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B-3 General Business District North Lauderdale, Florida

General business district for arterial streets and trafficways where business establishments not primarily of a neighborhood/community-service type may locate to serve large sections of the city and metro area - businesses that generally need considerable ground area, do not cater directly to pedestrians, and need conspicuous, accessible, motorist-convenient locations.

1 building zoned B-3189 permitted business types
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EducationZoning & land useNorth Lauderdale — B-3
Permitted uses

What you can operate in B-3, North Lauderdale

The businesses the B-3 district in North Lauderdale 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 B-3 here means specifically North Lauderdale's B-3 district.)

Allowed by right
Agencies, new car/truck/motorcycle/recreational vehicles up to 30 ft with appurtenant repair shop and used car lotAir conditioning equipment, retail repairsAnimal clinics (per hospitals)Animal grooming onlyAntique shopsArmored car serviceArt suppliesArtist's studiosAuto parts, equipment, accessories, newAuto repair and serviceAutomobile sales lot new/usedAuto service station (no fuel dispensing)Auto tag agencyAuto tires, new retailAuto wash racksAwning storesBakeshops, retailBanksBarbershopsBeauty parlorsBeverage store (nonalcoholic)Bicycle stores and repair shopsBoat and marine motor sales and serviceBoat rentalBookstoreBuilding and loan associationsBuilding supplies, retail (from buildings only)Camera shopsCandy store, retailCarpets or rug cleaning establishmentCarpets, rugs, floor covering, retailCatering servicesChina, crockery, glassware, earthenware, retailCigar store / smokeshop, retailClothing stores (except secondhand)Confectionery and ice cream storeCosmetics, retail and incidental compounding (no manufacturing)Costumers, rentalDairy products, retailDay nurseriesDelicatessen, retailDental clinicDental labDepartment store and dry goods storeDetective agenciesDress shops and seamstressDrive-in banksDrive-in restaurantDrug and sundries storesDry cleaning and pressing, pick-up and delivery onlyDry cleaning (coin-operated)Dry cleaning plants (limited)Electrical appliances, retail and incidental repairsElectrical/general/plumbing/AC contractor shops (noisy operations in a soundproof room)Employment agenciesExpress companiesFabric, sewing, yarn and notions shopFertilizer stores, retailFish, retailFishing supplies, bait and tackleFloristFood caterersFood take-out, retailFood take-out, retail (convenience stores)Fruit stores, retailFurniture storesGarage, including mechanical serviceGarden suppliesGasoline and oil filling stations with or without service areaGift shopsGold and silver exchangeGolf supply, merchantGrocery storeHardware storeHeating equipment, retailHobby shopIce cream, retailInterior decoration shopJewelry store, watch repairKey shopLawn maintenance (office only)Lawn maintenance (office, supplies and equipment storage)Laundries, coin-operatedLeather goods store, retailLighting fixtures, retailLiquor/package store (consumption off premises)Loan agencies (other than pawnbrokers)Luggage shopsMotorcycle shops - new/used sales, parts, serviceMusic and radio stores, retailNewsstandNotions, variety storesOffice buildingsOffice supplies and furniture storeOffices for doctors, dentists, podiatrists and related professionsOptical storesPaint, wallpaper stores, retail onlyParking garagePet shopsPhotographersPhotostatingPlumbing fixtures, retailPost officePrinting, quick printProfessional officesPublic utility offices, telephone exchange buildingRadio, television studiosRadios, televisions sales, incidental repairsReal estate officesReducing salonsRepair shops (small appliances; radio/TV repair)Restaurant, fast foodRestaurants and dining rooms (alcohol service is a special exception)Rugs, retailSales office (no inventory)Shoe repair shopShoe storesSkating rinks, skateboard parks, water slides, other amusements when outdoorsSouvenir storesSporting goods storeStationery storesStock exchange and brokerage officesSundry storesSupermarketsSwimming pools; builders' supplies and accessoriesTailor shopTanning parlorsTaxi service establishment, office, fleet service, storageTicket officeTravel bureauTruck sales, new and usedVeterinary clinics (no overnight boarding except medical treatment)Water treatment, pool equipment and chemicals (no manufacturing)Wearing apparel stores
