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CS - Community Service District West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach's community service district: institutional, civic, educational, medical and public-serving uses. Hospitals, schools, houses of worship, government facilities and professional medical offices are the core of it. It is not a general commercial or industrial district.

17 buildings zoned CS57 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in CS, West Palm Beach

The businesses the CS 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 CS here means specifically West Palm Beach's CS district.)

Allowed by right
Accessory To Other Uses, Land And/Or Structures To Principal Uses Permitted By RightBotanical Gardens And Accessory OfficesCemeteries, Public/PrivateClinics-Public & Private (extra requirements)Columbariums As Access, Use In Rel. Inst., Other Than Cemeteries, Public Or Private (extra requirements)Community CentersCommunity Residential Homes (extra requirements)Cultural Facilities, Public And PrivateDay Care Facilities, Adult (extra requirements)Day Care Facilities, Children As Accessory Use In Houses Of Worship, Schools, Both Public And PrivateDay Care Facilities, Children As Principal Use (extra requirements)Funeral Homes, Mortuaries And CrematoriesGovernment Facilities Not Otherwise ListedGovernment Operated Social Services Facilities (extra requirements)Hospitals - Public & PrivateLakes, Ponds, Man-Made, Accessory (extra requirements)Offices Or Facilities, Quasi- Public Assoc. And Organizations, Not-For-ProfitOffices, Professional (Medical)Offices-Government AdministrativeParks (extra requirements)Pharmacy & Drug Store (extra requirements)Post OfficesPublic Safety Facilities Operated By Private AgenciesPublic Safety Facilities Operated By Public AgenciesResearch & Development Facilities Not Of An Industrial NatureSchools - Public And Private, Elementary, Intermediate And SecondarySchools - Public, Vocation And Trade Involving Industrial Equipment (extra requirements)Schools - Public, Vocation And Trade Not Involving Industrial Equipment (extra requirements)Schools, Colleges And Universities, Public And PrivateSchools, Commercial, Vocation And Trade Involving Industrial Equipment (extra requirements)Schools, Commercial, Vocation And Trade Not Involving Industrial Equipment (extra requirements)Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation FacilitiesSolar Energy Systems, Primary Use Tier 1: 0-10Kw 13Solar Energy Systems, Primary Use Tier 2: 10-100Kw 13 (extra requirements)Solar Energy Systems, Primary Use Tier 3: 100-2Mw 13 (extra requirements)Special Noncommercial Events Of Public Interest (extra requirements)Temporary Borrow Pits, Borrow Piles And Similar Excavations (extra requirements)Temporary Offices And Facilities For Construction, Storage/Security (extra requirements)Urban Market Gardens (extra requirements)Utility Facilities, Light, Public And Private (extra requirements)Veterinary Clinics And Hospitals, Animal Shelters, Enclosed (extra requirements)Veterinary Clinics And Hospitals, Animal Shelters, Enclosed, Not-For-Profit (extra requirements)Veterinary Clinics And Hospitals, Animal Shelters, Unenclosed (extra requirements)Yard And Garage Sales, Temporary (extra requirements)
With special approval
Airports, Landing Fields, Helipads And Helistops; Private Or PublicHalfway HouseHelipads, Helistops, W/Out Permanent Mooring And Service FacilitiesNonconformities, Alterations That Reduce The Impact Of A Major Nonconforming UseNonconformities, Alterations That Reduce The Impact Of A Minor Nonconforming UseNonconformities, Change From A Major Nonconforming Use To A Minor Nonconforming UseNonconformities, Change From One Minor Nonconforming Use To Another Minor Nonconforming UseParking Lots As Principal, Accessory Or Off-Site UsesPrivate Use On Public (City Owned) LandRecreation, Outdoor Amusements, TempRecreation, Outdoor, High IntensityRecreation, Stadiums/Sports ArenasUtility Facilities, Heavy, Public And Private
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Development standards

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

StandardUse list read directly from Sec. 94-272 Table IX-1, column "CS"; district established at Sec. 94-202
StandardUses not expressly permitted in Table IX-1 are PROHIBITED (Sec. 94-272) - there is no catch-all
StandardPXR uses are by right but must meet the extra requirements of Sec. 94-273 and need planning & zoning administrator approval plus a zoning certificate
StandardSpecial uses (Sa / Sb) are decided case by case under Sec. 94-36(e)
Standard44 of 57 available uses are by right; the remainder need a special-use 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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Sourced from the West Palm Beach Code of Ordinances. View the official code ↗
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