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Industrial, Heavy Manufacturing (Miami-Dade County IU-2) Miami, Florida

County heavy-industrial district (Ch. 33 Art. XXX). Cumulative on IU-1 (every IU-1 use EXCEPT adult-entertainment and private schools/nonpublic educational facilities, which are prohibited) and adds heavier uses (asphalt drum mixing, rock/sand yards, cement/clay products, sawmills, railroad shops, limited petroleum/dynamite storage).

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in IU-2, Miami

The businesses the IU-2 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-2 here means specifically Miami's IU-2 district.)

Allowed by right

Every use permitted in IU-1 (cumulative) EXCEPT adult entertainment (Sec. 33-259.1) and private schools/nonpublic educational facilities (Sec. 33-151.11), which are prohibitedMovie/television studios with indoor sound stages AND outdoor lots/backlotsAsphalt drum mixing plants (<150 tons/hour, self-contained drum mixers)Rock and sand yardsCement and clay products (concrete blocks, pipe, etc.)Soap manufacturing (vegetable byproducts only)Railroad shopsSawmillsPetroleum products storage tank <=30,000 gallons (or tanks aggregating <=30,000 gallons)Dynamite storageConstruction debris materials recovery transfer facility (enclosed building >=15,000 sf)

With special approval

Petroleum products storage tank(s) over 30,000-gallon aggregate (public hearing, or below-grade/rockpit)Day nurseries (Art. XA, on the same lot as an office building, no other heavy use on the tract)Any IU-2 use within 500 ft of RU/EU/BU-1 (public hearing; 250 ft if enclosed with no openings facing the district)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

Sec. 33-263(a)no permitted use within 500 ft of RU/EU/BU-1 except after public hearing (250 ft if enclosed)

Sec. 33-263(b)all storage/manufacturing/processing/packaging within an enclosed building or 6-ft masonry enclosure

Sec. 33-263(c)petroleum tanks not closer than 300 ft to a residential building

Sec. 33-266gasoline/oil/petroleum tanks surrounded by an unpierced fire wall/dike (bottled gas exempt)

Sec. 33-263.1min 10% landscaped open space (15% if abutting residential)

Accessory usesWatchman's/caretaker's quarters for an on-site industrial use (only residential use); IU-1 accessory/ancillary uses (ancillary retail salesrooms/showrooms, restaurant accessory bar) except those tied to prohibited adult/school uses

StandardRead from Miami-Dade County Code Sec. 33-262 (Ch. 33, Art. XXX); related 33-263, 33-263.1, 33-266; 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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