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Industrial, Light Manufacturing (Miami-Dade County IU-1) Miami, Florida

County light-industrial base district (Ch. 33 Art. XXIX). Permits light manufacturing, warehousing/storage, wholesale distribution and offices, plus an extensive enumerated list of specific light-industrial uses; limited ancillary retail (salesrooms/showrooms) allowed. All manufacturing/storage must be within an enclosed building or 6-ft masonry-walled enclosure.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in IU-1, Miami

The businesses the IU-1 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 IU-1 here means specifically Miami's IU-1 district.)

Allowed by right
Aircraft hangars and repair shops, aircraft assembling and manufacturingAnimal hospitals (soundproof, air-conditioned)Armories, arsenalsAuditoriumsAuto painting, top and body workAutomobile and truck sales, new/used (ancillary rentals/wholesale/repairs to max 15% of GBA)Automotive repairsAutomobile and truck rentals and wholesale distributionBakeries (wholesale with incidental retail)BanksBlacksmith, gas steam fitting shopsBoat or yacht repairing/overhauling, or boat buildingBoat slips for tying up boats for overhauling/repairingBottling plantsCabinet shopsCanning factoriesCarpet cleaningCaterersClubs, privateCold storage warehouses and precooling plantsCommercial chicken hatcheriesCommuter colleges/universitiesConcrete/clay/ceramic products (hand manufacture / small mixer, within a building)Contractors' offices and yardsDay nursery, kindergarten, schools and after-school care (state-licensed; schools min 5 acres on a major roadway)Dispensing facilities for low-THC or medical cannabisDog kennels (soundproofed/air-conditioned)Dredging base / dredge supply, storage, repair or rebuildDry cleaning and dyeing plantsElectric substationEngine sales and serviceFertilizer storageFood products - grinding/cooking/roasting/preserving/drying/smoking of meats/fish/fruits/vegetables (>5 employees)Fruit packing and preservingFurniture manufacturingFurniture refinishingGarages - storage mechanical, incl. trucks/buses/heavy equipmentGlass installationsGrinding shopsIce manufacturingInsecticide mixing, packaging and storageLaboratories, material testingLeather goods manufacturing (excl. tanning)Livery stables / stable for horses (min 300 ft from RU/EU)LocksmithsLumberyardsMachine shopsMarine warehousesMattress manufacturing and renovatingMetalizing processesMilk or ice distributing stationMillwork shopsMovie and television studios (indoor sound stages)Night clubs, bars and pubs (>=500 ft from RU/EU)Novelty worksOffice buildingsOrnamental metal workshopsOxygen storage and cylinder fillingParking lots - commercial and noncommercialPassenger and freight stations/terminals (boats, trucks, buses, railroads)Pharmaceutical storage (licensed, air-conditioned, secured)Police and fire stationsPost offices (incl. self-service, stations, branches, mail processing)Power or steam laundriesPrinting shopsRadio and television transmitting stations and studiosReligious facilities inside the Urban Development BoundaryRestaurantsTechnical/trade schools (aviation, electronic, mechanics) and physical-training schoolsShip chandlersShipyards and dry docksSign painting shopsSteel fabricationStorage warehouse for food, fodder, etc.Taxidermy (fully enclosed, air-conditioned)Telecommunications hubs (>=85% GFA for equipment)Telephone exchangesTelephone service unit yardsTextile, hosiery and weaving mills (>=200 ft from RU/EU)Upholstery shopsUtility work centers (power and telephone)Vending machine sales and serviceVeterinariansVulcanizingWarehouses for storage of products in the form sold in a BU DistrictWelding shopsWelding suppliesWood and coal yardsEquipment/appliance center for testing/repairing/overhauling/reconditioningAutomobile self-service gas stations (major access roads; Sec. 33-247(6))Automobile service stations (major access roads; Sec. 33-247(5))Hotel and motel use (freestanding per RU-4A, or mixed-use attached to a permitted industrial structure)Salesrooms and storage showrooms - wholesale
With special approval
Adult entertainment uses (Sec. 33-259.1) - spacing: 1,000 ft from schools/churches/parks/libraries/day cares, 1,200 ft from other adult uses, 750 ft from residential, unless approved as special exceptionAdult day care center (Sec. 33-223.1)Movie/television studios with outdoor lots/backlots (public hearing)Religious facilities OUTSIDE the Urban Development Boundary (public hearing)Automobile and truck sales on sites of 10+ acres (public hearing)Membership warehouse (min 100,000 sf; roadway/site-plan conditions)Home improvement warehouses (site <=20 ac, min 100,000 sf GFA)Asterisked uses (auto painting/body, automotive repairs, cabinet/millwork/grinding/ornamental-metal/welding shops, canning, boat building, dredging, fertilizer/insecticide storage, furniture manufacturing, lumberyards, steel fabrication, taxidermy, telecom hubs, vulcanizing) require a public hearing if within 500 ft of RU/EU (250 ft if fully enclosed)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

Sec. 33-260all storage/manufacturing/rebuilding/renovating within an enclosed building or masonry walls >=6 ft (shipyard/dry-dock/boat-slip water frontage may be open)
StandardAsterisked establishments must be 500 ft from any RU/EU (250 ft if enclosed) unless approved after public hearing
Sec. 33-261min 10% landscaped open space (15% if abutting residential); greenbelts 8 ft (<=3 ac) or 10 ft (>3 ac)
StandardAncillary retail floor-area caps (50%/15%) enforced; exceeding is a change of use requiring a variance
StandardMin lot 7,500 sf with 75-ft frontage; height not to exceed the width of the widest abutting street
Accessory usesWatchman's/caretaker's quarters for an on-site industrial use; Ancillary retail salesrooms/showrooms in a permitted industrial use (<50% of floor area; on-premises goods only; enumerated retail types limited to 15% where the primary use manufactures/assembles the products); Restaurant with accessory cocktail lounge-bar; Outdoor dining ancillary to a restaurant; Brewery/distillery/winery with accessory restaurant and cocktail lounge-bar; brew pubs; Hotel/motel accessory business, bars, cabarets (150+ rooms), night clubs (200+ rooms)
StandardRead from Miami-Dade County Code Sec. 33-259 (Ch. 33, Art. XXIX); related 33-259.1 (adult), 33-260 (enclosure), 33-261 (landscaping); 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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Spaces zoned IU-1 in Miami

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