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C-OPI Office, Professional and Institutional District Palm Beach, Florida

The C-OPI district provides locations for administrative, professional business and institutional offices convenient to town citizens. Permitted uses are offices and professional/business services, brokerage and trust companies, yacht brokerage without merchandise display, related storage, residences above the first floor and essential services.

2 buildings zoned C-OPI19 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in C-OPI, Palm Beach

The businesses the C-OPI district in 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 C-OPI here means specifically Palm Beach's C-OPI district.)

Allowed by right

Offices and professional and business services and executive offices, excluding veterinarian officesBrokerage and trust companiesYacht brokerage with no display of merchandise on premisesStorage facility related to a permitted or special exception use in the district, meeting the conditions of Sec. 134-1760Residence(s) above the first floorEssential servicesSupplemental off-site shared parking per Secs. 134-2177 and 134-2182 (stated to sunset March 13, 2024 unless extended or modified by town council)

With special approval

Public or private parking lot or storage garagesAuto rental lotPublic structures/usesEssential services related to town-owned municipal buildings and structuresSupplemental parking per Secs. 134-2177 and 134-2182Restaurants, excluding formula restaurants as defined in Sec. 134-2Lounges/bars when associated with full-service restaurantsBanks and financial institutions, excluding brokerage and trust companiesInstitutionsRoof-deck automobile parkingOutdoor cafe seating for only restaurants and dining rooms, subject to Secs. 134-2104 through 134-2108Dining rooms when not more than 15 percent of the gross floor area of the structure; no exterior or external advertising

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardSpecial exception uses require site plan review under Article III (Sec. 134-1209)

StandardMin lot area 4,000 sf; min width 30 ft; min depth 90 ft; density one dwelling unit or multiple units not exceeding 6 du per gross acre

StandardFront yard 5 ft (1-3 stories) plus a 10 ft pedestrian walkway; rear yard 10 ft; side yard none for one-story (5 ft if provided; 10 ft next to an R district); yards increase 1 ft per 2 ft of height above 15 ft

Height1 story 15 ft, 2 stories 25 ft, 3 stories 35 ft; max two stories with a special exception for three; overall height adds 5 ft (flat roof) or 10 ft (other roofs)

Lot coverage1 story 70%, 2 stories 35%, 3 stories 25%; building length max 150 ft

Landscaped open space15% (1 story), 25% (2 stories), 30% (3 stories); at least 35% of required front yard

Accessory usesOff-street parking and loading; Signs; Accessory uses customarily incident to the permitted or approved special exception uses

Read from Town of Palm Beach Code Ch. 134, Art. VI, Div. 10Secs. 134-1206 (purpose), 134-1207 (permitted), 134-1208 (accessory), 134-1209 (special exception), 134-1213 (lot, yard and area); 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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