Zoning explained · Broward County

Professional Office District Sunrise, Florida

The B-4 Professional Office District is intended for the exclusive development of professional offices, office parks and financial centers. Permitted uses are those marked with an asterisk in the B-4 column of the Sec. 16-79 Master Business List (about two dozen office, financial, medical, hotel and government uses); everything unmarked is prohibited.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in B-4, Sunrise

The businesses the B-4 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-4 here means specifically Sunrise's B-4 district.)

Allowed by right

BanksBuilding and loan associationsCounty-owned and municipality-owned building (except jails, which are prohibited)Dental clinicDetective agenciesEmployment agenciesFederally owned and state-owned buildings (except prisons, which are prohibited)Health clubHealth spa (must be completely enclosed per supp. reg. 1; tattooing only as ancillary use per supp. reg. 12)Hotels (subject to the supp. reg. 4 amenity requirements)Extended stay hotel (subject to supp. reg. 14 recorded covenant and RM-25 design standards)Loan agencies excluding pawnbrokers, check cashing and paycheck advancesMail, private express and packageMedical offices or clinics for doctors, dentists, podiatrists and related professionsMunicipal buildings, parks, playgrounds, parking, municipal offices in retail centers or office buildings not owned by governmentOffice buildingParking garage or structure - private and publicly owned (governed by Sec. 16-139)Professional officesReal estate officesStock exchange and brokerage officeTravel bureau

With special approval

Day care centers (special exception per supp. reg. 7; must also be a completely enclosed use per supp. reg. 1)Federal, state and county offices located in retail centers or office buildings not owned by government (special exception per supp. reg. 7)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMax building height 250 ft (B-3 through B-7) (Sec. 16-78(e))

StandardMin plot 150 ft wide by 200 ft deep, except pre-existing smaller parcels (Sec. 16-78(f))

Setbacks75 ft adjacent to a trafficway; 25 ft adjacent to other streets; rear 20 ft (+5 ft per floor above first); side 10 ft (increased per floor) (Sec. 16-78(g))

StandardLot coverage 35% (1-3 stories), declining to 24% at 10-20 stories

StandardFAR 0.35 (1 story), 0.50, 0.65, 0.80, 1.00 above 4 stories; mixed-use hotel/retail/office up to 1.5 (3.0 Western Sunrise Area) as of right

StandardAt least 15% of site landscaped or pervious

StandardUses first permitted in a less restrictive district are not permitted (Sec. 16-78(d))

StandardHotels (supp. reg. 4) require min 250 rental units of at least 350 sf each, 350-seat meeting space, 1,250 sf pool, etc.

StandardMultifamily residential is not permitted in B-4 (blank in the B-4 column)

StandardUses not listed may be authorized only if similar to a listed use (Sec. 16-79(c))

Accessory usesCertain retail and service uses accessory to the primary office use and consistent with the intent of the chapter, in no case more than 10 percent of gross floor area (Sec. 16-78(j)); Tattooing only as an ancillary use to a beauty salon, health spa, medical office or hospital; never as a principal use (Sec. 16-79(d)(12)); Hotels must include an ancillary full-service restaurant (100 seats), bar/lounge, meeting rooms and pool per Sec. 16-79(d)(4)

StandardRead from Sec. 16-78(a)(4), 16-78(j); Sec. 16-79 Master Business List and supplemental regulations (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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