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C-MU US-1 Mixed-Use District (formerly C-A Commercial District) North Palm Beach, Florida

'CA' is a retired code: Ord. No. 2020-06 (9-24-20) repealed the old Sec. 45-31 C-A commercial district and enacted Sec. 45-31 C-MU US-1 mixed-use district, applying it to all property formerly zoned C-A. C-MU is a form-based mixed-use district for the US Highway 1 corridor. The uses below are the current C-MU Table 1.

10 buildings zoned CA25 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in CA, North Palm Beach

The businesses the CA district in North Palm Beach 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 CA here means specifically North Palm Beach's CA district.)

Allowed by right

Dwelling, all other dwelling types (i.e., other than one-family detached and mobile home park)Live/work unitCommunity residential home (subject to the same requirements as apply in the R-2 zoning district)Bed-and-breakfast establishmentHotelMotelTime-share unitOffices, generalOffice or clinic, medical or dentalStores & services, generalGarage, parkingRestaurant or cocktail loungeChurch or place of assemblyCivic spaceFamily day careGovernment buildingPublic space

With special approval

Assisted living facility (only as part of a mixed-use development that complies with Future Land Use Policy 1.B.3)Stores & services, large formatDog daycareDrive-through facility (for any use)Brewery with offsite distributionTelecommunications antennasChild care facilitySchool, public or private

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardResidential density max 24 du/acre (36 du/acre for mixed-use consistent with the workforce housing bonus)

StandardBuilding height up to 4 stories; within 25 ft of the rear line max 2 stories, within 50 ft max 3 stories; waiver to 5 stories only north of Anchorage Drive North

StandardSide and rear setbacks 0 ft; Local Street front setback 15 ft

StandardUses not listed in Table 1 are not permitted; similar uses via Sec. 45-16.1 special use permit

Not permittedmobile home park, one-family detached dwelling, adult entertainment, convenience store with fuel, heavy commercial/light industrial, medical marijuana treatment center, hospital or medical center

StandardRead from Appendix C - Zoning, Sec. 45-31 (Table 1 Allowable Uses); Ord. No. 2020-06; 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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