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Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District Delray Beach, Florida

The NC District allows limited retail and service uses convenient to but not disruptive of residential areas. Uses are subject to neighborhood-scale limits in Subsection (H), a two-acre maximum site area, and a prohibition on outdoor storage.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in NC, Delray Beach

The businesses the NC district in Delray 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 NC here means specifically Delray Beach's NC district.)

Allowed by right
Retail uses and/or facilities such as convenience foods; household supplies; garden and lawn supplies; pharmacies; small appliance sales and repairs; baked goods; delicatessen goodsBarber and beauty shopsDry cleaning (limited to on-site processing for customer pickup only) and dry cleaning and laundry pickup stationsVocational schools (limited to arts and crafts, business, beauty, dancing, driving, gymnastics, photography, modeling, and karate-judo)Financing, e.g. banks and similar institutions (excluding drive-through facilities)Laundromats (limited to self-service facilities)Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) sales, lease or rental transactions only (no inventory on site)Dining at sit down restaurants including takeout and ice cream parlors (excluding drive-in, drive-through facilities)NewsstandsBusiness and professional officesUrban Agriculture (pursuant to Section 4.3.3(D))Veterinary clinics (subject to Section 4.3.3(W))
With special approval
Child care and adult day careDisplay and sale of lawn furniture, playground equipment, sheds and accessoriesPet services (subject to Section 4.3.3(W))Equipment rental and display
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMaximum site area of two acres
StandardAny free-standing structure with a principal or conditional use must have minimum floor area of 4,000 sq ft (except in Wallace Drive Overlay District)
StandardSingle tenant for office or service uses may not exceed 2,000 sq ft; banks (no drive-through) may not exceed 6,000 sq ft (except Wallace Drive Overlay District)
StandardMaximum floor area for a single retail use, or groups of similar principal uses, is 10,000 sq ft (except Wallace Drive Overlay District)
StandardOutdoor storage of any kind is prohibited
Wallace Drive Overlay Districtmaximum FAR 0.25; development standards same as MIC
StandardTwenty-four-hour or late night businesses subject to Section 4.3.3(VV)
Accessory usesParking areas for employees and customers; Refuse and service areas
StandardRead from LDR Sec. 4.4.11; 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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Spaces zoned NC in Delray Beach

1 space available in this district, largest first. Click any space to view it.

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4013 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach — Entire Property
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Based on the Delray Beach zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.