Zoning explained · Miami-Dade County

I -> D2 (Miami) [mapping/alias] Miami, Florida

MAPPING: City-of-Miami generic 'I' (Industrial) maps to Miami 21 D2 (Industrial); if unincorporated Miami-Dade, county IU applies. The use lists below are copied from the Miami D2 record.

3 buildings zoned I28 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in I, Miami

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

Allowed by right

OfficeAuto-Related Commercial EstablishmentEntertainment EstablishmentEntertainment Establishment - Adult (D2 only)Food Service EstablishmentGeneral CommercialMarine Related Commercial EstablishmentOpen Air RetailPlace of AssemblyRecreational EstablishmentCommunity FacilityRecreational FacilityReligious FacilityCommunity Support FacilityInfrastructure and UtilitiesMarinaPublic ParkingTransit FacilitiesResearch FacilitySpecial Training / VocationalAuto-Related Industrial EstablishmentManufacturing and ProcessingMarine Related Industrial EstablishmentProducts and ServicesStorage / Distribution Facility

With special approval

Rescue Mission (By Warrant)Alcohol Beverage Service Establishment (By Exception)Major Facility (By Exception)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardThis is an alias/mapping record - the authoritative district is Miami D2; see that record for standards and full context.

StandardDensity N/A - no residential or lodging permitted

StandardIndustrial parking min 1/1,000 sf; office 3/1,000 sf; commercial storage 1/2,000 sf then 1/10,000 sf; civic/assembly 1 per 5 seats; marine 1 per 5 slips; min 1 bike rack per 20 vehicle spaces

StandardTOD/transit-corridor parking reduction up to 30% by Waiver; off-site parking within 1,000 ft in Transect D by Waiver; loading per Art. 4 Table 5; industrial per Art. 6

LegendR=By Right; W=By Warrant (conditional); E=By Exception (conditional); blank=prohibited

Accessory usesNo separate accessory column; accessory uses are those customarily incidental to a permitted principal use (office ancillary to manufacturing/warehouse). No residential/ancillary-unit/home-office accessory uses in D2

StandardRead from Miami 21 Art. 4 Table 3 (D2 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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