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Community Business Pompano Beach, Florida

Community Business (B-2) accommodates low- to moderate-intensity office, service, and retail uses serving surrounding residential neighborhoods (professional offices, banks, restaurants, convenience stores, gasoline stations), neighborhood-serving institutional uses, and complementary moderate- to high-density multifamily, community residences and recovery communities.

5 buildings zoned B-260 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in B-2, Pompano Beach

The businesses the B-2 district in Pompano Beach 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 Pompano Beach's B-2 district.)

Allowed by right

Dwelling, Live/Work (155.4202.B)Dwelling, Multifamily (155.4202.D)Dwelling, Single-Family (155.4202.E)Dwelling, Single-Family (Zero Lot Line) (155.4202.F)Dwelling, Two-Family (155.4202.G)Dwelling, Mixed Use (155.4202.H)Family Community Residence (155.4202.I)Transitional Community Residence (155.4202.J)Recovery Community (155.4203.B)Newspaper or Magazine Publishing (155.4204.A)Telecommunications Facility, Collocated on an Existing Structure Other than a Telecommunications Tower (155.4204.D)Youth Center (155.4205.E)Adult Day Care Center (155.4206.A)Child Care Facility (155.4206.B)Specialty Arts School (155.4207.F)Fire or EMS Station (155.4208.C)Government Administrative Offices (155.4208.E)Police Station (155.4208.G)Post Office (155.4208.H)Medical Office (gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or less) (155.4209.A)Arboretum or Botanical Garden (155.4210.A)Community Garden (155.4210.C)Park or Plaza (155.4210.D)Utility Use, Minor (155.4213.C)Animal Grooming (155.4214.A)Business Service Center (155.4216.A)Employment Agency (155.4216.D)Parcel Services (155.4216.E)Travel Agency (155.4216.G)Bar or Lounge (155.4218.A)Brewpub (155.4218.B)Hall for Hire (155.4218.C)Nightclub (155.4218.D)Restaurant (155.4218.E)Specialty Eating or Drinking Establishment (155.4218.F)Gasoline Filling Station (155.4219.I)Parking Deck or Garage (as a principal use) (155.4219.O)Professional Office (155.4220.B)Art, Music, or Dance, Studio (155.4221.A)Bank or Financial Institution (155.4221.C)Dry-Cleaning or Laundry Drop-Off Establishment (155.4221.E)Laundromat (155.4221.H)Personal and Household Goods Repair Establishment (155.4221.J)Personal Services Establishment (155.4221.K)Antique Store (155.4222.A)Art Gallery (155.4222.B)Book or Media Shop (155.4222.D)Convenience Store (155.4222.F)Grocery Store (155.4222.G)Drug Store or Pharmacy (155.4222.H)Home and Building Supply Center (155.4222.K)Other Retail Sales Establishment (155.4222.S)Condo Hotel (155.4225.A)Bed and Breakfast Inn (155.4225.B)

With special approval

Place of Worship (155.4211.D) (special exception)Check Cashing or Payday Loan Store (155.4221.M) (special exception)Local Liquor or Package Store (155.4222.L) (special exception)Regional Liquor or Package Store (155.4222.M) (special exception)Beer or Wine Store (155.4222.N) (special exception)Hotel or Motel (155.4225.C) (special exception)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

Lot area min 10,000 sq ft (townhouseapplies to site as a whole; individual townhouse lots min 1,800 sq ft / 18 ft wide)

StandardLot width min 100 ft

StandardDensity max 30 du/ac

StandardLot coverage max 45%

StandardPervious area min 20%

StandardHeight max 105 ft (Air Park Overlay limits also apply; portions above 50 ft set back an additional 1 ft per 4 ft of height)

StandardFront yard setback min 0 ft

StandardStreet side yard setback min 0 ft

StandardInterior side yard setback min 0 ft

StandardRear yard setback min 30 ft

StandardSetback from waterway or canal min 15 ft

Free-standing residential buildingslot area max 5 acres (10 acres in NWCRA/AOD)

Accessory usesAmateur Ham Radio Antenna (155.4303.B); Automated Teller Machine (ATM) (155.4303.C); Bike Rack (155.4303.D); Canopy, Vehicular Area (155.4303.E); Clothesline (as accessory to residential uses) (155.4303.F); Clubhouse (155.4303.G); Dock (155.4303.H); Drive-Through Service (155.4303.I); Drop-In Child Care (155.4303.J); Electric Vehicle (EV) Level 1 or 2 Charging Station (155.4303.K); Electric Vehicle (EV) Level 3 Charging Station (155.4303.L); Fence or Wall (155.4303.O); Garage or Carport (155.4303.P); Greenhouse (155.4303.Q); Green Roof (155.4303.R); Home Based Business (155.4303.S); Limited Fuel/Oil/Bottled Gas Distribution (155.4303.T); Outdoor Display of Merchandise (155.4303.U); Outdoor Seating, Including Sidewalk Cafes (as accessory to an eating and drinking establishment) (155.4303.V); Rainwater Cistern (155.4303.Z); Satellite Dish (155.4303.CC); Small Wind Energy System (155.4303.DD); Solar Energy Collection System (155.4303.EE); Swimming Pool, Spa, or Hot Tub (155.4303.GG); Television or Radio Antenna (155.4303.HH); Mechanical Equipment and Similar Features (155.4303.JJ); Uncovered Porches, Decks, Patios, Terraces, and Walkways (155.4303.KK); Flagpoles (155.4303.MM); Gazebo (155.4303.NN); Screened Enclosures with Screen Roof (155.4303.OO); Eating and Drinking Establishments (As An Accessory Use) (155.4303.PP); Package Sales as an Accessory Use to a Bar or Lounge (155.4303.TT); Retail Clinic (155.4303.UU)

StandardRead from Sec. 155.3303 (Community Business, B-2); use tables Sec. 155.4202-155.4230; accessory Sec. 155.4303; 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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