Zoning explained · Broward County

B-3 General Business Deerfield Beach, Florida

Heavy commercial district intended as a transition between commercial and industrial areas that, with proper buffering, can be compatible with residential development. Applied to areas designated C-2 land use in the comprehensive plan where the existing lot/development pattern makes an industrial district inappropriate.

7 buildings zoned B-339 permitted business types

Talk to our team

Education › Zoning & land use › Deerfield Beach — B-3

Permitted uses

What you can operate in B-3, Deerfield Beach

The businesses the B-3 district in Deerfield 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 B-3 here means specifically Deerfield Beach's B-3 district.)

Allowed by right

Building materials supply/distribution to the trade (hardware, lumber, millwork, plumbing)PrintingTrade shops: metal work, woodworking, plumbing, roofing, electrical and associated building tradesStore, retail (per land use plan limitations)Essential servicesLawn serviceCommercial bakeryExterminatorMedical or dental labOffices, business and professionalWarehousesWholesale tradeBoat repairPlant nurseryAutomotive servicesMarinaCommercial kitchenSchool, vocationalBuilding cleaning and maintenance servicesSports performance training facilityIndoor recreationCraft/artisan productionDry cleaning establishmentDry cleaning plantAutomobile accessories retail (1,000-ft separation from another such store)Thrift shopPharmacy (250-ft separation from another pharmacy)

With special approval

Automobile repair garageFabricating, assembly and processing operations producing no noise/smoke/pollutants at the property lineOutside storage (subordinate; not abutting residential; screened)Boat yard/boat basinAuto rental agencyCheck cashing storeAstrologist, palmist, psychic and related servicesHalfway housePain management clinics (Sec. 98-65)Smoke shopPawn shop (Sec. 98-99)Secondhand store (Sec. 98-99)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardExcept for outdoor seating at craft/artisan production facilities and permitted outdoor storage, all business must be conducted within a fully enclosed building

StandardConditional uses require favorable determination by the zoning appeals special master and consistency with the comprehensive plan

Automobile accessories retail1,000-ft separation; Pharmacy: 250-ft separation

StandardDimensional standards (lot/yard/height/FAR) are in the property development requirements table of Sec. 98-55

Accessory usesAccessory uses customarily incidental to a principal, permitted or approved conditional use

StandardRead from Sec. 98-55 (Ch. 98 Land Development Regulations, Art. III Zoning District Regulations); permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use/special approval

StandardBroward County district — confirm the parcel is inside City of Deerfield 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.

Available now