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Palm Beach County RTS (legacy Residential Transitional Suburban label) - read as ULDC RT, Residential Transitional Lake Worth, Florida

COUNTY DISTRICT, NOT A CITY DISTRICT. These parcels are unincorporated Palm Beach County land (county zoning layer FCODE RTS, FNAME 'Residential Transitional Suburban District'). The current ULDC has no RTS district; its single transitional district is RT ('a transition between a suburban Single Family atmosphere and estate development') and Art.

3 buildings zoned RTS33 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in RTS, Lake Worth

The businesses the RTS district in Lake Worth 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 RTS here means specifically Lake Worth's RTS district.)

Allowed by right
Agriculture, Storage [Agricultural] (DRO site-plan approval)Bed and Breakfast [Commercial] (DRO site-plan approval)Community Vegetable Garden [Agricultural]Electric Distribution Substation [Utility] (DRO site-plan approval)Family Community Residence [Residential]Large Family Child Care Home [Institutional, Public & Civic] (DRO site-plan approval)Minor Utility [Utility] (DRO site-plan approval)Park, Neighborhood Infill [Recreation]Park, Passive [Recreation] (DRO site-plan approval)Place of Worship [Institutional, Public & Civic] (DRO site-plan approval)Renewable Energy Solar Facility [Utility] (DRO site-plan approval)Shade House [Agricultural]Single Family [Residential]Type 1A Excavation [Excavation]Type 1B Excavation [Excavation] (DRO site-plan approval)
With special approval
Agricultural Excavation [Excavation] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Agriculture, Bona Fide [Agricultural] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Cemetery [Institutional, Public & Civic] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Day Care General [Institutional, Public & Civic] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Day Care Limited [Institutional, Public & Civic] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Electric Transmission Substation [Utility] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Golf Course [Recreation] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Government Services [Institutional, Public & Civic] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Nursery, Retail [Agricultural] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Nursery, Wholesale [Agricultural] (Class B conditional use - Zoning Commission)Park, Public [Recreation] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Produce Stand [Agricultural] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Renewable Energy Wind Facility [Utility] (Class A conditional use - BCC)School – Elementary or Secondary [Institutional, Public & Civic] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Stable, Commercial [Agricultural] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Stable, Private [Agricultural] (Class B conditional use - Zoning Commission)Type 2 Excavation [Excavation] (Class A conditional use - BCC)Water or Wastewater Treatment Plant [Utility] (Class A conditional use - BCC)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

Table 3.D.1.A RTmin lot 14,000 sf, width 100 ft, depth 125 ft, max building coverage 30%, setbacks front 25 ft, side 15 ft, side street 25 ft, rear 25 ft
StandardRT is the only transitional single-family district in the current ULDC (no RTS)
Accessory usesResidential accessory uses per Art. 4.B.1.D and 4.B.1.E (e.g. accessory quarters, guest cottage, family day care home, home-based business, limited pet boarding); which apply depends on the principal use
StandardRead from PBC ULDC Art. 3 Ch. C Sec. 1.C.3 (RT), Table 3.D.1.A; Art. 4 Table 4.B.1.A (Residential Use Matrix) and Tables 4.B.2.A-4.B.8.A (RT column); 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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Based on the Lake Worth zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.