Zoning explained · Broward County

General Business District Oakland Park, Florida

B-2 applies to certain arterial streets where business establishments serve large sections of the city and adjacent areas, oriented to motorists and full-service needs including repair of small articles but not 'heavy' commercial. Uses are those marked P/C/A in the B-2 column of the Master Business List; activities must be fully enclosed except listed exceptions.

3 buildings zoned B-2122 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in B-2, Oakland Park

The businesses the B-2 district in Oakland Park 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 B-2 here means specifically Oakland Park's B-2 district.)

Allowed by right
Air conditioning and heating equipment—retailAlcoholic beverages, sales—off-premises consumptionAnimal daycare—no overnight boarding [note 1]Animal clinics, pet hospitals [note 1]Animal grooming [note 1]Apartments [note 2]Artists' studios, photography studiosAthletic club, health clubs, gymnasiums, personal training, fitness studio—10,000 square feet or lessAuto tag agencyAwning storesBakery distribution point and productionBoat rental, boat slipsBowling alleysBrewpub, (restaurant area cannot exceed 20% of the gross floor area of the establishment)Building supplies, retail (from bldgs. only)*Business servicesCarpet, rug. or rag cleaning establishment (off-premises)*Community residences (up to ten residents) [note 19]Conservatories (art and music), soundproofed for musicConsignment shopDay nurseries, child care centers, adult day careDry cleaning or laundry drop-off establishments [note 3]Employment agencies (except day labor) (Also see "Day Labor")Engravers (as accessory to a permitted use)*Federal, state and municipal buildings, parks, playgrounds. recreation, and their associated parking lotsFood caterersFuneral homes in stand-alone building, accessory embalming permitted (no crematory)*Garden supplies [note 5]Guns—retail (as accessory use)*HospitalsHouse cleaners/janitorial (office only)*Import/export (office only)*Kitchen incubatorKnife & scissor sharpening (as accessory to permitted)*Laboratories, medical, dental, diagnostic, educationalLaundries, coin-operatedLibraryLiquor store [note 16]Mail order and internet sales establishment (office only)*Maintenance, building, lawn, poolMassage and health spa, state licensed [note 15]Medical clinicMembership discount stores/clubs, 40,000 square feet or lessMuseumOfficeOffice equipment/computers (accessory reconditioned preowned equipment sales)*Parking lots and garages, commercialPersonal servicesPest control (office only)*Places of worshipPlant nursery and sales, retail, (with fencing and screening around outdoor sales areas)* [note 5]Plumbing fixtures, retail (CRA only)*Post officeRadio, television studiosRecording and practice studios, soundproofed for musicRecovery communities [note 20]Rehabilitation—physical therapyRent to ownRental, small articlesRepair shops (small articles)* [note 1]Residences [note 2]Restaurant with dining room or accessory outdoor seating [note 18]Restaurant, drive-in (minimum distance of 100 feet airline distance from residentially zoned property)Retail sales—stores 40,000 square feet or less of sales areaSchools, drivingSchools, collegiate only (public or private)Schools, public or private trade, vocational and industrialSecondhand storesSexually oriented businesses (See also section 24-73 ) and Chapter 7 , Article XShipping and packaging stores, 10,000 square feet or lessShopping centers, neighborhood under ten (10) acresSwimming pools & water treatment: supplies, chemicals, and accessories (no manufacturing)Taxi service establishmentTheater and motion picture housesTruck and trailer rental (as accessory to permitted use)*Urban farm—Indoor operation (retail component required onsite)*Utilities, service dispatchWholesale sales and distribution (as accessory to a permitted use)*Yacht and boat brokers (office only)*
With special approval
Air mobility station including vertiports or drone ports—electric transport vehicles onlyAmbulance serviceAmusement enterprises: coin or credit-operated games (as accessory use)* [note 1]Animal boarding/kennel [note 1]Assembly hall, halls for hire, civic clubs, fraternal, noncommercial, lodge halls, union halls, associations (civic, professional)Athletic club—over 10,000 square feetAuction housesAuto rental/leasing (office only)* [note 17]Auto repair minor [note 12]Auto tires, new—retail and mounting [note 12]Auto wash and detailing [note 11]Automobile sales, used [note 22]Automobile sales, new car and truck (with appurtenant repair shop and used vehicle sales lot)Bar [note 9]Beverage manufacturing, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, with tasting room (tasting room not to exceed 20% of the gross floor area and use approval required)*Billiard rooms—pool roomsBuilding supplies, retail (accessory outside storage, and/or over 40,000 square feet gross floor, conditional use only)CommissaryConvenience store with or without a vehicle fueling stationDollar storeElectric vehicle charging, accessory use when total number of units, not within a parking structure, exceed 10% of required parkingElectric vehicle charging station, principal use, [note 6]Funeral homes in multi- tenant building, no on-site embalming or crematoryGolf courses (miniature)Golf driving rangeHead shop [note 15]Hotels (except hotels in PCC-1 and PCC-2 districts from the conditional use requirement)*Membership discount stores/clubs greater than 40,000 square feetMotorcycle shops (sales, new or used)Oil filling station,Pain management clinic (see Chapter 7 , section 7-151 of the Code of Ordinances for definition and additional regulations)Pet shopsPharmacy [note 14]Propane or liquefied petroleum gas sales and storage (filling station as accessory to permitted use)* [note 13]Psychic consulting (see Chapter 7 of this Code for additional requirements)Rehabilitation—drug addiction treatment, mental health therapy, and counselingRestaurant, drive-thru (accessory outside seating)Retail sales—stores over 40,000 square feet of sales areaShopping centers, community or regional over ten (10) acresSkating rinks, skateboard parks, water slide, and other outdoor amusementsTattoo & body piercing studioTeen centerVehicle fueling station [note 23]
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMin building site 100 ft wide x 125 ft deep (lots platted before 12-29-1984 excepted)
StandardMax FAR 1.0; 25% of site landscaped/pervious
StandardResidential density 16 du/acre (mixed-use buildings only; not on ground floor; max 50 ft height for residential)
StandardMax building height 100 ft (setbacks increase above 50 ft)
StandardFront setback 25 ft if parcel 300+ ft deep, 10 ft if less; side/rear 15 ft where abutting residential
StandardOutdoor restaurant seating accessory max 49% of interior customer area; drive-in restaurant outdoor seating max 25% of GFA
Accessory usesAuto tires, used and mounting (accessory only to other auto and tire related uses) [note 12]; Boat and marine motors sales and service (dry stack)*(conditional use only) [note 25]; Check cashing; Drive-through window for any business (conditional use only) [note 26]; Electric vehicle charging unit, accessory to a principal use and not exceeding 10% of required parking unless located within a parking structure [note 6]; Electric vehicle charging, accessory use when total number of units, not within a parking structure, exceed 10% of required parking [note 6]; Propane or liquefied petroleum gas tank exchange; Rental—commercial trucks and equipment (accessory to permitted retail over 40,000 square feet of gross floor area)*; Upholstery shop (no vehicles)*
StandardRead from Code Ch. 24, Art. III, Sec. 24-38 and Sec. 24-41 (Master Business List); 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 B-2 in Oakland Park

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