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M-1 Industrial / Light Industrial (City of Hialeah) Hialeah, Florida

Hialeah's lightest industrial district (Ch. 98, Art. V, Div. 22). Permits light manufacturing (no offensive odors/fumes/gases/dust/smoke/vibration/noise), warehousing/storage, distribution/transfer, food processing, self-storage, and automotive service uses, PLUS all uses permitted in the C-2 and C-3 commercial districts (with alcohol restrictions).

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in M-1, Hialeah

The businesses the M-1 district in Hialeah 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 M-1 here means specifically Hialeah's M-1 district.)

Allowed by right

All uses permitted in a C-2 liberal retail commercial district (restaurants may not serve alcohol on premises, except mixed-use per NBD Div. 33)All uses permitted in a C-3 extended liberal commercial district (except bars and drinking places)Light manufacturing (no offensive odors, fumes, gases, dust, smoke, vibration or noise)Caterers (event-based food services; off-premises meal prep/transport)Commercial bakeriesFood preparation and processingPrinting shops (apparel/textile, paper, metal, glass, plastics; digital/flexo/gravure/letterpress/litho/screen; postprinting services)Radio and television towers and transmitters (FCC-approved)Railroad and passenger stationsRefrigerated warehousing and storage (blast freezing, tempering, modified-atmosphere)Self-storage facilitiesTransfer companiesAutomotive body and top work and painting (paint and body shops)Automotive upholstering and seat-cover installationAutomotive mechanical work / repair shop (rebuilding power train, cooling systems, engines)Vessel construction/maintenance/service/repair/supply/storage (marine woodworking, fiberglass, welding, sailmaking, engine/motor repair, interior refurbishing)Automobile, motorcycle and truck storage (sales/rentals prohibited unless in the ASD automotive sales district)

With special approval

Nightclubs, banquet halls, lounges, cabarets, discotheques (via C-3 allowance; >=500 ft from residential; approved site plan; no on-premises alcohol; no variances)Outdoor dining for limited-service (min 850 sf) and full-service (min 850 sf) restaurants (approved site plan; parking/traffic weighed; hours no later than 10 p.m.)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

General enclosureall storage and operations within enclosing walls under roof, or enclosed by an 8-ft masonry wall when work is performed outside

StandardOutside storage abutting commercial/industrial property must be screened to obscure public view

StandardAll automotive uses on industrial-zoned property must be >=3,000 sf of floor area

StandardNo residential except approved security-personnel quarters

Setbacksno front yard; side/rear 2'7" to 5'1"; min building 1,000 sf incl. indoor bathroom

Max height2 stories/35 ft (6 stories/95 ft on a frontage road); bonus of 1-2 stories on specified W 48/49 St segments if >300 ft from residential and 8 of 10 design criteria met

StandardCity may use NAICS to interpret the nature of permitted/similar uses

Accessory usesQuarters for security personnel approved by the city (the only residential use allowed)

StandardRead from Code Ch. 98 (Zoning), Art. V, Div. 22 (M-1 Industrial), Secs. 98-1371 (permitted uses) to 98-1375 (height); permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use/special approval

StandardBroward County district — confirm the parcel is inside City of Hialeah 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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