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Agricultural Residential (AR) Loxahatchee Groves, Florida

AR applies to areas designated Rural Residential on the Future Land Use Map, to preserve the rural and agricultural character of very low density areas and the tree canopy. Principal uses are only single-family dwellings (including modular/factory-built homes subject to Sec. 80-65) and agriculture; essential services and wireless communication facilities require a special exception.

33 buildings zoned AR8 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in AR, Loxahatchee Groves

The businesses the AR district in Loxahatchee Groves 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 AR here means specifically Loxahatchee Groves's AR district.)

Allowed by right

Single Family Dwelling (Permitted)Modular Home or Factory-Built Home (Permitted subject to Section 80-65)Agriculture (Permitted)

With special approval

Essential Services (principal use; Permitted w/ Special Exception)Wireless Communication Facilities (principal use; Permitted w/ Special Exception Category A)Retail Nursery (accessory; Special Exception Category B)U-Pick Farms (accessory; Special Exception Category B)Temporary Events (accessory; Special Exception Category C)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

Minimum plot size for residential use5 acres; minimum frontage and depth 200 ft (exceptions for nonconforming plots of record, Sec. 20-025)

StandardPlot coverage max 15% (buildings and roofed structures); FAR 15% for uses other than single-family; min pervious area 70% (Sec. 20-030)

Setbacksfront 50 ft; side 25 ft; rear 25 ft; side street 40 ft (Sec. 20-035)

StandardMax height 35 ft (Sec. 20-040)

StandardStructures housing animals set back 50 ft from all property lines (Sec. 20-010(B)(3))

StandardIrrigation installation/maintenance and landscape maintenance operations expressly prohibited (Sec. 20-020)

Accessory usesAccessory Dwelling (Permitted; one per parcel, parcel 5 acres or greater, max 1,200 sf livable, same ownership and same electric meter as principal dwelling, Sec. 20-010(A)); Groom's Quarter (Permitted); Caretaker's Quarter (Permitted; on parcels with a bona fide agricultural use, Sec. 20-010(C)); Home Offices (Permitted subject to Article 80); Residential Enterprise (Permitted subject to Article 80); Wholesale Nursery (Permitted); Private Kennels (Permitted); Private Stables (Permitted); Yard Sales (Permitted subject to Article 80); Veterinarian Services (Permitted); Dog Boarding (Permitted); Retail Nursery (Special Exception Category B); U-Pick Farms (Special Exception Category B); Temporary Events (Special Exception Category C); Breeding, raising and keeping of animals and livestock as an accessory use to a permanent dwelling, subject to numeric limits by parcel size (Sec. 20-010(B)); Construction trailer for up to one year during construction of a permanent dwelling (Sec. 20-010(D)); Recreational vehicles for temporary living on properties with a permitted residence, with registration permit and parcel-size limits (Sec. 20-050)

Read from ULDC Article 20Sec. 20-005 (intent), Sec. 20-010 (general provisions), Sec. 20-015 (permitted uses table), Sec. 20-017 (prohibited uses), Secs. 20-025 to 20-040 (standards); 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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