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Gateway Health Care Services District Plantation, Florida

Created to promote redevelopment of the Plantation Gateway District per the Plantation Gateway Redevelopment Plan, to retain Plantation General Hospital and associated health care uses along the SR 7 corridor and integrate them with community commercial uses. Uses are governed entirely by the Sec. 27-100 Master Business Listing (B-HCS column).

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in B-HCS, Plantation

The businesses the B-HCS district in Plantation 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-HCS here means specifically Plantation's B-HCS district.)

Allowed by right

Veterinary hospital/clinicBusiness service center/postal centerEmployment agencyOffice supply storeTravel agencyAuditorium or theaterGymnasiumBakery, retailIce cream shop - retailRestaurant - fast foodRestaurant - dine inRestaurant - take outContractor's office (office only - no storage)General or professional officeGovernment Administrative OfficeOffice support - high density occupation areaBank and financial institutionOptical storesPersonal and household goods repair establishmentAuto tag agencyBook or media shopDetective agencyFloristFitness center/health club (2,500 sq. ft. or less)Drug store or pharmacyHealth and beauty aidsOffice equipment sales and service, retailSmall electronicsOther retail sales establishmentSmoke shopLibraryMuseumDay nurseryBusiness schoolEducational tutoringDriving schoolModeling schoolsTraffic schoolsMedical or Dental officeMental healthcare facilityUrgent care facilityGeneral hospitalOutpatient surgical center/ambulatory care facilityMedical or dental labNursing home/Assisted living (no individual kitchens)Civic AssociationsRepair of consumer electronicsResidences, single-family or duplexResidences, multi-family

With special approval

CaterersRestaurant barGasoline filling stationMassage establishmentFitness center/health club (over 2,500 sq. ft.)Hotel or motelAdult day care centerChild day care centerPost officeMobile medical labHelistop

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMin plot 20,000 sf; min lot width 125 ft; min depth 125 ft

StandardMax height 75 ft

Setbacksfront 10/80 (fronting SR 7), side/building separation 10, rear 25

StandardMin open space 30%

StandardMax lot coverage 40% (1-3 stories), 38% (4), 36% (5)

StandardFAR max .40 / .80 / 1.20 / 1.30 / 1.42 for 1-5 stories

StandardFast food restaurants permitted only as an interior establishment of a multi-tenant structure; freestanding fast food and drive-through windows need conditional use approval; walk-up counters allowed if 25 ft from vehicular use area (27-105(k)(2)d)

StandardMixed commercial/office/residential encouraged; residential allocated via activity-center, flexibility or reserve units or land use plan amendment (27-105(dd))

StandardFitness center 2,500 sf or less permitted; over 2,500 sf conditional

Accessory usesTake-out and delivery service accessory to a fast food or dine-in restaurant (27-105(k)(2)a, (k)(4)a); Outdoor cafe seating may be approved as an accessory use to a restaurant, subject to plan/permit requirements (27-105(k)(10)); Helistop is an accessory use only, subject to conditional use approval (27-105(x)(1)a)

StandardRead from Sec. 27-85(j) (district); Sec. 27-100 Table 100-1 (uses); Sec. 27-105 (specific use standards); 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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