Zoning explained · Palm Beach County

Professional and Office District Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

The PO district is intended to provide suitable space for professional offices and to act as a transition between more intensive commercial uses and residential development. Uses are given only in Table 21 (column PO); it allows offices, medical/dental clinics, personal services, banks without drive-through and limited other uses by right.

15 buildings zoned PO38 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in PO, Palm Beach Gardens

The businesses the PO 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 PO here means specifically Palm Beach Gardens's PO district.)

Allowed by right

Bank/Financial Institution w/o Drive Through (P)Clinic, Medical or Dental (P)Medical Spa (P - see note 41.1 in Sec. 78-159(j))Personal Services (General) (P - see note 42 in Sec. 78-159(j))Studio, Professional (P - see note 44. 2 in Sec. 78-159(j))Travel Agency (P)Urgent Care (P - see note 39 in Sec. 78-159(j))Business Incubator (P)Counseling Services (P)Interior Design, including Sales (P - see note 47 in Sec. 78-159(j))Office, Medical or Dental (P - see note 47. 1 in Sec. 78-159(j))Office, Professional and Business (P - see note 47. 2 in Sec. 78-159(j))Optical, Optician or Optometrist Offices (P)Veterinary Office and Clinic (P - see note 48 in Sec. 78-159(j))Places of Assembly (100 seats or less) (P - see note 49 in Sec. 78-159(j))Post Office, Accessory (P - see note 53 in Sec. 78-159(j))Park, Public (P - see note 55 in Sec. 78-159(j))Utilities, Minor (P - see note 63 in Sec. 78-159(j))Satellite Dishes, Accessory (P - see note 69 in Sec. 78-159(j))Trailers, Temporary (P - see note 70 in Sec. 78-159(j))

With special approval

Drugstore or Pharmacy, Limited (minor conditional use - development review committee)Medical and Dental Supply Sales (minor conditional use - development review committee)Bank/Financial Institution w/Drive Through (major conditional use - planning/zoning/appeals board and city council - see note 29 in Sec. 78-159(j))Banquet Facility (major conditional use - planning/zoning/appeals board and city council - see note 30 in Sec. 78-159(j))Day Care, Child and Adult (major conditional use - planning/zoning/appeals board and city council - see note 35 in Sec. 78-159(j))Places of Assembly (101 to 500 seats) (minor conditional use - development review committee - see note 49 in Sec. 78-159(j))Places of Assembly (501 or more seats) (major conditional use - planning/zoning/appeals board and city council - see note 49 in Sec. 78-159(j))Hospital, Public or Private (major conditional use - planning/zoning/appeals board and city council - see note 51 in Sec. 78-159(j))Off-Campus Emergency Department (major conditional use - planning/zoning/appeals board and city council - see note 51.1 in Sec. 78-159(j))Post Office (major conditional use - planning/zoning/appeals board and city council - see note 52 in Sec. 78-159(j))Satellite College or University (minor conditional use - development review committee)Art Gallery and Museum, Public or Private (minor conditional use - development review committee)Golf Course, Public or Private (major conditional use - planning/zoning/appeals board and city council)Recreation Center, Public (major conditional use - planning/zoning/appeals board and city council)Helistop (major conditional use - planning/zoning/appeals board and city council - see note 60 in Sec. 78-159(j))Wireless Tele-communication Facilities (C*/ P - major conditional or permitted depending on the standards in note 64)Mobile Home, Temporary (minor conditional use - development review committee - see note 67 in Sec. 78-159(j))Community Gardens (minor conditional use - development review committee - see note 71 in Sec. 78-159(j))

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMinimum site area 15,000 sq ft; minimum lot width 100 ft

StandardMaximum lot coverage 35 percent

StandardMaximum building height 36 ft

Minimum front setback 25 ft (side and rear setbacks are given by note 2 of the tablefifteen feet, 27 feet above 36 feet)

Accessory usesAccessory uses (permitted per Table 21)

StandardRead from Sec. 78-145; Sec. 78-159 Table 21; Table 13 (dev. regs.); 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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