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Commercial, Office District (C-3) Jupiter, Florida

C-3 promotes office and commercial development with low vehicular turnover along major arterials. By right: office buildings, banking/finance/insurance, restaurant/tavern/lounge, medical and dental clinics, veterinary clinic, swimming pools, limited ancillary retail inside office buildings (max 10% of floor area, first floor) and accessory residential.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in C3, Jupiter

The businesses the C3 district in Jupiter 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 C3 here means specifically Jupiter's C3 district.)

Allowed by right

Office buildingsBanking, finance and insurance businessRestaurant, tavern or loungeSwimming poolsMedical and dental clinicsVeterinary clinic (Art. XI Div. 23 standards)Limited ancillary retail inside office-type buildings (art goods; barber shops and beauty salons; book, magazine and tobacco shops; cleaners pickup/delivery only; florists; office interiors; office supply and equipment; photo finishing and camera stores; travel agencies; copying and print shops) - max 10% of gross floor area, first floor only

With special approval

HospitalHospital, specialtyUtility services and transmission towersAutomotive fueling stationArenas, auditoriumsDay care and preschool facilitiesPublic parking garageShopping centers and/or retail greater than 100,000 sf total floor area (uses limited to C-2 by-right list)HelistopTimeshareClubMotel, hotelPublic usesFuneral homesAssisted and independent living facilitiesIntegrated health parkHigh-tech, laboratory and/or office research (in multi-story buildings)Licensed service provider facilities (Sec. 27-1(b)-(d) components; (e),(f) only in conjunction)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMin site 30,000 sf; min width 100 ft; min depth 200 ft

Setbacksfront 50 ft; rear 30 ft; side interior 25 ft, corner 50 ft

StandardMax height 50 ft (60 ft where part of required parking is under the building)

StandardMax site coverage 35%; min green space 35%

Standard10-ft vegetated buffer where commercial abuts residential; no garage/bay doors facing residential districts

StandardSpecial exceptions reviewed by planning and zoning commission and town council under Sec. 27-177

Accessory usesAccessory residential (Sec. 27-1913); Outdoor storage and display customarily incidental to the principal use, screened, limited to the principal business (Sec. 27-610)

StandardRead from Jupiter Code Ch. 27, Secs. 27-603 to 27-617 (uses Sec. 27-604); 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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