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Mixed-Use Neighborhood Tamarac, Florida

Small, compact mixed-use activity centers serving surrounding neighborhoods in a walkable, residential-compatible scale: a mix of residential, retail, cultural, entertainment and office, with street-level pedestrian-generating uses and upper-story residential/office. Uses are those marked in the MU-N column of Table 10-3.1; blank = prohibited.

7 buildings zoned MU-N42 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in MU-N, Tamarac

The businesses the MU-N district in Tamarac 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 MU-N here means specifically Tamarac's MU-N district.)

Allowed by right

Dwelling, live/workDwelling, multi-familyAssisted living facility, nursing home, convalescent facilityClub or lodge, privateLibrary, art gallery, or museumMunicipal facilitiesReligious assemblyAdult day care centerClinic, medical, urgent care, or dentalPet care dailyVeterinary office/clinicRestaurantBed and breakfastBank/financial institutionOffice, professional and businessCoin laundry and dry cleaning (no chemical processing onsite)Day spaStylist/salonTailor/shoe repairFitness and recreational sports centerFarmer's market, outdoorPersonal and household goods repairPrint shopRetail sales, general: < 10,000 sq. ft.Utility facility, minorAlternative tower structure in right-of-wayBase station in right-of-wayEligible facilities requestSmall cell facility

With special approval

Hall for hireChild care facilityParochial school, incidentalSchoolBar, lounge, or tavernRestaurant, fast casual (with or w/o drive-through)Restaurant, fast food (with or w/o drive-through)PharmacyVape/smoke shop and liquor storeWind energy conversion systemAlternative tower structure not in right-of-wayBase station not in right-of-wayTower

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMin lot area 20,000 sf; min width 100 ft

StandardMax roofed lot cover 40%; total impervious 70%; min landscaped pervious 30%

Setbacksfront 25 ft (125 ft from centerline of University Drive), interior side 10 ft, corner side 15 ft, rear 10 ft, 25 ft adjacent to residential district

StandardMax height 40 ft

StandardNet floor area max 40%

StandardResidential density determined through an allocation process; total residential uses may not exceed 10% of the City's land area

StandardDrive-through only as accessory use to a restaurant (10-3.3(D)(14)(a)) or bank (10-3.3(D)(4)(a)); fast food and fast casual restaurants are special exceptions

StandardPharmacy is special exception; thrift/consignment only as accessory; bars, lounges and taverns are special exception and must be 1,000 ft from another bar and from schools (10-3.3(D)(15)(f))

StandardRetail 50,000 sf or more needs an adaptive reuse/abandonment agreement (10-3.3(D)(15)(a)) (not allowed by table in MU-N, which lists retail under 10,000 sf only)

Accessory usesCommunity garden; Thrift, consignment, and used merchandise; Assembly hall; Building-mounted or rooftop antenna; Drive-through service facility; Dwelling, caretaker; Garage or carport; Home based business; Limited Online Sales; Outdoor courts, fields, playgrounds and pools; Outdoor seating, commercial; Outdoor vehicle storage, accessory; Satellite dish; Small wind energy system, accessory; Solar energy collection system, accessory use; Swimming pool; Other accessory uses that comply with Code standards

StandardRead from Sec. 10-2.3(B) (district purpose); Table 10-2.3 (dimensions); Sec. 10-3.2 Table 10-3.1 (uses); 10-3.3 and 10-3.4; 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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