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District B (Town of Palm Beach Shores) Palm Beach Shores, Florida

District B is a residential district allowing everything permitted in District A (one-family dwelling, private nurseries, private docks) plus multiple-family and two-family dwellings and tightly spaced group home facilities. Uses are limited to those listed; boarding and rooming houses are prohibited.

2 buildings zoned DISTRICT B6 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in DISTRICT B, Palm Beach Shores

The businesses the DISTRICT B district in Palm Beach Shores 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 DISTRICT B here means specifically Palm Beach Shores's DISTRICT B district.)

Allowed by right
One-family dwelling for occupancy by only one family (District A use, Pf. 5.1(a))Private horticulture nurseries, greenhouses and garden work centers for the occupant's personal enjoyment, with no sales of plant materials (District A use, Pf. 5.1(b))Private docks, used only by the property owner or guests with no commercial use (District A use, Pf. 5.1(d))Multiple-family dwellings and two-family or duplex dwellingsGroup home facilities, confined to a single lot of record existing as of May 17, 1999, at least 350 ft from any lot in District A and at least 500 ft from any other group home
With special approval
Parking lots connected with an adjacent or directly-across-the-street hotel as an off-site accessory use, by special exception only and only if no adjacent property is used as a single-family detached dwelling (standards of Section XV, Pf. 15.7)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMax density 21 units per acre (lot area divided by 2,074.28 sf per unit, rounding up at one-half)
StandardMax height 29 ft (top of beam 24 ft) or 30 ft (beam 25 ft) with underground/depressed parking; max two stories; accessory buildings 15 ft
Building siteminimum one platted lot, maximum two adjoining platted lots
StandardMax lot coverage 40% (one story) / 36% (two stories); up to 45% for two-story buildings with depressed parking and units of 1,700 sf or more
Yardsfront 15 ft; rear 15 ft; side 10 ft each side (15 ft on the outer side of corner lots)
Parking1.25 spaces per hotel/motel room, one-bedroom or efficiency unit; 1.5 for two-bedroom; 0.5 per additional bedroom
StandardMinimum roof pitch 4/12, maximum 12/12
Accessory usesAccessory buildings and uses, including private garages on the same building site (Pf. 6.1(a)(3)); accessory buildings for uses customarily incident to District A uses (Pf. 5.1(c)); Home occupation as set out in Town Code subsection 18-29(b) and Pf. 2.2 (the only profession or trade allowed in a building, per Pf. 5.12 for District A)
Read from Palm Beach Shores Zoning Code Section VI (District B)Pf. 6.1 to 6.12; Section V (District A) Pf. 5.1 and 5.12 incorporated by reference; 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 DISTRICT B in Palm Beach Shores

2 spaces available in this district, largest first. Click any space to view it.

FOR LEASE 6,160 SF
101-107 Tacoma Ln, West Palm Beach — 1st Floor – ALL SUITES
West Palm Beach
$50.65/sfView →
FOR SALE
137 Inlet Way, Palm Beach Shores — Entire Property
Palm Beach Shores
$1,600,000View →

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