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SAD — planned-development district (Delray Beach); uses by project Delray Beach, Florida

Delray Beach SAD is a planned/project-based district with no district-wide use schedule. Permitted uses are set per project by its development order or ordinance. This record lists the approved uses for the 4 project(s) in our data, each tagged to its governing instrument.

8 buildings zoned SAD7 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in SAD, Delray Beach

The businesses the SAD district in Delray 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 SAD here means specifically Delray Beach's SAD district.)

Allowed by right

Automobile / vehicle sales (dealerships)Vehicle service and repairLight warehouse/distribution (1025 Old Dixie carries county code 4800 Warehouse/Dist Terminal)Retail plaza / general commercial 'stores' (county use code 1100 STORES)Self-service storage facility (14101 Public Storage; 14216 CubeSmart)Motor-freight / truck terminal + warehouse/distribution (14045 NATMI, county code 4800)Full-service marina (LDR 4.4.25(B)(2)(c) makes SAD the required zoning for a full-service marina)

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.

PROJECT-SPECIFICmatch a parcel to its project (via the 'category' on each use), then rely only on that project's approved uses — do not apply one project's uses to another

StandardUses were read from each project's development order / ordinance where available; where the parent instrument was not individually pulled, the county-standard use-set for the district was used (see per-use category and notes)

StandardDRAFT for review — do NOT sync to buildings until the per-project mapping is confirmed

⚠ Silver Terrace auto dealershipsOrdinance identified (39-96 + amendments) but its enumerated per-parcel use list was not machine-readable (pre-Legistar, city PDF servers Akamai-blocked). Pull Ord 39-96/51-02/54-02 from the City Clerk to confirm exact allowed uses.

⚠ ARE PlazaEstablishing SAD ordinance not found online; request the 'ARE Plaza' SAD rezoning ordinance (~2004) from the City Clerk for the actual approved-use list.

⚠ Self-storage / truck terminal on S Military TrlInstruments high-confidence (Ord 77-05/78-05/4-07); enumerated ordinance use lists not transcribed. Jurisdiction VERIFIED as Delray city limits despite 33484 mailing zip.

⚠ Marina Del RayInstrument high-confidence (Ord 31-95/25-96); pull from City Clerk for the exact enumerated ancillary-use list.

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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Tell us what you'll run in it — we'll match you to the right building in Delray Beach and flag anything that needs approval.

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Based on the Delray Beach zoning code.