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Commercial Office Residential and Entertainment (CORE) district Pahokee, Florida

Downtown/central business district for Pahokee focused on retail, personal and business services, offices, entertainment and residential. Uses come from Table V-1; nearly all commercial uses are permitted by right subject to site plan review (SPR) by the planning board.

14 buildings zoned CORE115 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in CORE, Pahokee

The businesses the CORE district in Pahokee 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 CORE here means specifically Pahokee's CORE district.)

Allowed by right
Accessory Dwelling Units (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Apparel & Accessory Retail - Sales & Rental Stores (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Art Merchandising Studios (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Art & Drafting Supply Stores including Picture Frames (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Barber & Beauty Shops (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Bars, Lounges & Related Entertainment (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Bathroom & Kitchen Contractor Showrooms (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Book & Stationery Stores (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Botanical Gardens & Accessory Offices (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Business & Commercial Machine Sales (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Candy, Nut & Confectionary Stores (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Catering Establishments (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Churches, Synagogues & Other Houses of Worship (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Clinics - Public or Private (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Clubs & Lodges without Restaurant (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Coin & Philatetic Stores (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Commercial, Comparison Shopping, except as otherwise listed (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Commercial, Single Destination Uses except where otherwise listed (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Commercial, Convenience Sales & Personal Service, except as otherwise listed (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Convenience Stores (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Cultural Facilities - Public or Private (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Daycare Facilities - Adult (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Daycare Facilities - Children as Accessory in House of Worship & Schools, Public or Private (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Daycare Facilities - Children as Principal Use (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Delicatessen (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Department Stores - Major (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Exercise Studios & Health Clubs (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Facial & Scalp Treatment Services (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Financial Institutions, including Banks, Savings & Loans and Credit Unions (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Flower Shops and Florists (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Food & Beverage Related Uses, except as otherwise listed (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Food Stores or Supermarkets greater than 10,000 sq. ft. (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Food Stores - Speciality (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Funeral Homes (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Gift, Novelty, Souvenir & Sundry Shops (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Government Facilities, not otherwise listed (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Group Homes - Type III (6 or more) (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Hardware, Paint, Glass and Wallpaper Stores (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Home Occupations - Accessory to Residential Use (AR, by right subject to administrative review by community development director)Hospitals - Public or Private (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Hotels & Motels (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Interior Decorators (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Laundry & Dry Cleaning establishments, cleaning on premises (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Laundry & Dry Cleaning establishments serving primarily the public (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Laundry and Dry Cleaning establishments, serving the public - coin operated, no cleaning on premises (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Liquor & Party Stores (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Locksmith & Key Establishments (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Mailing Services (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Martial Arts Studios (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Motor Vehicles Fuel Sales & Service (Gas & Service Stations) (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessory Store (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Motor Vehicle - Sales & Rental (no service) (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Motor Vehicle Sales & Service Agencies (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Motor Vehicle Title & Tag Service (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Motorcycle Sales and Service Establishments (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Music & Dance Studios (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Newspaper & Magazine Shops (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Nurseries - Retail, for sale of plant materials grown off premises (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Office & Related Uses - including business services, except as otherwise listed (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Office & Support Retail - not occupying more than 20% of gross square footage (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Offices - Governmental Administration (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Offices - Professional (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Offices or Facilities, quasi-public associations & organization, not for profit (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Parking Garages as Principal Use (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Parking Lot as Principal - accessory or offsite uses (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Pawn Shops (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Pet Grooming Establishments, but not kennels (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Photocopying Services (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Photographic Studios (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Post Office (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Printing & Type Setting Serivces (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Produce Markets (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Public Safety Facilities - operated by public agencies (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Radio & Television Broadcasting Studios & Facilities (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Recreation - Indoors (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Recreation - Outdoors, General (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Repair Shops for Household Appliances, Small Motors & Machines (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Research & Development Facilities - not of an industrial nature (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Residential - Townhouse (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Restaurants serving a limited clientele (Private clubs & lodges) (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Restaurants serving general public, but not drive in or drive through facilities (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Retail Bakeries (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Retail Building Material Sales (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Retail Business (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Sandwich or Snack Shops (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Satellite Reception Dishes - principal or accessory in non-residential districts (AR, by right subject to administrative review by community development director)Satellite Reception Dishes - accessory to residential districts (AR, by right subject to administrative review by community development director)Schools - Public & Private, Elementary, Intermediate, & Secondary (P, by right)Schools - Public Vocational & Trade not involving industrial equipment (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Schools - Colleges & Universities Public & Private (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Special Non-commercial Events of Public Interest (AR, by right subject to administrative review by community development director)Swimming Pools, Accessory to Residential Uses (AR, by right subject to administrative review by community development director)Tax Return Preparation Services (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Temporary Borrow Pits, Borrow Piles & Similar Excavation (AR, by right subject to administrative review by community development director)Temporary Manual Labor Hiring Offices (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Temporary Non-Manual Labor Hiring Offices (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Temporary Model Dwelling or Sales Office (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Temporary Offices & Facilities for Construction, Storage, & Security (AR, by right subject to administrative review by community development director)Theaters, Indoor, Motion Pictures Live Performances (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Tobacco Shops (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Travel Agencies or Transportation Tickets (SPR, by right subject to planning board site plan review)Utility Facilities, Light Public & Private (AR, by right subject to administrative review by community development director)Veterinary Clinics & Hospitals, Animal Shelters Enclosed (AR, by right subject to administrative review by community development director)Watch & Shoe Repair Establishments (P, by right)
With special approval
Bed and Breakfast small homestay (CU**, conditional use - board of adjustment)Bed and Breakfast large homestay (CU**, conditional use - board of adjustment)Game Arcades (CU, conditional use - board of adjustment)Private Use on Public (City) land (CU, conditional use - board of adjustment)Public Safety Facilities - operated by private agencies (CU, conditional use - board of adjustment)Recreation - Outdoors, High Intensity (CU, conditional use - board of adjustment)Recreation - Outdoors, Amusement Temporary (CU, conditional use - board of adjustment)Recreation, Stadium & Sports Areans (CU, conditional use - board of adjustment)Restaurants serving general public, drive in or drive through facilities (CU, conditional use - board of adjustment)Temporary Produce Stands (CU, conditional use - board of adjustment)Transit, Passenger & Freight Terminal (CU, conditional use - board of adjustment)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMin lot 5,000 sf; width 50 ft
Non-residentialmax FAR 1.0; lot coverage 90%; impervious 90%; min landscaped 10%; height 40 ft or 2 ft per 1 ft of side/rear setback, whichever greater
StandardSetbacks 5-10 ft to public right-of-way up to 24 ft height; 25 ft above 24 ft
StandardUses not expressly permitted are prohibited (Sec. 14-75(b))
Accessory usesAccessory uses per Art. V (Sec. 14-61(g)); Table V-1 lists e.g. home occupations, accessory pools, satellite dishes accessory to residential as AR
StandardRead from Ch. 14 Art. IV Sec. 14-61; Art. V Table V-1 (Sec. 14-75); 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 CORE in Pahokee

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