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Cove Overlay District Deerfield Beach, Florida

Overlay district for the Cove Shopping Center area allowing retail, restaurants, brewpubs, offices, financial institutions, health clubs, theatres, marinas, churches, parking facilities, upper-floor multifamily and live/work units. Bars, child day care, hotels/motels, indoor recreation and large outdoor seating are conditional (100 ft from residential zoning).

1 building zoned COD24 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in COD, Deerfield Beach

The businesses the COD district in Deerfield Beach 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 COD here means specifically Deerfield Beach's COD district.)

Allowed by right

Brewpub (food sales > 50% of gross sales; live music accessory only; brewery area max 50% of floor area; outdoor seating max 48 patrons)Church or other house of worshipDwellings, multiple-family (RM-15 density; retail or restaurant on ground floor with residences on second floor or above)Financial institutionHealth and fitness clubMarinaOffice, business, government and professionalParking facility, commercialParking facility, publicPublic park and recreation areaRestaurant, including outdoor seating for not in excess of 48 patronsSchool, artsStore, convenience goodsStore, retail (excluding stores which sell firearms or ammunition)Store, personal serviceTheatreCraft artisan productionExecutive office suitesLive/Work unit (live unit not on the first floor)

With special approval

Bar, lounge or saloon (exempt from Sec. 98-104 separation)Child day care centerHotels, motels and similar tourist accommodations (RM-25 dimensional requirements)Indoor recreational facility (excluding pool halls)Outdoor seating in excess of 48 seats for a restaurant or brewpub

Build envelope

Development standards

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

Property development regulations (lot, floor area, yards, coverage, FAR, landscaping, height) same as B-1min lot 5,000 sf, width 50 ft, front 10 ft, corner 10 ft, side 0 ft, rear 5 ft, FAR 1.00, coverage 50%, landscaped area 15%, height 45 ft (Sec. 98-61)

StandardConditional uses must be at least 100 ft from residentially zoned property; decided by special master or city commission

Architectural designKey West style per Cove Charrette Master Plan; one freestanding sign for the center only

StandardAlcoholic beverage separation requirements of Sec. 98-104 do not apply in the COD

Accessory usesAccessory uses customarily incidental to a principal permitted or approved conditional use

StandardRead from Sec. 98-53B (COD, Cove Overlay District); dimensions by reference to B-1 (Sec. 98-53/98-61); 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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