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CF - Community Facility District Riviera Beach, Florida

Riviera Beach's public-agency district. It covers land owned and/or administered by the city or another governmental or public agency for the purpose of providing public service. By-right uses are municipal facilities, municipal parks and educational institutions only. It is a CLOSED district: any use not specifically approved by the city council is prohibited.

27 buildings zoned CF18 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in CF, Riviera Beach

The businesses the CF district in Riviera 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 CF here means specifically Riviera Beach's CF district.)

Allowed by right

Fire stationPolice stationLibraryMunicipal services and accessory buildings and structuresMunicipally owned and operated park or recreation areaCollege or universitySchool, public or privateVocational school, training center or seminary

With special approval

Restaurant or similar food service establishment (must be operated under direct municipal control)Lounge (only in conjunction with a restaurant, under direct municipal control)Gift shop (under direct municipal control)Beach apparel shop (under direct municipal control)Sundries and confectionery establishment (under direct municipal control)Other recreation facilities (under direct municipal control)Publicly owned and operated marina and dry storage facilitySpecialty medical facility (under direct municipal control)State or county parkState or federal building or facility

Build envelope

Development standards

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

CLOSED DISTRICTany use not specifically approved by the city council is prohibited (Sec. 31-422(c))

StandardThe district is intended for land owned and/or administered by the city or another governmental or public agency (Sec. 31-421)

StandardEvery special-exception commercial use (restaurant, lounge, gift shop, beach apparel, sundries, recreation, specialty medical) must be operated under the DIRECT CONTROL OF THE MUNICIPALITY (Sec. 31-422(b)(1))

StandardA lounge is only allowed in conjunction with a restaurant operation

StandardNO fixed property development standards - the code states broad standards cannot be satisfactorily specified, so uses and site plans are reviewed and approved case by case by the planning board and city council (Sec. 31-423)

StandardSite plan review required for every permitted use (Sec. 31-426, per Sec. 31-56 et seq.)

StandardParking per Sec. 31-566 et seq.; landscaping per Sec. 31-596 et seq.

StandardAmended by Ord. No. 4243, Sec. 15, adopted 2-21-24

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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Sourced from the Riviera Beach Code of Ordinances. View the official code ↗