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General Business Overlay District Sunrise, Florida

Overlay applying to older commercial areas with a central core of diverse retail, professional, business, food and community services, promoting uniform building and site design while accommodating existing site constraints. Only the uses specifically enumerated in Sec. 16-78(h)(1) are allowed (subject to the Sec.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in B-3A, Sunrise

The businesses the B-3A district in Sunrise 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-3A here means specifically Sunrise's B-3A district.)

Allowed by right
Air conditioning equipment, retail, repairsAmbulance serviceAnimal grooming only [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Antique shopsArt galleriesArt suppliesArtist's studiosAssociations (civic, etc.) [no Master List equivalent]Athletic club [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Awning storesBakeshops, retailBanksBarber shopsBeauty salon or spa, hair, nails or skin care [Sec. 16-79(d) note 12]Bicycle stores and repair shopsBook storeCamera shopsCandy store, retailCarpets, rugs, floor covering, retailChina, crockery, glassware, earthenware, retailClothing stores except secondhandCoffee house [no Master List equivalent]Clubs—Civic, private, noncommercial [no Master List equivalent]Confectionery and ice cream storeConservatories (art and music) soundproofed for musicContractors—Office use only; no outside storageCosmetics, retail and incidental compounding, no manufacturingCostumes, rentalCounty-owned and municipality-owned building (with the exception of jails, which are prohibited)Curio storesDairy products, retailDance academies [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Delicatessen, retailDental clinicDental labDepartment and dry goods storeDetective agenciesDress shops and seamstressElectrical appliances, retail and incidental repairsEmployment agenciesFabric, sewing, yarn and notions shopFish, retailFloristFood take-out, retailFruit stores, retailFurniture storesGarden supplies [Sec. 16-79(d) note 5]Gift shopsGrocery storeGymnasium [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Hardware storeHealth spas and clubs [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Heating equipment, retailHobby shopIce cream or frozen yogurt, retailInterior decoration shopJewelry store—Watch repairKey shopLawn mower sales and service (no outdoor display)Leather goods store, retailLibraryLighting fixtures, retailLuggage shopsMail, private express and packageMeat market, retailMedical offices or clinics for doctors, dentists, podiatrists and related professions [Sec. 16-79(d) note 12]Messenger officeMillwork, retailMusic and radio stores, retail [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Municipal buildings, parks, playgrounds, parkingMunicipal offices in retail centersMuseumNewsstand [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Notions—Variety storesOffice supplies and furniture storeOptical storesOffice buildingsOutdoor restaurant seating areas [no Master List equivalent]Paint—Wallpaper stores, retail onlyPet shops [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Photograph galleriesPhotographersPlaces of public assemblyPlumbing fixtures, retailPrinting, quick printProfessional officesRadios, televisions—Sales, incidental repairsReal estate officesReducing salonsRepair shops (small appliances) [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Restaurants and dining roomsRestaurant, fast foodRugs, retailSchools: InstructionalShoe repair shop [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Shoe storesSouvenir storesSporting goods storeStationery storesStock exchange and brokerage officeSundry stores, not including drug storesSupermarketSwimming pool, supplies and accessories (excluding chemicals) [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Tailor shopTicket officeTobacco storeTravel bureauUtilities facilities, public subject to sections 16-81 and 16-88 [no Master List equivalent]Video and/or record store
With special approval
Alcoholic beverages, salesAnimal clinics, pet hospitals [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Auto tag agencyBars (subject to subsection (10) below)Catering servicesConvenience storeDance halls, ballroom dancing [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Day care centers [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Federal, state and county offices located in retail centersFood caterersFuneral homesLaundries, coin-operatedMotorcycle shops (no outdoor display) [Sec. 16-79(d) note 13]Post officeSchools: Adult educationVeterinary clinics (no overnight boarding with exception of medical treatment) [Sec. 16-79(d) note 1]Wholesale sales as accessory to a permitted useNightclubs (special exception pursuant to Sec. 16-36; must conform to enclosed-use requirement of Sec. 16-79(d)(1)) [Sec. 16-78(h)(12)]
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMin plot width 50 ft and depth 100 ft; front, side and rear plot lines are the buildable lines (no setbacks); 15-ft buffer between commercial building and adjacent residential property lines (Sec. 16-78(h)(3))
StandardPervious-area requirement of Sec. 16-78(i) does not apply
StandardParking 1 space per 300 sf gross leasable area; on-street parking in the district may be counted; stalls 9 x 18 ft; off-street loading requirements of Sec. 16-148 do not apply (Sec. 16-78(h)(5))
StandardUniform signage plan required; unique architectural theme with registered-architect plan; dumpster enclosure required
Landscapingat least 1 tree per 2,000 sf of total lot area (Sec. 16-78(h)(7))
Restaurantsalcoholic beverage sales not exceeding 25% of total sales and bar seating not exceeding 25% of seating are exempt from Sec. 3-1 City Code (Sec. 16-78(h)(10)); outdoor restaurant seating allowed per Sec. 16-112 (h)(11)
StandardGeneral B-1..B-7 rules (enclosed-use rule Sec. 16-78(c), height Sec. 16-78(e)) assumed to carry over from the underlying B-3 district; the overlay text itself states no height limit
StandardRead from Sunrise Code Ch. 16 Sec. 16-78(a)(3)a. (purpose) and Sec. 16-78(h)(1)-(12) (B-3A General Business Overlay District); supplemental regs Sec. 16-79(d); 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-3A in Sunrise

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