandscaping and plant nurseryLaundries, coin-operated (7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.)LocksmithMail-plus serviceMedical office (not correctional or mental, nor institutions for care of drug or liquor patients)Merchant, retailMunicipal buildings, parks, playgroundsMuseumMusic, instruction (indoors and soundproofed only)Nightclubs, teen clubs, catering halls or dance halls (occupant load under 250)Package storePersonal care services, except massagePet grooming (soundproofed only)Pet shop (Margate Code Ch. 6 restrictions)Pharmacy (max 10% Schedule II prescriptions; at least 50% of floor area retail display/transactions)Photography studio and developing (subject to Sec. 40.705; appears merged into the Pharmacy item in the source text)Picture framingPlace of Assembly (Sec. 40.619)Printing, photocopying, blueprinting shop (max 25 employees)Professional officeRecording studio (indoors and soundproofed only)Rental business (not vehicular)RestaurantSchool of instruction, non-academicSecondhand and/or used merchandise, retail (1,000 ft separation from like use, check cashing, pawn shop, dollar store)Shoe repair shopSmall appliance repair (not within 100 ft of residential)Substation for utilitiesSwimming pool equipment and chemicals, retail (enclosed; no bulk calcium hypochlorite/muriatic acid)Tailor shop, seamstressTelevision, radio and movie studios (no towers)Theater, indoor (Sec. 40.705)Utilities, facility officesVehicle dealership, new (min 3 acres contiguous)Walkway cafes under 1,000 sf (Sec. 40.622)
With special approval
Amusement arcade centers (Sec. 40.612 and F.S. ch. 849)Animal clinics, pet hospitals (soundproofing, boarding ancillary, Ch. 6 restrictions)Auction gallery for art goods, jewelry, rugs, furniture and similar itemsAutomobile tires, new (not within 100 ft of residential)Car wash incl. automated tunnels, detailing, hand washing (1,000 ft from another car wash rack; 100 ft from residential; water reclamation)Commercial recreation (outdoor)Drive through facilities (with a permitted use)Vehicle fuel station (Sec. 40.613; pumps not within 60 ft of residential)Hotels and motels (min 300 sf rooms; pools 25 ft from adjacent residential lot line)Laundries, coin operated (extended hours of operation)Limousine or taxi service, three or fewer vehiclesNight clubs, teen clubs, catering halls or dance halls with occupancy greater than 250Massage servicesOutside sales, display, service and/or storage with a permitted use (screening required)Pain management clinic (Sec. 40.616)Public or private elementary, middle, or high school (Sec. 40.620)Residential multiple-family dwellings, including horizontal and vertical mixed useRestaurants with curb or automobile service (750 ft from one-family dwelling districts)Theater, outdoorVehicle sales agency, new and/or used (not within 100 ft of residential)Vehicle rental businessWalkway cafes greater than 1,000 sf (Sec. 40.622)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardAny use not specifically listed in Sec. 40.552 is prohibited in the Corridor district
StandardMax height 4 floors, not to exceed 66 feet (Corridor district)
StandardNo minimum space between buildings on the same parcel except pedestrian zones
StandardMixing of residential and nonresidential uses only by Special Exception (residential not facing nonresidential loading areas/dumpsters); mixed-use buildings at least 4 stories
StandardApplies to lands designated Activity Center on the Future Land Use Map along the State Road 7/U.S. 441 corridor
StandardLands previously zoned Business Special in the Corridor district may keep Business Special uses until redeveloped or rebuilt after catastrophe
Accessory usesAccessory uses and structures to a permitted use; Massage services, permitted as accessory use only within an approved medical office or physical therapy office; Vending machine (outdoor), accessory to a permitted use (Sec. 40.621)
StandardRead from Margate Code Ch. 40, Art. 5, Sec. 40.552 (E) permitted uses, (F) special exceptions, (G) former Business Special lands, prohibited uses, height limits; 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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Spaces zoned TOC-C in Margate

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Based on the Margate zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.