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Quadrille Garden District - 10 (10-story subdistrict) West Palm Beach, Florida

Downtown Master Plan urban-core subdistrict serving as a transition zone between the Quadrille business district and the waterfront, with highest intensity oriented to Quadrille Blvd. Uses are broad DMP categories: multifamily, live/work, retail, office, hotel, restaurant and other commercial; single-family is prohibited.

12 buildings zoned QGD-1011 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

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

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

Allowed by right

Ground floor residential (P1: permitted except on streets designated as avenues; must be raised 18 in above sidewalk)Multiple family dwellingLive/workGround floor retailOfficeHotelRestaurantOther commercial (barber/beauty, clubs and lodges, exercise studios, banks serving the public, laundry with no cleaning on premises, music/dance studios, pet grooming, postal, travel agencies, printing)Structured parking as primary use (must comply with subdistrict building requirements)Surface parking as primary use (P14: only on secondary streets; P20 temporary lots tied to garage construction)Off-site accessory surface parking (P14: only on secondary streets)

With special approval

None noted for this district.

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardSuffix 10 = 10 stories (inferred from QGD-25/QGD-10/QGD-5 subdistrict naming and Tables IV-54/IV-60 'QGD 10-15 / 10-25 Story Receiving Sites'); the Table IV-15 QGD-10 height and FAR rows were not in the retrieved text.

StandardSingle-family dwelling and outbuilding are prohibited (dash in Table IV-1).

Prohibited DMP-wideoutdoor vehicle sales, vehicle service stations, drive-ins except banking, pawn shops, storage/distribution as a primary use, unscreened outdoor storage, scrap yards (Sec. 94-105(c)).

StandardGround-floor residential, if provided, must be raised at least 18 inches above sidewalk elevation (Sec. 94-118.e).

StandardRead from Sec. 94-118 (QGD); Table IV-1 Permitted Use Table for DMP (column QGD 10); Sec. 94-105; 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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