The PO Public Ownership District provides for planning of parks and recreational areas, public buildings and facilities, and other significant public capital improvements, and coordinates public agency land planning with the village comprehensive plan. All uses are prohibited unless specifically listed as permitted.
The businesses the PO district in Royal 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 PO here means specifically Royal Palm Beach's PO district.)
Allowed by right
AuditoriumFire stationGovernment office and facilitiesLibraryPolice stationPublic parks, golf courses, and other recreational facilitiesGovernmental servicesPublic academic institutionPublic and private utilities (may exceed district height limitations by variance only)Solid waste transfer stationsSwimming poolsTennis clubsWater and wastewater plants
With special approval
CemeteryAthletic stadiumGreen market (additional requirements at Sec. 26-70)Law enforcement training facilitiesTelecommunication towers; antenna (may exceed district height limitations if approved by special exception)
Build envelope
Development standards
Headline dimensional limits for this district. Confirm exact figures against the current code for your specific parcel.
StandardAll uses prohibited unless specifically listed as permitted.
Site development standardsto be determined by village council upon recommendations by staff and the planning and zoning commission.
StandardOff-street parking per chapter 23; landscaping per Sec. 15-130; signs per chapter 20.
StandardRead from Sec. 26-91; 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.
Looking for space zoned PO in Royal Palm Beach?
Tell us what you'll run in it — we'll match you to the right building in Royal Palm Beach and flag anything that needs approval.
