Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 3 of 6: Approve the space
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Your city or county building and zoning department.
Sources and dates
Florida Statutes chapter 205; Miami-Dade County local business tax guidance. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Yes. Confirm the zoning allows your use at the address before signing, then plan for the occupancy inspection: a change of use (a store becoming a restaurant, a warehouse becoming a studio) means plans, build-out to code and inspections.
Your city or county building and zoning department.
Step 3 of 6, approve the space. The steps before it: set up the business and register for tax.
Who needs a zoning approval and certificate of use in Florida?
