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I-1 Light Industrial District Sunrise, Florida

Industrial district intended primarily for the manufacture, processing and assembly of articles and nonobjectionable products not involving materials, processes or machinery likely to cause undesirable effects upon nearby residential or business property or ground/surface waters. All processing, service and storage shall be inside the building unless otherwise noted.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in I-1, Sunrise

The businesses the I-1 district in Sunrise 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-1 here means specifically Sunrise's I-1 district.)

Allowed by right

Manufacture or processing of bakery goods, candies, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, pharmaceuticals, and food produce (unless otherwise prohibited)Manufacturing/compounding/assembling/treatment of articles from previously prepared materials: bone, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, fur, felt, fiber, glass, horn, hair, leather, paper, plastics, precious/semiprecious metals or stones, shells, textiles, tobacco, wood (except planing mills), yarnManufacture of pottery/figurines/ceramic products (previously pulverized clay, kiln-fired by electricity or gas only)Manufacture and assembly of metal products including electroplatingManufacture of musical instruments or toys, novelties, notions, rubber and metal stampsMachine shopsAssembly of electrical appliances, electronic instruments/devices, radio/TV/phonographs (incl. small parts such as coils, condensers, transformers, crystal holders)Ice manufacturing and distributingLaundry and dry cleaning plants, linen and diaper servicesStorage warehouses (except mini-warehouses)Welding shopWholesale establishmentsHome appliance repair, locksmith, lawn mower sales/service, sharpening and grinding, radio/TV/phonograph repairPrinting plantNew automobile sales and service dealerships (sale of ≤2-axle trucks and used autos allowed as ancillary uses)Sign painting; glass and mirror shop; upholstery shop; awning and canvas shop; furniture repair; similar service usesMilk processing and distributingTaxidermist, pest control agency and similar service usesPumps, machinery, plumbing and electrical fixtures — wholesale and repairResearch and testing laboratoryBuilding trades contractors (no outdoor storage of equipment or materials)Restaurants for take-out or delivery only (primarily for employees of the industrial area)General office use and office buildings (office park or freestanding office >30,000 sf subject to B-5 standards, Sec. 16-78)Public and private utilities and accessory buildings/structures (pump stations, transformer stations, treatment plant, storage — not solid waste facilities — ≥1,000 ft from residential)Radio, television, and video recording studiosMunicipal offices and service facilities in retail centers, office buildings, and warehouses (not government-owned)County-owned and municipally-owned usesRegulated (adult) uses per Sec. 16-115 (adult bookstore/novelty/video, adult dancing, adult motel, adult motion picture theater, encounter/modeling studio, massage establishment, nude entertainment)Limited retail sales (accessory to an existing permitted industrial use; showroom in same enclosed building; only on-premises warehoused/manufactured goods; <20% of gross building floor area; limited hours; drugs/marijuana/large equipment/furniture/pumps/lumber retail prohibited)Processing of spirituous beverages as a rectifier/blender (valid FL ERB license, no on-premises consumption or retail sales)

With special approval

All uses permitted in the OS Recreation/Open Space DistrictBuilding contractor with any outdoor storage of equipment or materialsSports arenas, stadiums, skating rinks, skateboard parks, water slides, go-kart raceways, bowling alleys, outdoor/indoor recreation and amusementsHealth clubs and health spasAutomobile repair, major and minor (excluding motorcycle repair; not adjacent to residential; not adjacent to a Broward County Trafficway; screened outdoor storage behind principal building)Gasoline stationCanning or freezing plantRestaurants and fast food restaurants (for employees of the industrial area unless direct access from a Broward County Trafficway)Commercial radio/TV/microwave transmission and relay stations and towersBrick, tile or terra cotta manufacturingVeterinary clinics and kennelsRental agencies (incl. truck rental/leasing; excluding automobile rental/leasing)Outside storage of boats, trailers, vans or recreational vehicles (not adjacent to residential; 10-ft screening hedge or masonry wall)Hotels or motels (per Sec. 16-79(d)(4))Off-site parking lotsParksAdult education, instructional schools, and vocational schoolsHospitals or clinicsLibrariesGovernmental administration with services and maintenance facilitiesPolice and fire facilitiesPublic and private utilities <1,000 ft from residential (not solid waste facilities)Electronics recycling (only when co-located with a vocational institution)Day care centersCommunity residential homes (Art. XVII)One dwelling unit per public school site (accessory)Cemeteries and mausoleumsMuseums co-located with exhibit restoration facilities (no retail sales of display items)Sport shooting ranges

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardSpecial exception uses require City Commission approval; a use may occupy no more than 10 contiguous acres

PROHIBITED (Sec. 16-80(d))solid waste management facilities; automobile wrecking/salvaging; heavy industrial uses; medical offices/clinics (doctors/dentists/podiatrists); manufacture of herbal incense; manufacture of bath salts; manufacture/brewing/distilling of alcohol (except rectifier/blender); schools K-12; and any use first permitted in a less restrictive district

Height≤5 stories or 70 ft, whichever is more (Sec. 16-119)

Minimum plot size1 acre; lot coverage: roofed structures ≤40% of plot

Outside storage prohibitionno materials/supplies/equipment may remain outside any building; trucks >1-ton parked in rear/side yards fully screened

FAR by height1-story 0.35; 2-story 0.50; 3-story 0.65; 4-story 0.80; >4 stories (max 15 stories) 1.00; Western Sunrise Area >4 stories (max 20) 2.00

Accessory usesNo separate accessory-use subsection in Sec. 16-80 (accessory uses/structures governed by Sec. 16-118). Within I-1: one dwelling unit per public school site (special exception); ≤2-axle truck and used-auto sales ancillary to a new auto dealership

StandardRead from Ch. 16 (Land Development Code), Art. V (District Regulations), Sec. 16-80 — I-1 Light Industrial District; permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use/special approval

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