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Industrial, Research and Office (IRO) Dania Beach, Florida

One of Dania Beach's industrial districts (Art. 115 consolidated industrial use schedule, alongside IROM, IROM-AA, IROC, IG, IR, PEDD, MA-1). Office/light-industrial-oriented: business/professional/medical offices, data centers, light manufacturing/assembly/research (with conditions), warehousing and wholesale with capped ancillary office, limited service/retail.

1 building zoned IRO38 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in IRO, Dania Beach

The businesses the IRO district in Dania Beach 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 IRO here means specifically Dania Beach's IRO district.)

Allowed by right

BakeryBrewery / craft distillery / winery, with or without tasting roomCatering establishmentsBail bondBusiness officeData processing and computer centers (incl. service/maintenance of EDP equipment)Office, medicalOffice, professionalCity of Dania Beach governmental/administrative/community/service/office facilitiesAthletic training facility (indoors, no spectator seating)Cabinet or furniture shop (woodworking)Contractor / repair / service shops (A/C, appliances, marine, cloth or canvas)Copy or printing shopRepair of bicycles in an enclosed buildingSpray painting / spray boothTelecom web-hosting facilitiesAssembly of products from prefabricated parts (condition 1)Light industrial uses not itemized (condition 1)Light manufacturing (condition 1)Research, product development and testing, engineering and marketing development (condition 1)Warehousing with up to 20% ancillary office (conditions 7, 8)Wholesale: office-distribution-warehouse, up to 20% ancillary office (condition 69)Wholesale: office-showroom-warehouse, up to 20% ancillary office (condition 69)Medical marijuana retail center (condition 15)Personal service establishments (condition 15)Pharmacy or drug store (condition 15)Retail uses not itemized (condition 15)Automobile rental, indoor/outdoor (conditions 2, 17, 74, 76)

With special approval

Distribution, principal use (special exception)Self-storage facility (special exception)Live entertainment (special exception)Restaurant, full service incl. accessory bars/lounges and outdoor seating (special exception)Hotels of 100+ rooms (special exception)U.S. border patrol facilities (special exception)Electrical power plants (special exception)Electrical substations / related facilities (special exception)Municipal water or sanitary sewer treatment facilities (special exception)Commercial recreation facilities, indoors (special exception)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

Legend (Sec. 115-40)P = permitted; A = accessory only; numbered refs = permitted subject to numbered conditions in Sec. 115-50; SE = special exception (Art. 630); blank = not permitted

StandardWarehouse/wholesale uses capped at 20% ancillary office space

StandardMost general business, marine/heavy-industrial, and many commercial/civic uses are NOT permitted in IRO (banks, convenience stores, gyms, auto repair, marinas, shipbuilding, day care, places of worship, schools)

Accessory usesWatchman or caretaker dwelling accessory to a primary marine use or storage facility; Distribution facility (accessory, condition 51); Auction (accessory, one monthly, off hours only)

StandardRead from Ch. 28 (LDC), Part 1, Art. 115 (Industrial Districts), Sec. 115-40 (Schedule of permitted uses) - IRO column; conditions in Sec. 115-50; special exceptions per Art. 630; permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use/special approval

StandardBroward County district — confirm the parcel is inside City of Dania Beach 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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