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City Center (Transit Oriented Corridor - City Center) Margate, Florida

City Center district of Margate's SR 7/US 441 Activity Center, the most intensive of the Corridor/Gateway/City Center family (max 8 floors), requiring a minimum of two enclosed floors of active use. Uses not specifically listed are prohibited, and pain management clinics are prohibited.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in TOC-CC, Margate

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

Allowed by right
Adult day care centerArt galleryArtisans, studio or workshop (artist/sculptor/photographer/jeweler/potter/craftsperson/furniture or cabinet maker; primarily on-site production of unique custom goods)Automatic teller machine (outdoor)Banks and other financial institutions, not including Payday LoansBars and tavernsBrewery, distillery or winery (only if <= 15,000 sf floor area, with tasting room and manufacturing of goods sold primarily on-site as retail)Business officeChild care facility (requires contiguous fenced/walled outdoor play area away from traffic with >= 30% shade; Sec. 40.705)Clubs—Civic, noncommercialDry cleaning establishment (exhaust directed away from residential; max 10 cleaning units, total rated capacity <= 80 lbs)Fire stationGroceries, retailHealth studio or club, gymnasiumJewelry, watch, and electronic repairsLocksmithMail-plus serviceMerchant, retailMunicipal buildings, parks, playgroundsMuseumMusic, instruction (indoors and soundproofed only)Package storePersonal care services, except massagePet grooming (soundproofed only)Pharmacy (<= 10% of prescriptions dispensed from Schedule II; >= 50% of floor area for retail display/transactions)Photography studio and developing (Sec. 40.705)Place of Assembly (subject to Sec. 40.619)Professional officeRestaurantTailor shop, seamstressTheater, indoor (Sec. 40.705)Walkway cafes < 1,000 sf (Sec. 40.622)
With special approval
Amusement arcade centers (Sec. 40.612 and F.S. Ch. 849)Commercial recreation (indoor)Hotels (outdoor recreation/pools >= 25 ft from adjacent residential lot line; min 300 sf rental sleeping room)Massage servicesNightclubs, teen clubs, catering halls or dance halls, occupant load < 250 personsOutside sales, display and/or service with a permitted useResidential multiple-family dwellings, including vertical and horizontal mixed useTheater, outdoorWalkway cafes > 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.

StandardMax height 8 floors not to exceed 122 ft; minimum 2 floors of active use for all new development and redevelopment (Sec. 40.554(E)(3),(12)(c))
StandardApplies to Activity Center lands along SR 7/US 441 (Sec. 40.552 Corridor, 40.553 Gateway, 40.554 City Center share design standards in Sec. 40.554(E)-(K))
StandardMin lot size 10,000 sf with 100 ft street frontage
Front/secondary setback from back of sidewalk18 ft on arterial roadways, 16 ft on other roadways; no min side setback; rear setback min 38 ft when abutting a residential district or use; alley setback 12 ft
StandardAll activities/uses, including sale, display, preparation and storage, must be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building unless otherwise specified (Sec. 40.554(G)); drive-through requires rear access drive, max 2 lanes per user
StandardMixing of residential and nonresidential uses may be authorized by Special Exception (Sec. 40.554(H)); listed uses (bars/taverns/nightclubs, body art, bottled gas, caterers, check cashing/payday loans, commercial recreation, gun shop, music/dance instruction, dance halls, package store, pet grooming/shop, recording studio, pain management clinic) may not be in a building containing residential use
StandardActivity Center dwelling units are allocated from a bank of 710 units (first-come, first-served, with criteria incl. 15% affordable) (Sec. 40.554(I))
Sec. 40.554(C)lands previously zoned M-1 and developed under M-1 may keep all uses currently permitted in M-1 until the ~17-acre parcel at 1000 N State Road 7 is fully developed under City Center rules; afterwards those lands become legally nonconforming
Accessory usesAccessory uses and structures to a permitted use; Massage services - 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 Sec. 40.554 (uses (A)-(B), M-1 legacy rights (C), prohibited (D), design standards (E)-(K)); 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-CC in Margate

1 space available in this district, largest first. Click any space to view it.

FOR LEASE 800 SF
5601 NW 8th St, Margate — 1st Floor
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.