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D1 Work Place District (Miami 21) Miami, Florida

The Miami 21 'D' (District) transect accommodates commercial and industrial uses at a vehicular scale. D1 - Work Place is the lightest industrial/flex district: offices, most commercial, civic, and the full slate of light-industrial uses (manufacturing/processing, products & services, storage/distribution, auto-related and marine-related industrial) all BY RIGHT, with limited residential only as Work-Live.

2 buildings zoned D136 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in D1, Miami

The businesses the D1 district in Miami 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 D1 here means specifically Miami's D1 district.)

Allowed by right

Work-Live (residential)Bed & Breakfast (lodging)Inn (lodging)OfficeAuto-Related Commercial EstablishmentEntertainment EstablishmentFood Service EstablishmentGeneral CommercialMarine Related Commercial EstablishmentOpen Air RetailPlace of AssemblyRecreational EstablishmentCommunity FacilityRecreational FacilityReligious FacilityCommunity Support FacilityMarinaPublic ParkingTransit FacilitiesResearch FacilitySpecial Training / VocationalAuto-Related Industrial EstablishmentManufacturing and ProcessingMarine Related Industrial EstablishmentProducts and ServicesStorage / Distribution Facility

With special approval

Infrastructure and Utilities (By Warrant)Alcohol Beverage Service Establishment (By Exception)Major Facility (By Exception)Rescue Mission (By Exception)Childcare (By Exception)College / University (By Exception)Elementary School (By Exception)Learning Center (By Exception)Middle / High School (By Exception)Pre-School (By Exception)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardDensity 36 units/acre (residential/Work-Live)

StandardIndustrial parking min 1/1,000 sf; office 3/1,000 sf; commercial storage 1/2,000 sf (first 20,000 sf) then 1/10,000 sf; min 1 bike rack per 20 vehicle spaces

StandardTOD/transit-corridor parking reduction up to 30% by Waiver; loading per Art. 4 Table 5; industrial per Art. 6

LegendR=By Right (permitted); W=By Warrant (admin, conditional); E=By Exception (PZAB hearing, conditional); blank=prohibited

Accessory usesNo separate accessory column in Table 3; accessory uses are those customarily incidental to a permitted principal use (Art. 1/Art. 6). Office ancillary to industrial is typical; ancillary dwellings and home offices are NOT allowed in the D transect

StandardRead from Miami 21 Art. 4 Table 3 (D1 column); standards Art. 4 pp. IV.17-IV.19; industrial per Art. 6; permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use/special approval

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