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Gateway (Transit Oriented Corridor - Gateway) Margate, Florida

Gateway district of Margate's State Road 7/US 441 Activity Center (Corridor, Gateway, City Center family). Encourages mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented redevelopment with shopfronts at street level; uses not specifically listed are prohibited, and pain management clinics are prohibited.

2 buildings zoned TOC-G63 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in TOC-G, Margate

The businesses the TOC-G 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-G here means specifically Margate's TOC-G 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 tavernsBowling alleyBrewery, distillery or winery (only if <= 15,000 sf floor area, with tasting room and manufacturing of goods sold primarily on-site as retail)Business office, no stock or storageCaterersChild care facility (requires contiguous fenced/walled outdoor play area away from traffic with >= 30% shade; Sec. 40.705)Clubs—Civic, noncommercialCommercial recreation (indoor)Dental laboratoryDollar store (not within 1,000 ft of a like use, check cashing/payday loans, secondhand merchandise or pawn shop)Dry cleaning establishment (exhaust directed away from residential; max 10 cleaning units, total rated capacity <= 80 lbs)Fire stationGroceries, retailHealth studio or club, gymnasiumJanitorial serviceJewelry, watch, and electronic repairsLocksmithMail-plus serviceMedical office (not including correctional or mental institutions or 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 < 250 personsPackage storePersonal care services, except massagePet grooming (soundproofed only)Pet shop (subject to Margate Code Ch. 6)Pharmacy (<= 10% of prescriptions dispensed from Schedule II; >= 50% of floor area for retail display/transactions)Photography studio and developing (Sec. 40.705)Picture framingPlace of Assembly (subject to Sec. 40.619)Professional officeRecording studio (indoors and soundproofed only)Rental business. (Not vehicular.)RestaurantSchool of instruction, non-academicSecondhand and/or used merchandise, retail (not within 1,000 ft of like dealer, pawn shop, check cashing/payday loans or dollar store; no consignment)Substation for utilitiesTailor shop, seamstressTelevision, radio and movie studios (no towers)Theater, indoor (Sec. 40.705)Vehicle dealership, new (min 3 acres contiguous land)Walkway cafes < 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; Margate Code Ch. 6)Automobile detailing, washing and polishing (not within 1,000 ft of same use or car wash; not within 100 ft of residential; water containment/reclamation required)Commercial recreation (outdoor)Drive through facilities (with a permitted use)Hotels (outdoor recreation/pools >= 25 ft from adjacent residential lot line; min 300 sf rental sleeping room)Massage servicesNight clubs, teen clubs, catering halls or dance halls, occupancy > 250 personsOutside sales, display and/or service with a permitted usePublic or private elementary, middle or high school (Sec. 40.620)Vehicle fuel station (Sec. 40.621)Residential multiple-family dwellings, including horizontal and vertical 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.

Max height 6 floors not to exceed 94 ft; buildings with > 150 ft roadway frontageno more than 75% of the building may exceed 4 floors/66 ft (waived if set back >= 75 ft from a right-of-way or <= 150 ft frontage) (Sec. 40.554(E)(12)(b))

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))

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. 40.553 (uses); design/dimensional standards in Sec. 40.554(E)-(K); prohibited uses Sec. 40.554(D); 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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