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PIP, Planned Industrial Park District Belle Glade, Florida

Planned industrial park district (min 50 acres) applied to areas designated industrial in the comprehensive plan; the entire PIP is a separate zoning district. Business/industrial only, no permanent residential. The code itself lists fixed principal permitted uses and special uses.

11 buildings zoned PIP16 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in PIP, Belle Glade

The businesses the PIP district in Belle Glade 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 PIP here means specifically Belle Glade's PIP district.)

Allowed by right
Warehousing; enclosed structuresWarehousing, including open storage and tank storage directly related to the allowed use; excludes junkyards and salvage yards (visual screen may be required)Bottling plantsSale of retail building materialsTransportation activities and freight handlingWholesale activities (enclosed)Food processingManufacturing and assemblyTextiles and textile productsLumber, wood and furniture and fixturesStone, clay and glass productsMetals and allied productsWelding and machine shops
With special approval
Wireless communications facilities (per Article V of the zoning code)Adult entertainment establishments (as defined in Art. III of ch. 5; additional requirements apply)Recycling facilities except auto junk yards (all materials stored within a structure)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMin PIP size 50 acres; min lot 1 acre within the PIP
StandardMin front setback 50 ft from PIP front boundary; rear 20 ft; side 20 ft from PIP boundary (Sec. 31-246(l))
StandardCity commission may require setbacks, buffering, uniform design/signage; parking may be modified/waived by city commission
StandardAll businesses require an approved truck-accessible dumpster enclosure
StandardProcessed as a subdivision (sketch plan/final plan)
StandardRead from City Code Div. 13, Secs. 31-245 to 31-249; permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use / special-exception approval
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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Sourced from the Belle Glade Code of Ordinances. View the official code ↗
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.