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Clematis Waterfront District - 10 (Downtown Master Plan, Special Districts planning area) West Palm Beach, Florida

CWD-10 is a subdistrict of the Clematis Waterfront District, the historic retail corridor of downtown West Palm Beach. Per Table IV-2, multifamily, live/work, ground-floor retail, office, hotel, restaurant and other commercial uses are permitted by right and structured parking is allowed (P13); ground-floor residential, single-family and surface parking are prohibited.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in CWD-10, West Palm Beach

The businesses the CWD-10 district in West 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 CWD-10 here means specifically West Palm Beach's CWD-10 district.)

Allowed by right
Multiple family dwelling (P)Live/work (P)Ground floor retail (P)Office (P)Hotel (P)Restaurant (P)Other commercial (P)Structured parking as primary use (P13)Parks, recreation areas and urban open spaces (permitted in all DMP districts, Sec. 94-105(b))Aboveground and buried local distribution utility lines (electric, telephone, cable TV) and accessory apparatus such as poles, guy wires, transformers, switching boxesPublic and private streets and roads; railroad rights-of-way; water and sanitary sewer lines; gas and liquid fuel distribution lines; public water canalsCommunity centers (permitted by right in all non-R subdistricts, Sec. 94-106(a)(2))Schools and places of worship (permitted by right in all non-R subdistricts, Sec. 94-106(a)(12)a)Day care facilities for children as a primary use (non-R subdistricts; must meet Sec. 94-273(a) and (d)(18), Sec. 94-106(a)(4)a)Brewpub / microbrewery / micro-distillery / micro-winery (by right; max 6,000 sf new or 6,300 sf existing building; must include restaurant, bar or tasting room; no outdoor storage, Sec. 94-106(a)(1.a))Firearms sales (retail dedicated to firearms) in urban core and special district planning areas (Sec. 94-106(a)(6))Motor vehicle sales and rental offices (no service) and passenger transportation operations offices; surface lots for vehicle storage prohibited (Sec. 94-106(a)(10))Veterinary clinics, pet grooming, animal daycare and boarding without livestock/equines (enclosed building, waste removal, attendant, noise and fire-detection standards, Sec. 94-106(a)(13))Hospital (urban core and special districts; at least 500 ft from R subdistricts, site 2+ acres with direct street frontage, Sec. 94-106(a)(14))Community residences with special requirements of Sec. 94-273 (Sec. 94-106(a)(7)); skilled nursing/rehabilitation facilities in urban core and special districts (Sec. 94-106(a)(7)d)Micro-units (permitted in all districts, with car-share, bicycle and trolley-fee conditions, Sec. 94-106(a)(8.a))
With special approval
Cultural uses - permitted in the urban core and special districts planning areas only with special review approval by the DAC (Sec. 94-106(a)(3)a)Adult day care facilities for three or more clients - Class B special use permit plus Sec. 94-273(a) and (d)(15) requirements; overnight lodging prohibited (Sec. 94-106(a)(5)a)Pet sales (commercial sale of live animals) - Class B special use permit in the special district planning area except CWD-CD (Sec. 94-106(a)(11))
Build envelope

Development standards

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

Height5 stories or 68 ft, whichever is less
StandardFAR 3.50
StandardMaximum lot area 25,000 sf
SetbacksAvenue and Primary Pedestrian 16 ft min / 30 ft max; Clematis Street 16 ft or match adjacent, 56 ft max; Secondary 12-35 ft; side 0 ft or NFPA; rear 5 ft
Max footprint (lot 25,000 sf or less)podium ground-2 stories 90%; tower floors 3-5 70%
StandardPrivate open space 20% (terrace atop 2nd story required within the setback)
Min ground-floor active usesAvenue 60%, Primary Pedestrian 80%, Secondary 30%; commercial liner 25 ft ground / 20 ft 2nd story; residential not permitted in ground-floor liner
StandardTowers oriented away from Clematis Street (Sec. 94-122(f)(4))
Accessory usesHome occupations (permitted in all planning areas, Sec. 94-273(a) requirements; Sec. 94-106(a)(8)); Family day care home for six or fewer children, accessory to a residential use (permitted by right in all planning areas, Sec. 94-106(a)(4)c); Large family child care home for 12 or fewer children, accessory to a residential use (zoning districts in Table IX-1, Sec. 94-273(d)(19.1), Sec. 94-106(a)(4)d); Adult day care for not more than two adults, accessory to a residential use (permitted by right, Sec. 94-106(a)(5)c); Day care facilities accessory to places of worship or schools (Sec. 94-106(a)(4)a); Definition: accessory use = a use customarily incidental and subordinate to the primary use on the same lot (Sec. 94-109)
Read from Ch. 94 Art. IVSec. 94-105 (Table IV-2), Sec. 94-106, Sec. 94-122 (CWD), Table IV-24; 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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Spaces zoned CWD-10 in West Palm Beach

2 spaces available in this district, largest first. Click any space to view it.

FOR LEASE 4,870 SF
313 Datura St, West Palm Beach — 3rd Floor, Ste 300
West Palm Beach
$39/sfView →
FOR LEASE 3,000 SF
321 Datura St, West Palm Beach — 1st Floor
West Palm Beach
$22/sfView →

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Based on the West Palm Beach zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.