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R-1 Residential Districts Belle Glade, Florida

R-1 applies to urban areas of low to medium density, intended to protect single-family residential character, with density limited to 5.8 dwelling units per net residential acre. The only principal residential use is single-family dwellings, plus institutional and governmental facilities if the city commission finds they will not harm the neighborhood at site plan approval.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in R1, Belle Glade

The businesses the R1 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 R1 here means specifically Belle Glade's R1 district.)

Allowed by right

Single-family dwellingsInstitutional and governmental facilities, including libraries, civic centers, governmental buildings and similar uses not identified as special uses in Sec. 31-49, provided the city commission determines at site plan approval that the use will not adversely affect living conditions or property values and will not deter improvement or redevelopment of the surrounding neighborhood

With special approval

Neighborhood parks (playground and picnic areas, tennis, racquetball and basketball courts) - special use subject to commission approvalChurches - special use subject to commission approvalSchools - special use subject to commission approvalDay care facilities for preschool-age children - special use subject to commission approvalAntennas per chapter 31, article V - special use subject to commission approval

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMax density 5.8 dwelling units per net residential acre

StandardMin lot area 7,500 sf

Min front setback 25 ft (through and corner lotsfront setback on every street frontage)

StandardMin side setback 7.5 ft for single-family dwellings

StandardMin rear setback 15 ft

Accessory usesPrivate garages of a noncommercial use, for motor vehicles; Customary accessory uses and structures of a noncommercial nature incidental to residential use; Home occupations; Farm-type animals (chickens, horses, cows, goats and similar) may be kept only with written consent of all residents within 300 ft; must be removed within 30 days if three-fourths of residents within 300 ft object

Read from Belle Glade Code Ch. 31, Art. III Div. 2Secs. 31-46 to 31-53 (R-1 residential districts); 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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