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Commercial General (CG) District Greenacres, Florida

Greenacres' general commercial district, intended to serve a group of neighbourhoods within roughly a three-mile radius and located mainly along regional collectors and minor arterials. It carries a conventional retail/office/service list by right - retail outlets, department and variety stores, food markets, restaurants (but expressly NOT drive-in or fast food), professional, business, medical and dental offices, banks without drive-in facilities, and personal services.

19 buildings zoned CG56 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in CG, Greenacres

The businesses the CG district in Greenacres 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 CG here means specifically Greenacres's CG district.)

Allowed by right

Clothing storeShoe storeJewelry store with watch repair (not pawn shop)Hardware storeBookstoreCard and gift shopArts and crafts storeCamera shop and suppliesToy storeSporting goods storeLeather goods and luggage storeTelevision and radio store with repair incident to salesRecord and video storeVariety storeDepartment storeFurniture and appliance store (no repairs or manufacturing)Auto parts store (no on-site installation or repair)Golf car dealership (no on-site maintenance or repair)NewsstandFloristPharmacy / drugstoreSupermarket / food marketBakeryConfectionery / candy shopLiquor / package storeRestaurant (not drive-in or fast food)Carry-out restaurantDelicatessenIce cream parlorCoffee shopProfessional officeBusiness officeReal estate officeInsurance officeMedical officeDental officeBank (no drive-in facility)Travel agencyCopy centre / print shopBarber shopBeauty salonShoe repairLaundromatDry cleaning pick-up stationSmall appliance repair shop (max 1,500 SF)Business machine repair (max 1,500 SF)Furniture repair (max 1,500 SF)Apparel repair / alterations (max 1,500 SF)Adult day care centre (therapeutic, licensed)Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care centre

With special approval

Church / house of worshipPrivate clubChild care center / preschoolNursing or convalescent facilityFast food restaurantDrive-in restaurant

Build envelope

Development standards

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

Auto parts retailNO manufacturing or refurbishment, NO on-site automotive maintenance, repair or changing/replacement of parts - the owner, lessee or assign must enforce this and post signage of the authorised size and type

StandardGolf car dealerships must not perform maintenance or repair on site

StandardSmall-item repair establishments limited to 1,500 SF of gross floor area as a whole

StandardFurniture, appliance and furnishings stores must not do repairs or manufacturing

StandardRestaurants by right exclude drive-in and fast food (those are special exceptions with queuing and by-pass lane requirements)

StandardBanks by right exclude drive-in facilities

Private clubsminimum 2 acres, 50 ft street setback, 100 ft from other lot lines, members only, no sleeping facilities

Child careminimum 1 acre, fenced play area of 100 SF per child (minimum 400 SF), passenger drop-off zone

Nursing/convalescentminimum 2 acres, 50 ft from other lot lines, 100 SF per patient sleeping room, 10% common area

StandardDistrict is intended for a three-mile consumer market along regional collectors and minor arterials; not intended to extend strip commercial

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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Spaces zoned CG in Greenacres

1 space available in this district, largest first. Click any space to view it.

FOR LEASE 1,050 SF

2902-2990 Jog Rd — 1st Floor, Ste 2920

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Sourced from the Greenacres Code of Ordinances. View the official code ↗