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R-2 Residence District Lake Park, Florida

R-2 is a residence district allowing single-family, two-family and multifamily dwellings plus churches, schools, civic buildings, nursing homes and limited professional use. Multifamily is limited to two stories/30 ft (churches 45 ft). No commercial or industrial use is permitted.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in R2, Lake Park

The businesses the R2 district in Lake Park 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 R2 here means specifically Lake Park's R2 district.)

Allowed by right
Single-family dwellingsChurches/houses of worship and related buildings used for customary accessory uses (private school, day care and after care, religious study, day camp, Sunday school, ministries)Schools, except correctional institutionsPlaygrounds operated in conjunction with schools or owned and operated by the townTwo-family dwellingsMultifamily dwellings or apartment houses and community residential homes (community residential homes not within 1,200 ft of another such home; no garage apartment on a lot with a two-story duplex or multifamily structure)Civic buildings, librariesNursing or convalescent homesNursery schools or kindergartensPhysicians or dentists (office in conjunction with a home, front kept as a home; max 35 percent of ground floor area; one practitioner, max three employees; daylight hours only)Group home (not within 1,000 ft of another existing group home)Transient residential use
With special approval
None noted for this district.
Build envelope

Development standards

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

Max heightmultifamily two stories or 30 ft; churches 45 ft
Min site areasingle-family 7,500 sf; duplex 10,000 sf; three-family 12,000 sf; plus 2,000 sf per additional unit
Min floor areasingle-family 1,000 sf (900 sf with attached garage/carport); duplex 1,400 sf; plus 580 sf per unit beyond two
Yardsfront 30 ft (25 ft where already established on the block), side 10 ft (15 ft corner street side), rear 7 ft; min lot width 75 ft interior / 100 ft corner; max coverage 50 percent
StandardOff-street parking per Sec. 78-142
Accessory usesPrivate garage, swimming pools, spas and hot tubs, saunas, tiki huts, greenhouses, tennis courts, gazebos, cabanas, sheds and similar uses intended for occupants, as deemed appropriate by the community development director (accessory to a single-family dwelling); Cabana up to 650 sf for private recreation (not for habitation, no cooking facilities); Accessory buildings customarily incidental to the principal use on the same lot, subject to the Florida Building Code; permissible accessory uses for multifamily and other permitted uses determined in site planning or administratively
StandardRead from Sec. 78-66 (R-2 residence 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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Spaces zoned R2 in Lake Park

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

FOR LEASE 43,243 SF
Silver Beach Rd — 1st Floor
Lake Park
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FOR SALE 3,000 SF
359 10th St, Lake Park — 1st Floor
West Palm Beach
$1,400,000View →

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Based on the Lake Park zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.