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R-C2 Residential (limited)-commercial (medium density; low intensity of use) - codified text headed 'C2 General Commercial', Secs. 151.450-151.468 Manalapan, Florida

Manalapan's commercial district on the north end of town (west of A1A, adjoining Lake Worth) permits a short by-right list (PUD, places of assembly, gym, banks, government buildings, groceries up to 15,000 sf, offices, essential services) and puts restaurants, bars/package stores, specific retail shops, schools/offices/medical and supplemental parking under special exception.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in R-C2, Manalapan

The businesses the R-C2 district in Manalapan 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 R-C2 here means specifically Manalapan's R-C2 district.)

Allowed by right
Planned unit developmentPlaces of assemblyHealth/fitness club (gym)Banks and/or financial institutionsMunicipal buildings and facilities and other government buildings and facilities (administrative offices, library, police station, fire station, Town meeting room, U.S. Post Offices)Grocery stores not to exceed 15,000 sf of retail spaceOffice, business or professional services, including real estate services, travel services, dry-cleaning servicesEssential services
With special approval
Supplemental parking, including garagesLighted tennis courts (site plan review, fencing, screening, hours)Accessory buildings for uses customarily incident to commercial and municipal usesSchool (academic, professional or studio type), office, medical, dental or veterinaryRestaurant without drive-through (coffee bars, ice cream, snack shops, etc.)Restaurant, bar, lounge or package store without drive-through, where liquor, beer or wine is sold for on/off premises consumptionShops and stores (special exception criteria): antiques; apparel and accessories; art galleries; bed and bath boutiques; cards/gifts/stationery; crafts and hobbies; drugstore/pharmacy (no medical marijuana); fabrics; flowers/florist; furniture; grocery stores over 15,000 sf; hair styling/beauty salon/barber; interior decorating; jewelry; kitchenware/housewares; luggage/leather goods; news/books; optical goods; perfumery; photographic services/studios; shoes; specialty foods; toys; TV and electronics; combinations of these
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMax height 1 story or 12 ft (whichever is less) under a flat roof; overall height flat roof = building height + 4 ft
StandardLot coverage for commercial uses max 35% (Ord. 368, 2019)
Setbacksfront 50 ft from A1A / 25 ft from other streets / 10 ft from paving of access road or uncovered parking; side = structure height or 15 ft (greater); rear 50 ft from seawall/bulkhead/mean high water of Lake Worth
StandardBuilding separation 10/15/20 ft by story count; docks, boathouses, boats/trailers not permitted; no garage entrance facing street, no open carports
Special-exception shopshours 7:00 a.m. to midnight, no outside storage, no curbside or drive-in service; prohibited: gasoline service stations, vehicle rental or sales, vape shops/vaping establishments, convenience stores (Sec. 151.453(G))
StandardMulti-Use Garages (parking garage for owners/customers, not leased offsite) are permitted only as an accessory use in R-C2 or a PUD (Sec. 151.003 definition)
Accessory usesOff-street parking and loading facilities; Signs; Other accessory uses and structures customarily incident to permitted or approved special exception uses
StandardRead from Manalapan Code Sec. 151.020(K) and 151.021(K) (R-C2 establishment/boundaries); Secs. 151.450-151.468 (uses at 151.451-151.453); 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 R-C2 in Manalapan

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

FOR LEASE 3,283 SF
201-280 S Ocean Blvd — 1st Floor, Ste 214
Manalapan
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FOR LEASE 1,700 SF
201-280 S Ocean Blvd — 1st Floor
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Based on the Manalapan zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.