Planned Development Area District Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
PDA is composed of large tracts established as a holding zone until an application for development order approval is submitted. Table 21 gives PDA its own column, with only a few uses marked. Density is limited to one dwelling unit per ten acres.
The businesses the PDA district in Palm Beach Gardens 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 PDA here means specifically Palm Beach Gardens's PDA district.)
Allowed by right
Dwelling, Single-familyPlaces of Assembly (100 seats or less)Park, PublicRecreation Center, PublicUtilities, Minor
With special approval
Cemetery and Mausoleum (major conditional)Utility Plant and Major Substations (major conditional)Wireless Telecommunication Facilities (major conditional or permitted per table: C*/P)Agriculture (major conditional)Excavation and Fill, and Borrow Pit Operations (major conditional)Community Gardens (minor conditional)
Build envelope
Development standards
Headline dimensional limits for this district. Confirm exact figures against the current code for your specific parcel.
StandardMin site area 10 Acres; min lot width 300 ft; max gross density 1 unit/10 Ac.; max lot coverage 1%; max building height 36 ft (Table 17)
Min setbacksfront 100 ft, side 50 ft, side (street facing) 90 ft, rear 100 ft (Table 17)
StandardRead from Sec. 78-156 / Table 17 / Table 21 (Sec. 78-159); 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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