Palm Shores City Zoning Code

   (A)   The provisions of the C-1 District are intended to apply to an area adjacent to major arterial streets and convenient to major residential areas. The types of uses permitted are intended to serve the consumer needs of nearby residential neighborhoods as well as the commercial needs of the motorist. Lot sizes and other restrictions are intended to reduce conflicts with adjacent residential uses and to minimize the interruption of traffic along thoroughfares.

   (B)   The following uses and structures are permitted for any use or group of uses that are developed, either separately or as a unit, with certain site improvements shared in common, on a site of three acres or less:

      (1)   Retail stores, sales and display rooms; except automotive and similar uses, including places in which goods are produced and sold at retail upon the premises;

      (2)   Personal service establishments such as beauty shops and barbershops, laundry and dry cleaning pickup stations, tailor shops and similar uses;

      (3)   Professional offices, studios, clinics, laboratories, general offices, business schools and similar uses;

      (4)   Schools and neighborhood libraries;

      (5)   Churches;

      (6)   Restaurants, including those restaurants holding a valid license issued by the State of Florida which license allows and permits a restaurant to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises as an incident to the sale and service of food;

      (7)   Vocational and trade schools not involving operations of an industrial nature; and

      (8)   Banks and financial institutions.

   (C)   Permitted accessory uses and structures are the customary accessory uses of one or more of the principal uses clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal use, in keeping with the low-density commercial character of the district.

   (D)   Permitted conditional uses are:

      (1)   Service stations, subject to the following provisions:

 

      (2)   Planned commercial development on a parcel three acres or more, subject to the provisions set forth in the schedule of special exceptions.

   (E)   Prohibited uses and structures are:

      (1)   Outdoor sales and/or display areas except as provided in this section;

      (2)   Manufacturing activities, transportation terminals, storage warehousing and other activities of a similar nature;

      (3)   All uses not specifically or provisionally permitted in this division; any use not in keeping with the highway approach character of the district; and

      (4)   All uses east of the eastern right-of-way line of U.S. Highway-1 as described in § 157.505 of the supplementary district regulations.

   (F)   (1)   Lot and structure requirements are:

 

      (2)   There may be different yard requirements applicable pursuant to § 157.509.

   (G)   All riverfront properties with building construction plans submitted after September 1, 2011 are subject to the breezeway/visual corridor requirements as described in § 157.506 of the supplementary district regulations.

(2000 Code, § 66-391) (Ord. 75-01, passed 7-14-1975; Ord. 99-02, passed 3-23-1999; Ord. 2006-15, passed 1-23-2007; Ord. 2009-05, passed 7-28-2009; Ord. 2011-01, passed 1-25-2011; Ord. 2011-06, passed 8-23-2011; Ord. 2011-12, passed 11-1-2011; Ord. 2015-04, passed 6-30-2015; Ord. 2017-01, passed 2-28-2017; Ord. 2018-04, passed 6-26-2018; Ord. 2023-03, passed 9-26-2023) Penalty, see § 157.999