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M-1 Industrial district (Town of Medley) Medley, Florida

Medley's primary light/general industrial district (Ch. 62 Art. III). Very broad: permits most commercial/retail uses AND light-to-medium industry, warehousing, manufacturing without offensive impacts, vehicle sales/service, and utility/heavy-storage yards. All storage/operations must be inside enclosing walls/under roof, or enclosed by a masonry wall min.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in M-1, Medley

The businesses the M-1 district in Medley 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 Medley's M-1 district.)

Allowed by right

Adult daycaresAntique shopsApartment-hotelsArt goods and bric-a-bracAuditoriumsAutomobile new parts/equipment/accessory stores (salesroom only)Automobile new tires, retail/wholesale, service or installation (no recapping on premises)Bake shops, retail (no baking on premises)BanksBarbershopsBath and massage parlorsBeauty parlorsCigar storesConfectionery and ice cream stores, retailConservatoriesCleaning and laundry agencies (no cleaning/laundry on premises)Curio storesDancing academiesDrugstoresFruit stores, retail (enclosed)Furniture storesGrocery stores (no live poultry)Hardware storesHat cleaning and blocking agencies (no cleaning on premises)HotelsInsurance agencies and officesInterior decorating, costuming, draperiesJewelry storesLaundries, self-serviceLeather goods storesLodge hallsLiquor package storesLoan agenciesLuggage shopsMillinery shopsModiste, wearing apparelMusic stores and radio storesNewsstands (enclosed)Offices for business and professional purposesOptical storesPhotograph galleriesPost officesReal estate officesShoe storesShoe repair shopsSoft drink stands (enclosed)Souvenir stores and gift shopsSporting goods storesStationery storesTailor shopsTelephone exchangesTelegraph stationsTheater and motion picture houses (no open-air/drive-in)Waiting rooms and ticket offices for airplane, bus and railroadAir conditioning businessAmbulance businessAnimal hospitals and clinics (no boarding)Auction of merchandiseBarbecue stands, drive-ins and drive-in restaurantsBicycle stores and repair shopsCommercial amusements (no automobile/motorcycle racing)Commercial parking lotsDance hallsDry cleaningFuneral homesLawn mower shops, repair and rentalLocksmith shops, sharpening and grinding shopsNovelty worksPaint storesPet shops (no boarding)Poolrooms, bowling alleysPrinting shopsRailroad and passenger stationsRetail electric stores and repair shopsRetail plumbing and wholesale plumbing supply storesSelf-service ice stationsSign paint shopsSwap shops and trading postsTourist courts (for tourists/transients; each unit >=1,500 sf; >=20 ft front setback)Transfer company officesUpholstering shopsTrailer sales and distributionStorage and sale of wire fenceAutomobile sales and rentalAutomobile service stationsBarsGaragesMotorcycle sales and service shopsNightclubsMotor truck sales and serviceManufacturing that does not produce offensive noise/odor/glare/vibration/smoke/dust/gas/radiation/wastesMachine shopsElectronic manufacturingStorage and handling of heavy equipmentWarehouses for storage, freight or wholesale distribution and related outletsMagnesium use/manufacturing or magnesium alloys (Police Chief approval)Sewage disposal plants (enclosed cover until disposed)Restaurants with min seating 100 (no drive-in)BakeriesNew automotive sales and service agenciesIndustrial medical clinicsLaboratoriesHydroponic farmingLight manufacturing (no offensive odors/fumes/gases/dust/smoke/vibration/noise)Radio and TV towers and transmitters (CAA/FCC approved)Welding shopsYards for storage of lumber and building materialChicken hatcheries (no feeding on premises)Yards/facilities for petroleum products (tanks >=20 ft from lines, 8-ft fenced)Yards/facilities for storage/handling of natural/manufactured/mixed gasesConcrete products manufacturingSolid waste management facilities within the Solid Waste Management Facilities Overlay District (development agreement + FDEP permits; Class I landfills need special exception per Sec. 62-91)

With special approval

Processing/storage/distribution of meat, fish and poultry (no rendering/slaughter; fully enclosed air-conditioned; refrigerated waste) (special exception, Sec. 62-105)Testing or 'running-up' of airplane engines (special exception)Recycling of cardboard and paper products (special exception)Tire retreading/recapping/remolding (special exception)Electric fences (Sec. 62-44(f)) (special exception)Shipping container facility (paved sediment-control surface) (special exception)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardAll storage/operations within enclosing walls/under roof, or enclosed by a masonry wall min. 8 ft high when work occurs outside

StandardTotal lot coverage <=60% of lot area; no side/rear yard requirements; adequate firefighting access and parking

StandardAll buildings comply with the Florida Building Code

StandardWhere M-1 abuts/faces R-1 one-family districts, additional use limitations apply

StandardSpecial-exception (conditional) uses processed under Sec. 62-105 et seq.

Accessory usesAccessory uses customarily incident to the principal use (Sec. 62-1); accessory buildings per Sec. 62-36; Within the Solid Waste Management Facilities Overlay: leachate pre-treatment plant, landfill gas flare station and related facilities (Sec. 62-91)

StandardRead from Sec. 62-88 (Town of Medley Code Ch. 62 Zoning, Art. III); permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use/special approval

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