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Neighborhood Commercial Tamarac, Florida

Small-scale retail, personal service and low-intensity office and institutional uses serving surrounding residential neighborhoods; limited residential. Allowed uses come from Table 10-3.1.

6 buildings zoned NC41 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in NC, Tamarac

The businesses the NC 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 NC here means specifically Tamarac's NC district.)

Allowed by right

Dwelling, live/workAssisted living facility, nursing home, convalescent facilityClub or lodge, privateLibrary, art gallery, or museumMunicipal facilitiesAdult day care centerBusiness, trade, or vocational schools, LightClinic, medical, urgent care, or dentalPark and playgroundPet care dailyVeterinary office/clinicRestaurantBank/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, minorParcel delivery serviceAlternative tower structure in right-of-wayBase station in right-of-wayEligible facilities requestSmall cell facility

With special approval

Child care facilityParochial school, incidentalSchoolBar, lounge, or tavernRestaurant, fast casual (with or w/o drive-through)Massage establishmentPharmacyVape/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%; max total impervious 70%; min landscaped pervious 30%

Setbacksfront 25 ft; side interior 10 ft; corner 15 ft; rear 10 ft; adjacent to residential district 25 ft

StandardMax height 40 ft

StandardNet floor area max 35%

StandardStreet setbacks along University Drive are 125 ft from roadway centerline

Accessory usesThrift, consignment, and used merchandise; Assembly hall; Bingo game; 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 Tamarac LDC (Ch. 10) Sec. 10-2.3(B)-(C) (district purpose + Table 10-2.3 dimensional standards); Sec. 10-3.2 Table 10-3.1 Allowed Uses; Sec. 10-3.3/10-3.4 use standards; 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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