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Marine Commercial Riviera Beach, Florida

The CM marine commercial district promotes uses developed for boating activities and services and is primarily commercial in character, developed to stay compatible with surrounding residential and commercial uses. It allows all non-residential CN uses plus marine-related uses such as marinas, boat storage, marine fueling and marine equipment repair.

6 buildings zoned CM34 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in CM, Riviera Beach

The businesses the CM district in Riviera 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 CM here means specifically Riviera Beach's CM district.)

Allowed by right
Any use permitted in the CN district, except residential (expanded from Sec. 31-302 below)CN retail: BakeryCN retail: BookstoreCN retail: BoutiqueCN retail: Dairy productsCN retail: Druggist or pharmacyCN retail: FloristCN retail: Gift shopCN retail: Home accessories, excluding furniture and major appliancesCN retail: Food store or delicatessenCN retail: Hobby shopCN retail: Music storeCN retail: NewsstandCN retail: Pet supply shopCN retail: Restaurant or eating establishment without drive-through facilityCN retail: Stationery storeCN retail: Tobacco shopCN service: Barber or beauty shopCN service: Coin laundry or dry cleaning substationCN service: LocksmithCN service: PhotographerCN service: Shoe repairCN service: Travel agencyPrivate boating clubsRetail business or commercial use pertaining to fishing or boating which does not involve manufacturingMarinas, docks and boat slips for mooring boats used for pleasure or commercial purposesRefueling stations for marine use onlyRepairing and servicing facilities for marine equipmentBoat storage buildings
With special approval
Marine ways and lifts for boats over 65 feet in lengthFacilities for research and assembly of equipment used in oceanography, marine biology and related fieldsFish houses and fish processing plants (prior approval of county health department)Commercial planned unit development, C-PUDInlet Harbor Center planned unit development, IHC-PUD, only within the Inlet Harbor Center redevelopment agency
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMax building height 50 ft (Sec. 31-343).
Setbacksfront 20 ft; side 12 ft (15 ft on side street, 20 ft abutting residential); rear 20 ft abutting residential.
StandardSix-foot finished masonry privacy wall on rear and side lines adjacent to residential districts.
StandardSite plan review required for permitted uses (Sec. 31-346).
StandardParking per Sec. 31-566 et seq.; landscaping per Sec. 31-596 et seq.
Accessory usesCustomary accessory uses to all of the permitted uses
StandardRead from Div. 14, Secs. 31-341 to 31-346; 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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Based on the Riviera Beach zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.