With special approval
Adult book stores/theaters and other adult enterprisesAlcoholic beverages, salesAmbulance service, commercialAmusements/recreation enterprises (indoor)Amusements/recreation enterprises (outdoor)Apartments (RM-10 standards; not on ground floor; <=50% of gross floor area)Art galleriesArt schoolsAssembly hallAssociations (civic, etc.)Athletic clubAuction houses (art goods, antiques, jewelry, rugs)Billiard rooms, poolroomsBingo parlorsBowling alleysBus terminalsChurches and other religious institutionsClubs, civic, private, noncommercialConservatories (art and music) soundproofedDance academiesFuneral homesGolf courses (miniature)Golf driving rangeGuns, retailGymnasiumHealth spas / physical fitness facilitiesHeating equipment - wholesale/retail/storage/repair/serviceHospitalsHotelsLodge hallsManufacturing, light; fabrication and assembly consistent with the commercial land use categoryMassage establishmentsMotelsMotorhome and house trailer sales, new and usedMunicipal parkingMuseumNightclubNursing homes and residential care facilities (governmentally sponsored/subsidized)Outdoor vendor (stationary)Pain management clinicsPhotograph galleriesPolice, fire protection and public safety facilitiesResidences (RM-10 standards; not on ground floor)Schools, businessSchools, educationalSchools, drivingSchools, modelingSchools, trade, vocationalShooting gallerySkating rinks, skateboard parks, water slides, other amusements when enclosedTheater and motion picture housesTrailers of all kinds, campers, mobile homes, storage and salesUtilities, public or privateAll uses permitted in a CR district if outsideAll uses permitted in a CR district if within a totally enclosed building
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMaster business list (Sec. 106-468) is a five-column table (Prohibited / B-1 / B-2 / B-3 / B-4); B-3 column parsed cell-by-cell (196 uses marked)
Standard'*7' = special exception use (Art. IV of Ch. 106) - classified as conditional here; North Lauderdale has no separate 'conditional use' list
Enclosure (Sec. 106-438)except parking lots, drive-in banks and filling stations, all activities within a completely enclosed building; no secondhand merchandise except in antique stores / trade-in kiosks / incidental to new merchandise
Sec. 106-439permitted uses do not include any use first permitted in a less restrictive district
Height (106-440)B-3 = 10 stories/100 ft. Min area (106-441): plot >=150 ft wide x 200 ft deep. Setbacks (106-442): 50 ft from a county trafficway, 25 ft other streets, 20 ft rear, 10 ft side. Coverage (106-443): 35% (1-3 stories) down to 24% (10 stories)
Supplemental regs (Sec. 106-467) govern many usesservice-station intensity; veterinary/animal enclosure; auto repair/body enclosure; day-nursery fencing; outdoor plant-storage cap; CF-use limits
Accessory usesAnimal overnight boarding accessory to a permitted use; Pet sitting accessory to a permitted use; Plant nursery and sales accessory to a permitted use (plants within screened-in area); Outdoor storage of plants and related materials (<=1% of facility or 1,000 sf); Sale/display/storage of secondhand merchandise (self-service electronics trade-in kiosk); Wholesale sales accessory to a permitted use; Wholesale storage accessory to a permitted retail use; Uses accessory to the primary permitted use (Sec. 106-437)
StandardRead from Ch. 106 Zoning, Art. XV Business Districts - Div. 1 (106-436..106-446) + master business list (106-466..106-468); B-3 dimensional standards 106-440..106-443; permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use/special approval
StandardBroward County district — confirm the parcel is inside City of North Lauderdale 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 B-3 in North Lauderdale

1 space available in this district, largest first. Click any space to view it.

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Sourced from the North Lauderdale Code of Ordinances. View the official code ↗
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