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Gateway Professional Office District (B-PO) Plantation, Florida

B-PO promotes and retains professional office uses along the State Road 7 corridor (Plantation Gateway Redevelopment Plan) and integrates them with community commercial uses. Permitted and conditional uses are those marked in the B-PO column of the Sec. 27-100 Master Business Listing; the list is mostly offices, financial, medical/dental, education and civic uses.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in B-PO, Plantation

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

Allowed by right
Business service center/postal center (std. 27-105 (f)(1))Employment agency (std. 27-105 (f)(2))Travel agencyContractor's office (office only - no storage)General or professional office (std. 27-105 (t)(1))Government Administrative OfficeOffice support - high density occupation areaBank and financial institution (std. 27-105 (w)(1))Auto tag agencyDetective agencyFlorist (std. 27-105 (w)(1))LibraryMuseumDay nursery (std. 27-105 (j)(3))Business school (std. 27-105 (L)(3))Educational tutoringDriving school (std. 27-105 (L)(4))Modeling schools (std. 27-105 (L)(5))Medical or Dental officeMental healthcare facility (std. 27-105 (o)(2))Civic AssociationsRepair of consumer electronics
With special approval
Adult day care center (std. 27-105 (j)(2) 27-105 (w)(1))Child day care center (std. 27-105 (j)(1) 27-105 (w)(1))Post office
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMin plot 5,000 sf; lot width 50 ft; depth 100 ft
StandardMax height 42 ft
Setbacksfront 10 ft, side 10 ft, rear 25 ft
StandardMax lot coverage 40%; min open space 30%
FAR0.40 (1 story), 0.80 (2 story), 1.20 (3 story)
Accessory usesAccessory uses per Sec. 27-105 use-specific standards (not itemised for B-PO in the master listing)
StandardRead from Sec. 27-71 (district list), Sec. 27-85 B-PO (Table 85-10), Sec. 27-100 Table 100-1 Master Business Listing (B-PO column), Sec. 27-105; 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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Based on the Plantation zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.