§ 33-452. Uses permitted.

No land, body of water and/or structure shall be used or permitted to be used, and no structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, occupied or maintained for any purpose in the S District except for one or more of the following uses, subject to the prohibited uses enumerated in subsection (18) below:

(1)

Accommodation Uses. Facilities that provide short-term lodging, including hotels, motels, rooming houses, bed and breakfasts, and similar uses.

(2)

Automotive Uses. Sales of new and used automobiles (not including open lot car sales new or used); automotive shows, races, and exhibitions; and gas stations or other form of stations used for the powering/charging of automobile vehicles. Upon approval as a Special Exception by the City, pursuant to Section 34-48 of the City Code, the following uses may also be permitted: establishments specializing in the service or repair of automobiles; automobile tire sales and replacement; and automobile parts sales and installation. For auto service, auto repair or drive-throughs to be located within .25 miles of a premium transit corridor or premium transit station, administrative site plan approval shall be required to assure that the proposed site plan is conducive to public transit ridership.

(3)

Child Care Facilities. Institutions that provide child care and/or instruction from the infant level through the secondary school level and that do not come under the direct operation and administration of the Miami-Dade County School Board or the State of Florida.

(4)

Civic Uses. Uses that are accessible to the public and serve the religious, recreational, educational, cultural, and/or governmental needs of the community. Civic uses include, but are not limited to: convention halls or meeting halls; private clubs; post offices; clubhouses; religious buildings; museums; athletic facilities (e.g. stadiums, arenas, fitness centers, fields, etc.); auditoriums, theaters, and other visual and performance arts buildings; and governmental facilities.

(5)

Private Colleges/Universities. Facilities that serve the educational needs of the adult population. This group shall include universities; colleges; commuter colleges; and trade schools.

(6)

Commercial Parking. Structures and/or surface lots that provide parking as the primary on-site use. These facilities offer short-term parking of vehicles and may charge a fee for such use. This group includes: shared parking facilities; shuttle parking facilities; and transit park-and-ride facilities. This group shall not include parking facilities that are ancillary to another on-site use.

(7)

Health Care Services. Facilities that provide out-patient health care services to the local community. These facilities shall include: clinics; doctor's office; dentist's offices; federally qualified health centers; urgent care facilities; diagnostic centers, including sleep centers; and similar uses. These facilities shall not provide in-patient care.

(8)

Entertainment Uses. Uses in this group shall include: nightclubs; arcades; movie theaters; performance theaters; radio, movie and/or television studios; billiard halls; skating rinks; bingo halls; piano bars; bowling alleys; and similar uses.

(9)

Food/Beverage Establishments (with or without a drive-through). This group shall include: full service restaurants; fast food restaurants; and breweries, distilleries, bars and pubs, including tap rooms and tasting rooms for such breweries and distilleries. For drive-through restaurants to be located within .25 miles of a premium transit corridor or premium transit station, administrative site plan approval shall be required to assure that the proposed site plan is conducive to public transit ridership.

(10)

General Retail/Personal Service Establishments. Establishments that provide goods and services geared toward an individual consumer, with or without a drive-through. This group shall include businesses such as: banks; beauty parlors; bakeries; bookstores; apparel stores; grocery stores; pharmacies; tailor shops; health clubs; gift shops; and indoor pet care centers. This group shall also include schools offering instruction in dance, music, martial arts, and similar activities, but this group shall not include colleges/universities. For drive-through establishments to be located within .25 miles of a premium transit corridor or premium transit station, administrative site plan approval shall be required to assure that the proposed site plan is conducive to public transit ridership.

(11)

Live/work Unit. An individual residential unit integrated with a general retail/personal service establishment, professional business office, or workshop.

(12)

Professional Business Offices. Facilities used primarily for the business of professionals with only limited transactions occurring on-site. This group shall include offices for: accountants; architects; appraisers; attorneys; consulates; financial firms; insurance adjusters; realtors; medical offices; and other similar uses.

(13)

Residential Uses. Rowhouses and multifamily residential uses.

(14)

Workshop. an enclosed workplace on the ground floor area of a building used as an office or for the manufacturing of artifacts and crafts, utilizing only hand held or table-mounted electrical tools.

(15)

To the extent not otherwise permitted in this section, all uses permitted in the PCD District and the Entertainment Overlay (EO) District, as provided in Sections 34-287 through 288 and Sections 34-598 through 600 of the City Code, as such may be amended from time to time.

(16)

To the extent not otherwise permitted in this section, all uses authorized as special exceptions within the PCD District, as provided in the City Code, subject to the City's special exception approval requirements and procedures.

(17)

Such other uses as may be determined to be similar to those enumerated above by the Director of the City Planning and Zoning Department.

(18)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following uses are not permitted within the S District:

(a)

Adult day care centers.

(b)

Agricultural uses.

(c)

Attended nonmotorized donation collection vehicles.

(d)

Bait and tackle shops.

(e)

Boats carrying passengers on excursion, sightseeing, pleasure or fishing trips.

(f)

Dairy stores.

(g)

Jewelry loan centers or pawnbrokers.

(h)

Mail order offices, without storage of products sold.

(i)

Medical observation dormitories, other than sleep centers.

(j)

Propagating and growing plants for sale.

(Ord. No. 17-09, § 1, 2-22-17)