IPF - Institutional and Public Facilities District (Palm Beach County ULDC) Lake Worth, Florida
Palm Beach County ULDC Institutional and Public Facilities district: to provide land in appropriate locations for a variety of regional and community uses that are either publicly or privately operated.
The businesses the IPF district in Lake Worth 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 IPF here means specifically Lake Worth's IPF district.)
Allowed by right
Agriculture, StorageCampground (DRO site-plan review)Community Vegetable GardenDay Care Limited (DRO site-plan review)Electric Distribution Substation (DRO site-plan review)Entertainment, Indoor (DRO site-plan review)Equestrian Arena, Commercial (DRO site-plan review)Farmers Market (DRO site-plan review)Government Services (DRO site-plan review)Heliport (DRO site-plan review)Minor Utility (DRO site-plan review)Park, Neighborhood InfillPark, PassivePark, Public (DRO site-plan review)Place of Worship (DRO site-plan review)Produce Stand (DRO site-plan review)Renewable Energy Solar Facility (DRO site-plan review)Shade HouseSkilled Nursing or Residential Treatment Facility (DRO site-plan review)Stable, Commercial (DRO site-plan review)Type 1A ExcavationVocational Institution
With special approval
Agricultural ExcavationAgriculture, Bona FideAgriculture, Research and DevelopmentAirportAnimal ShelterArena or Stadium or AmphitheaterAssembly Institutional NonprofitAssembly Membership NonprofitCemeteryCollege or UniversityCrematoryDay Care GeneralElectric Power PlantElectric Transmission SubstationFuneral HomeGolf CourseHomeless Resource CenterHospitalLanding StripMulti-Media ProductionPrison, Jail, or Correctional FacilityRenewable Energy Wind FacilitySchool – Elementary or SecondarySeaplane FacilitySolid Waste Transfer StationTransportation FacilityType 2 ExcavationWater or Wastewater Treatment PlantZoo
Build envelope
Development standards
Headline dimensional limits for this district. Confirm exact figures against the current code for your specific parcel.
StandardMinimum lot 1 ac; width 100 ft; depth 200 ft (ULDC Table 3.D.1.A)
StandardMaximum building coverage 25%
Setbacks50 ft front, 15 ft side, 25 ft side street, 20 ft rear
StandardBuildings over 35 ft increase setbacks per Art. 3.D.1.E.2
StandardSupplementary Use Standards (ULDC Art. 4.B) apply to every use regardless of the approval column
StandardCounty district under a city mailing label - confirm the parcel is unincorporated
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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