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B-1 Business District Pembroke Park, Florida

B-1 serves local neighborhood shopping and personal service needs plus business establishments typically located on arterial streets and trafficways. Permitted uses are enumerated in Sec. 28-187; a short list of primary uses is designated as special exception in Sec. 28-187.01. Wholesale, warehouse/storage, manufacturing (other than accessory), tattoo parlors, flea markets and religious establishments (except by special exception) are expressly not permitted.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in B-1, Pembroke Park

The businesses the B-1 district in Pembroke 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-1 here means specifically Pembroke Park's B-1 district.)

Allowed by right
Retail store - antiquesRetail store - art supplyRetail store - automobile accessoryRetail store - automobile new partsRetail store - bait and tackleRetail store - boat and marine motors in buildingsRetail store - business machinesRetail store - camera and photographic supplyRetail store - confectioneryRetail store - dairy productsRetail store - dairy supplies and equipment not including feed or fertilizersRetail store - departmentRetail store - dressesRetail store - poultryRetail store - dry goodsRetail store - floristRetail store - fruit and vegetableRetail store - furnitureRetail store - furrierRetail store - garden supplyRetail store - giftRetail store - greeting cardsRetail store - groceryRetail store - hardwareRetail store - hobby supplyRetail store - home appliancesRetail store - household furnishingsRetail store - ice creamRetail store - jewelryRetail store - leather goods and luggageRetail store - linens, fabrics and draperiesRetail store - meat marketRetail store - medical marijuana treatment centers and dispensariesRetail store - music and musical instrumentsRetail store - newsstandRetail store - notionsRetail store - office furniture and equipmentRetail store - optical goodsRetail store - package liquorRetail store - paintRetail store - pets and pet supplyRetail store - pharmacyRetail store - seafoodRetail store - souvenirRetail store - sporting goodsRetail store - stationery and booksRetail store - sundryRetail store - supermarketRetail store - televisionRetail store - tobaccoRetail store - radio and phonographRetail store - toyRetail store - wallpaperRetail store - wearing apparelRetail store - swimming pool supplies and equipmentRetail store - varietyBakery and delicatessen (all food preparation for retail sale on premises; not more than 6 persons employed)Personal service - barberPersonal service - beauty parlorPersonal service - pressing and mendingPersonal service - shoe repairPersonal service - shoe shineDay nurseryDressmakingLaundry and dry cleaning pickup stationNonalcoholic beverage barNursery schoolRestaurantTailorWatch and jewelry repairSelf-service laundryAutomobile parking lot and parking garageHotel and motelBath and massage parlorsCommercial gymnasiumsService stationsFur storageHospitals (as defined in F.S. 395.002)Radio, television and phonograph repair incidental to salesReducing studioQuick-service laundryDry cleaning establishment for direct service to customers (max 5 persons; max 2 cleaning units of 40 lb capacity; enclosed solvent-reclaiming units; nonexplosive/nonflammable solvents; no wholesale or commercial pickup/delivery)AquariumNightclubBarTavernPool or billiard roomTheaterMuseumExhibitsBanks and financial institutionsBusiness and professional officesMedical and dental offices (subject to Sec. 28-187.1)Custom brokers and manufacturers agencyEmployment officeGovernmental officesMessenger officePost officePublic utility officesStock brokerStock exchangeTelegraph officeTicket officeTravel agencyNewspaper officeArt schoolCharm schoolDancing schoolDramatic or music schoolBusiness or commercial schoolArtist studioAuction of art goods, rugs and the likeCostumerDental laboratoryInterior decoratorMotor bus terminalLawn furniture salePhotographic studioRadio and television studiosHome appliance repairHand laundryJob printing shopLocksmithSharpening and grindingRadio, television and phonograph repairNewspaper printing plantArchery rangeBarbecue standBoxing or sports arenaDrive-in restaurant or refreshment standGolf driving rangeMiniature golf courseBowling alleyPony ride and pony riding ringSkating rinkSwimming poolDrive-in theaterArmoryLodge hallPawnshopTelephone exchangeTaxidermistVeterinaryResearch and testing laboratoryMortuary or undertakerPest control agencyPlant nursery or landscaperTire and battery storeRetail plumbing and electrical fixturesLawnmower rental, sales and serviceShip chandleryUpholstering shop (not more than 4 persons and 4,000 sq ft of floor space)Offices of electrical and plumbing contractors (not over 4,000 sq ft of enclosed storage and shop space; no outside storage of supplies or materials)Used furniture and household appliances (entirely within a fully enclosed building)
With special approval
Religious establishments and ancillary uses (religious education, social services, counseling and office uses related to the use on site)Multiple-family residential use up to 25 units per net acre (or Future Land Use Element density if less) as part of a commercial structure with at least 5,000 sq ft of commercial use onsiteMixed-use multiple family residential use (subject to allocation of flex/reserve units by Town Commission and criteria in Sec. 28-194.1)Pain clinicAssembly halls, banquet halls, bottle clubs, BYOB clubs, event halls, portable catering events and similar uses
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMax height 100 ft
StandardNo minimum plot size for nonresidential uses; residential plots min 100 ft wide and 10,000 sq ft
StandardMin floor area of a hotel/motel rental sleeping room 150 sq ft
StandardAll activities of permitted uses (sale, display, preparation, storage) must be inside a completely enclosed building except parking lots, archery/driving ranges, golf, miniature golf, swimming pools, tennis courts, drive-in banks, filling stations, drive-in restaurants, pony rings and drive-in theaters unless Commission grants special permit
StandardProducts produced incidental to a permitted use must be sold at retail on the premises
Mixed-use residential (Sec. 28-194.1)7.5-10 acre master-planned sites only; front/street side setback 25 ft, side 15 ft, rear 20 ft; 30% pervious; max building length 250 ft; flex/reserve units required
Accessory usesAccessory uses and structures
Read from Pembroke Park Code Ch. 28 Art. III Div. 5Sec. 28-186 (intent), 28-187 (permitted uses), 28-187.01 (special exceptions), 28-187.1 (specific use regulations), 28-188 to 28-194.1; 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-1 in Pembroke Park

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