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MU Mixed-Use District (Village of Tequesta) Tequesta, Florida

The MU district establishes a village center that mixes residential and small-scale commercial uses; commercial uses are limited to specialty small-scale retail, business, professional and personal services, restaurants and bakeries, each tenant capped at 5,000 sf. Residential uses (single-, two- and multi-family) are permitted, and hotel, schools, gas stations on U.S.

5 buildings zoned M-U25 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in M-U, Tequesta

The businesses the M-U district in Tequesta 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 M-U here means specifically Tequesta's M-U district.)

Allowed by right

Single-family dwellingsTwo-family dwellingsMultiple-family dwellingsSmall-scale retail sales and service, excluding retail package liquors (max 5,000 sf gross leasable area per tenant area or individually owned unit)Business services (max 5,000 sf per tenant)Health care facility or medical or dental office; professional office; professional services (max 5,000 sf per tenant)Personal services (max 5,000 sf per tenant)Bakeries (max 5,000 sf per tenant)Recreation/open spaceRestaurants including carryout and specialty (max 5,000 sf per tenant)Places of assembly of 1,500 sf or less (all events entirely inside a building)

With special approval

Public buildings and facilitiesPlaces of assembly of 1,515 sf or more (all events entirely inside a building)SchoolsBed and breakfastHotelAdult congregate living facility (ACLF), subject to Sec. 78-177(d)(4)Gasoline service station (only fronting on U.S. Highway 1)Railway stationPlanned residential development (PRD), subject to Article VIIPlanned commercial development (PCD), subject to Article VIIIPermitted retail/business/professional/personal/bakery/restaurant uses in excess of 5,000 sf, including large-scale retail sales and service, in conformity with the intent of the districtRestaurants, fast food (restricted to U.S. Highway 1 frontage; drive-up stacking and 15 ft landscape buffer conditions)Rehabilitation facilities (extensive conditions in Sec. 78-180(i)(16), including half-mile spacing and 8 du/acre cap)Shopping center

Build envelope

Development standards

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

Density18 dwelling units per gross acre (ACLFs 18 du/acre; rehabilitation facilities 8 du/acre)

StandardMax height 4 stories or 50 ft above average finished grade

Mix of usesresidential must be 20% to 80% of a development (council may relax)

StandardMin lot 3,200 sf; min width 40 ft; max lot coverage residential 62%, commercial 60% (70% for two or more lots under unity of title)

Setbacksfront residential 10 ft, commercial 0 ft; side residential 0 ft one side / 7 ft other, commercial 0 ft (7 ft abutting residential); rear residential 10 ft, commercial 0 ft (10 ft abutting residential)

StandardMin landscaped/open space 25% (residential and commercial)

StandardPlanned mixed-use development (PMUD) review required for all uses except lots under three acres; all development plans subject to village council review; council may modify development standards

Accessory usesAny accessory use customarily incidental to a permitted use; Private garages, swimming pools, spas and hot tubs, cabanas and saunas, greenhouses, tennis courts, clubhouses, utility buildings, gazebos, and similar uses deemed appropriate by the building official; Accessory uses to places of assembly: preschool and school facilities, assembly halls, community centers, administrative offices, gift shops, playgrounds and athletic fields, and one rectory/caretaker dwelling unit

Read from Village of Tequesta Code Ch. 78Sec. 78-180 (MU mixed-use district), subsections (d) general requirements, (h) permitted uses, (i) special exception uses, (j) accessory uses, (k) PMUD review, (l) prohibited uses, (m) property development standards; 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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