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Industrial, Research and Development (IRD) District Coral Springs, Florida

Industrial district providing lands for business and industry that support the city's economic base - distribution of goods/services outside the vicinity of Coral Springs, and research, development and manufacture using processes compatible with adjacent residential and nonresidential uses. Unless otherwise specified, all uses must be conducted entirely within an enclosed building.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in IRD, Coral Springs

The businesses the IRD district in Coral Springs 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 IRD here means specifically Coral Springs's IRD district.)

Allowed by right

Manufacture & distribution of products (aerospace composites, apparel, paper products, aviation tech, ceramics, computer components, cosmetics, electronic/electrical equipment, fabricated metal, finish wood, food processing & packaging, footwear, furniture, jewelry, leather, machinery, medical equipment, medical marijuana processing, musical instruments, optics, pharmaceuticals, robotics, transportation parts)Artificial intelligence; computer software development; scientific/industrial R&D incl. medical & biomedical tech; research and testing laboratoryWarehouse and storage buildings associated with manufacturing/assembly/distribution (NOT self-storage)Service/trade establishments without walk-in retail (bakery, boat repair, bookbinding, cleaning & dyeing, data processing, food catering, electroplating, janitorial, laundry, machinery repair, printing/publishing/lithography, telecommunication, tool & die, etc.)Corporate Park officesEmployee-based offices not serving the general public (medical billing, data processing, software dev/support, telemarketing, engineering/architectural/surveying firms, interior design, property management, etc.)Nursery schools / childcare centers as accessory uses (fenced play lot >=5 ft)Health club facilities as accessory usesRepair/shop uses (awning & canvas, carpenter & cabinet, contractor shop, electronic repair, furniture repair, appliance repair, locksmith, taxidermist, upholstering)Blacksmith and weldingCarpet and rug cleaningMeat/poultry/fish distribution - pre-packaged onlyMulti-tenant buildings combining permitted usesAccessory uses and structures

With special approval

Sales/rental/display of building & trade supplies, construction equipment, electronic supplies, machinery, medical/dental equipment, photographic equipment, restaurant/hotel/store supplies, tires & batteries, welding supplies, etc.Rental/storage of motor vehicles, motor homes, boats, trucks, trailers (screening/enclosure conditions)Newspaper and job printing plantsAuto towing (screened storage)Self-storage facilities (interior of Corporate Park only; no Sample Rd/Coral Ridge Dr frontage)Crating, packing, distribution, shipping and soft-drink bottlingVocational/technical/business/trade schoolsNursery/child care as stand-alone corporate-park building (perimeter locations)Hotel uses (arterial/collector frontage; 2-ac min lot, 75-ft max height, 40% coverage)Large-scale buildings/groupings >100,000 sf footprint (architectural/noise/traffic review)Helistops, heliports, off-heliport landing sitesHealth clubs as stand-alone buildings (south/east perimeters)Corporate Park support-service uses (<=3,000 sf; salons, printing, courier, dry-clean drop-off, electronics, employment services, florist, restaurants, bookstore)Uses in the first ~450 ft along Sample Rd / ~400 ft along Coral Ridge Dr (hotel, schools, child care, large-scale buildings, health clubs, financial institutions)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

Heightmax 100 ft (Sec. 25-0640)

Plotmin 100 ft wide, min 20,000 sf (25-0641)

Setback>=50 ft from any street line; parking on far half only (25-0642)

Coveragebuildings <=40% of plot (25-0647)

Landscaped open space>=30% of plot; 25-ft strip along ROW; 12.5-ft screen strip (25-0645)

Outside storagescreened, ancillary, <=25% of parcel, one area per parcel (25-0646)

Performance standardsno off-site nuisance sound/vibration/odor/glare/smoke/particulate (25-0649)

StandardLEED Silver buildings qualify for reduced setback/landscaping (25-0650)

PROHIBITED (25-0639)foundry; forging; manufacture of acids/asphalt/brick/cement/batteries/explosives/fertilizers/paint/petroleum/primary metals; mining; pulp/paper mill; die casting; livery stable/riding academy; meat/poultry/fish slaughtering; airport; agriculture/farming; convalescent/congregate living; retail furniture/art gallery; brewery; coffee roasting; explosives storage; motor freight terminals; power plants (unless accessory); auto recycling; taxi/bus depot; general-public business/medical/dental/legal/real-estate offices

Accessory usesAccessory uses and structures; Nursery/childcare as accessory (fenced play lot >=5 ft); Health club facilities as accessory; Electrical power generation/transmission/distribution when accessory to a permitted primary use

StandardRead from Ch. 25 Zoning Ordinance, Art. VI, Div. 3 (IRD), Secs. 25-0636 to 25-0650 (permitted 25-0637; conditional 25-0638; prohibited 25-0639); permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use/special approval

StandardBroward County district — confirm the parcel is inside City of Coral Springs limits

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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