Zoning explained · Palm Beach County

Professional and Office (POD) District Delray Beach, Florida

The POD District is a smaller-scale, very limited application of professional, office and similar-intensity uses on small parcels designated Transitional or General Commercial on the Land Use Map, mitigating adverse effects of higher-intensity development.

3 buildings zoned POD11 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in POD, Delray Beach

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

Allowed by right
Professional Offices such as accountants, architects, attorneys, chiropractors, dentists, engineers, independent trustees, landscape architects, opticians, optometrists, osteopaths, physicians, psychologists, surgeons, and interior designersGeneral Business Offices for businesses without outside storage of inventory or equipmentBanks and Financial Institutions including drive-through facilitiesFinance, insurance, travel, and real estate servicesMedical OfficesMedical ClinicsNeighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) sales, lease or rental transactions only (no inventory on site)Veterinary clinics (subject to Section 4.3.3(W))
With special approval
Educational facilities, training centers, and vocational schoolsFuneral HomesLicensed, professional providers of personal services, e.g. pedicurist, beauticians, and cosmetologists
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardSection 4.3.4 development standards and Article 4.6 supplemental regulations apply (no district-specific numeric standards in Sec. 4.4.16)
Accessory usesParking lots; Refuse and service areas
StandardRead from LDR Sec. 4.4.16; 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 POD in Delray Beach

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

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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.