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UC3 - Urban Center 3 Sub-area (Palm Beach County ULDC, URA) Unincorporated Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County Urban Center 3 Sub-area - a transect sub-area of the county's Urban Redevelopment Area (URAO). Uses read straight from the UC3 column of the ULDC use matrices.

13 buildings zoned UC359 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in UC3, Unincorporated Palm Beach County

The businesses the UC3 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 UC3 here means specifically Unincorporated Palm Beach County's UC3 district.)

Allowed by right

Assembly Institutional Nonprofit (DRO site-plan review)Assembly Membership Nonprofit (DRO site-plan review)Bed and Breakfast (DRO site-plan review)Car Wash (DRO site-plan review)Catering Service (DRO site-plan review)College or University (DRO site-plan review)Convenience Store (DRO site-plan review)Day Care General (DRO site-plan review)Day Care Limited (DRO site-plan review)Dispatching Service (DRO site-plan review)Dog Day Care (DRO site-plan review)Electric Distribution Substation (DRO site-plan review)Entertainment, Indoor (DRO site-plan review)Financial Institution (DRO site-plan review)Financial Institution with Drive-Through Facilities (DRO site-plan review)Financial Institution – Freestanding ATM (DRO site-plan review)Fitness Center (DRO site-plan review)Flea Market, Indoor (DRO site-plan review)Funeral Home (DRO site-plan review)Government Services (DRO site-plan review)Green Market (DRO site-plan review)Hospital (DRO site-plan review)Hotel or Motel (DRO site-plan review)Kennel, Type 3 (Commercial Enclosed) (DRO site-plan review)Large Family Child Care Home (DRO site-plan review)Minor Utility (DRO site-plan review)Multi-Media Production (DRO site-plan review)Nursery, Retail (DRO site-plan review)Park, Neighborhood Infill (DRO site-plan review)Park, Passive (DRO site-plan review)Park, Public (DRO site-plan review)Place of Worship (DRO site-plan review)Produce Stand (DRO site-plan review)Restaurant, Type 1 (DRO site-plan review)Restaurant, Type 2 (DRO site-plan review)School – Elementary or Secondary (DRO site-plan review)Self-Service Storage, Limited Access (DRO site-plan review)Self-Service Storage, Multi-Access (DRO site-plan review)Single Room Occupancy (SRO) (DRO site-plan review)Skilled Nursing or Residential Treatment Facility (DRO site-plan review)Veterinary Clinic (DRO site-plan review)Work/Live Space (DRO site-plan review)

With special approval

Animal ShelterCocktail LoungeCrematoryElectric Transmission SubstationEntertainment, OutdoorFlea Market, OutdoorGas and Fuel Sales, RetailHomeless Resource CenterParking, CommercialPawnshopRepair and Maintenance, LightResearch and DevelopmentShooting Range, IndoorTheater and Performance VenueTransportation FacilityType 2 ExcavationWater or Wastewater Treatment Plant

Build envelope

Development standards

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

MarksP permitted by right; D permitted after DRO administrative site-plan review (no hearing); A Class A conditional use (BCC hearing); B Class B conditional use (Zoning Commission); unlisted = prohibited

StandardSub-area assigned by the county's PRA GIS Regulating Plan (URA Transect layer) - ULDC Art. 3.B.16.F.1

StandardProperty development regulations come from Art. 3.B.16, Urban Redevelopment Area Overlay (URAO)

StandardSupplementary Use Standards (ULDC Art. 4.B) apply to every use regardless of the approval column

StandardParcels with prior approvals keep them per Art. 1.E (Prior Approvals) / 1.F (Non-Conformities)

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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