Article 4 – Use Regulations - Palm Beach County, Florida

1 Unified Land Development Code Supplement No. 25 (Printed 02/19) Article 4 Use Regulations 1 of 198 Article 4 USE Regulations Page CHAPTER A USER GUIDE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS .. 9 Section 1 Overview .. 9 Section 2 Variance Relief Prohibited .. 9 Section 3 Zoning and Future Land Use Consistency .. 9 Section 4 Overlays .. 9 Section 5 Airport Zones .. 9 Section 6 Specific Regulations for Standard Zoning Districts .. 9 Section 7 Determining Approval Process .. 10 A. Organization .. 10 B. Use Classification .. 10 C. Use Matrix .. 10 1. Permitted by Right .. 10 2. Development Review Officer (DRO).

2 10 3. Class B Conditional 10 4. Class A Conditional 10 5. Temporary Use .. 10 6. Prohibited Use .. 10 D. General Standards .. 11 E. Definitions and Supplementary Use Standards for Specific Uses .. 11 Section 8 Use Functions .. 11 A. Principal .. 11 B. Collocated .. 11 C. Accessory .. 11 D. Flex Space .. 11 Section 9 Development Thresholds .. 11 A. Development Review Officer .. 11 B. Public Hearing Approval .. 12 1. Exemptions .. 12 C. Density Bonus .. 12 D. Agriculture Reserve Design Elements .. 12 CHAPTER B USE CLASSIFICATION .. 13 Section 1 Residential Uses .. 13 A. Residential Use Matrix.

3 13 B. General Residential Standards .. 15 1. Accessory Affordable Housing .. 15 C. Definitions and Supplementary Use Standards for Specific Uses .. 15 1. Congregate Living Facility (CLF) .. 15 Unified Land Development Code Supplement No. 25 (Printed 02/19) Article 4 Use Regulations 2 of 198 2. Mobile Home Dwelling .. 16 3. Multifamily .. 16 4. Single Family and Cottage Homes .. 17 5. Townhouse .. 17 6. Zero Lot Line Home (ZLL) .. 17 D. General Standards for Accessory Uses .. 17 1. Corresponding Accessory Use to a Principal Use .. 17 2. Property Development Regulations (PDRs) .. 18 3. Ownership.

4 18 4. Duplicate Use .. 18 5. Discontinuation of Use .. 18 E. Accessory Residential Use Standards .. 18 1. Accessory Quarters .. 18 2. Caretaker Quarters .. 19 3. Estate Kitchen .. 19 4. Family Day Care Home .. 19 5. Farm Residence .. 19 6. Farm Workers Quarters .. 20 7. Garage Sale .. 20 8. Groom's 20 9. Guest Cottage .. 21 10. Home Occupation .. 21 11. Kennel, Type 1 .. 23 12. Limited Pet Boarding .. 23 Section 2 Commercial Uses .. 25 A. Commercial Use Matrix .. 25 B. General Commercial Standards .. 29 1. Bay Doors .. 29 C. Definitions and Supplementary Use Standards for Specific Uses .. 29 1.

5 Adult Entertainment .. 29 2. Auction .. 35 3. Bed and Breakfast .. 35 4. Car Wash .. 36 5. Catering Service .. 36 6. Cocktail Lounge .. 36 7. Convenience Store .. 37 8. Dispatching Service .. 37 9. Dog Daycare .. 37 10. Electric Vehicle Charging Station Facility .. 38 11. Financial Institution .. 39 12. Financial Institution with Drive Through Facilities .. 39 13. Financial Institution Freestanding ATM .. 39 14. Flea Market, Indoor .. 40 15. Flea Market, Outdoor .. 40 16. Gas and Fuel Sales, Retail .. 40 17. Green Market .. 41 18. Hotel or Motel .. 41 19. Kennel, Type 2 (Commercial) .. 42 20.

6 Kennel, Type 3 (Commercial) .. 43 21. Landscape Service .. 43 22. Laundry Service .. 44 23. Marina .. 44 24. Medical or Dental Office .. 45 25. Microbrewery .. 45 26. Office, Business or Professional .. 46 27. Parking, Commercial .. 46 Unified Land Development Code Supplement No. 25 (Printed 02/19) Article 4 Use Regulations 3 of 198 28. Pawnshop .. 46 29. Personal Services .. 47 30. Repair and Maintenance, Heavy .. 47 31. Repair and Maintenance, Light .. 48 32. Repair Services, Limited .. 48 33. Restaurant, Type 1 .. 48 34. Restaurant, Type 2 .. 50 35. Retail Sales .. 50 36. Rooming and Boarding House.

7 52 37. Self-Service Storage .. 52 38. Single Room Occupancy (SRO) .. 54 39. Theater and Performance Venue .. 54 40. Vehicle or Equipment Sales and Rental, Heavy .. 54 41. Vehicle Sales and Rental, Light .. 56 42. Veterinary Clinic .. 58 43. Vocational Institution .. 59 44. Work/Live Space .. 59 Section 3 Recreation Uses .. 61 A. Recreation Use Matrix .. 61 B. General Recreation Standards .. 63 1. Tier Specific .. 63 C. Definitions and Supplementary Use Standards for Specific Uses .. 63 1. Arena or Stadium or Amphitheater .. 63 2. Campground .. 63 3. Entertainment, Indoor .. 65 4. Entertainment, Outdoor.

8 65 5. Fitness Center .. 65 6. Golf Course .. 66 7. Park, Neighborhood Infill .. 66 8. Park, Passive .. 67 9. Park, Public .. 67 10. Shooting Range, Indoor .. 67 11. Shooting Range, Outdoor .. 68 12. Zoo .. 68 Section 4 Institutional, Public and Civic Uses .. 69 A. Institutional, Public and Civic Use Matrix .. 69 B. General Institutional, Public and Civic Standards .. 71 1. Agricultural Reserve (AGR) Tier .. 71 C. Definitions and Supplementary Use Standards for Specific Uses .. 71 1. Animal Shelter .. 71 2. Assembly Institutional Nonprofit .. 71 3. Assembly Membership Nonprofit .. 72 4. Cemetery.

9 72 5. College or University .. 72 6. Crematory .. 73 7. Day Care .. 73 8. Funeral Home .. 74 9. Government Services .. 75 10. Homeless Resource Center .. 75 11. Hospital .. 76 12. Nursing Home or Convalescent Facility .. 76 13. Place of Worship .. 76 14. Prison, Jail or Correctional Facility .. 77 15. School Elementary or Secondary .. 77 Unified Land Development Code Supplement No. 25 (Printed 02/19) Article 4 Use Regulations 4 of 198 Section 5 Industrial Uses .. 81 A. Industrial Use Matrix .. 81 B. General Industrial Standards .. 83 C. Definitions and Supplementary Use Standards for Specific Uses.

10 83 1. Contractor Storage Yard .. 83 2. Data and Information Processing .. 84 3. Distribution Facility .. 84 4. Equestrian Waste Management Facility .. 84 5. Gas and Fuel, Wholesale .. 85 6. Heavy Industry .. 86 7. Machine or Welding Shop .. 86 8. Manufacturing and Processing .. 86 9. Medical or Dental Laboratory .. 86 10. Multi-Media Production .. 86 11. Recycling Center .. 86 12. Recycling Plant .. 87 13. Research and Development .. 87 14. Salvage or Junk 88 15. Towing Service and Storage .. 88 16. Truck Stop .. 88 17. Warehouse .. 89 18. Wholesaling .. 89 Section 6 Agricultural Uses .. 91 A.