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PIPD-1981-00190 — Palm Beach Park of Commerce (Florida Research Park PIPD) Unincorporated Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County planned development: Palm Beach Park of Commerce (Florida Research Park PIPD) (control 1981-00190). Uses and limits come from the county's adopting and amending resolutions; this record lists what the resolutions themselves state.

11 buildings zoned PIPD-1981-0019011 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in PIPD-1981-00190, Unincorporated Palm Beach County

The businesses the PIPD-1981-00190 district in Unincorporated Palm Beach County 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 PIPD-1981-00190 here means specifically Unincorporated Palm Beach County's PIPD-1981-00190 district.)

Allowed by right

All uses permitted in the PIPD (Planned Industrial Park Development) district under the ULDC (the resolutions reference but do not list this base list)Additional Commercial uses: auction, enclosed; bakeries, limited preparation; florist; food store; automobile rental; restaurant and loungeAdditional Light Industrial uses: appliance, manufacturing; auto service station (with or without mechanical repairs); beverage, manufacturing; bulk storage of gas and oil; heliports; welding shopAdditional General Industrial uses: asphalt/concrete mixing and product, manufacturing and warehousing; bulk storage; engine testing; exterminator manufacturing and warehousing; restaurant/cafeteria, accessory to an industrial use warehouseWarehouse (listed as a General Industrial use in original R-82-468 cond. 24; the latest wording refers to 'industrial use warehouse')

With special approval

Retail Gas and Fuel Sales with a Convenience Store - Class A Conditional Use (R-2019-0385; site plan Dec 10 2018; near Beeline Hwy / Park of Commerce Blvd)Type 1 Restaurant with a Drive-through (Building B) - Class A Conditional Use (R-2019-0386)Type 1 Restaurant with a Drive-through (Building C) - Class A Conditional Use (R-2019-0387)Outdoor Entertainment - Class A Conditional Use in the Regional Recreation Pod (R-2017-1648, amended by R-2018-1482; special events limited to a maximum of 3 times per year; sound not to exceed 70 dB at the property line)Hospital or Medical Center and College or University: any additional uses approved in the DRI development order that are not already permitted in the PIPD are subject to Board of County Commissioners approval under the ULDC (Use Limitations 5)Brewery; asphalt/concrete mixing and products manufacturing and storage; chemical manufacturing; bulk storage of gas and oil: require minimum 2,000 ft setback from any residential development (Use Limitations 2)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardDevelopment activity restricted within the 'Limited Development Zone' outlined to the Caloosa Homeowners Association (Use Limitations 1)

StandardApproved Preliminary Master Plan dated Nov 12 2019; changes to uses beyond DRO authority require BCC or Zoning Commission approval

StandardNo building permits after December 31, 2028 (traffic phasing; extendable only with approved traffic study)

StandardHazardous Materials Management Plan required before first CO; tenants must disclose all hazardous materials/waste; plan must be part of any lease/sale to tenants handling hazardous materials

StandardAnnual tenant report (activities, processes, materials) to Zoning and SFWMD by January 31

Lighting fixture heightsmax 30 ft within 500 ft of residential FLU; 45 ft between 500 and 750 ft

Pratt Whitney Road frontage signagemax 8 ft high, 60 sq ft per side, 1 sign, entry wall monument style only

Pedestrian connectivity phasingcontinuous paved pedestrian access in ROW by March 1, 2023

StandardVarious Type 2 variances for loading-area screening, lighting elimination (Insurance Auto Auctions parcel, ZR-2020-0005/0006), compatibility buffers etc. exist as separate ZR resolutions

ProhibitedSteel mills; Paper mills; Fertilizer manufacturing; Nuclear reactor on any site within the Florida Research Park PIPD; Any operation requiring specific radioactive-materials licenses in these categories (FAC 64E-5.204): commercial waste disposal or treatment facilities incl. burial or incineration; all other commercial facilities involving compaction, repackaging, storage or transfer; commercial treatment of radioactive materials for release to unrestricted areas; Discharge of industrial, hazardous or toxic waste/effluents to the sanitary sewer unless approved pretreatment facilities are used (Health conds. 6, 20); Original R-82-468 also specifically prohibited 'Radioactive materials, manufacturing and storage of'; no on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems (OSTDS) allowed

ApprovalOriginal PIPD Petition 81-190, R-82-468 (May 4 1982); consolidated R-97-0160/0161 (Jan 30 1997); R-2006-2560/2561 (Nov 27 2006, +80 ac); R-2017-1647; R-2019-0384 (Mar 25 2019, add uses) with Class A CUs R-2019-0385/0386/0387; latest master DOA R-2020-0180 (ZV/DOA/W-2019-01231, adopted Feb 27 2020; Preliminary Master Plan dated Nov 12 2019, consolidates all prior conditions); Type 2 Waiver R-2020-0181

StandardUses not named in the resolution follow the PBC ULDC use matrix for this planned district and its approved site plan / pod designation.

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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