Note: There are no designations for Agricultural land use on the Future Land Use Map. The City of Delray Beach Planning Area is an urbanized area with over 89% of its land area developed. The long-term continuance of existing agricultural operations is not compatible with the urbanization which has occurred.

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This designation is applied to the Community's Downtown area.  It includes a substantial portion of the Transportation Concurrency Exception Area described in the Future Land Use Element and graphically shown in Map 9. The Commercial Core designation accommodates a variety of uses including commercial and office development; residential land use upper story apartments; older homes renovated to accommodate office use; and uses such as "bed and breakfast" establishment; and industrial/commerce type uses.

This designation is applied to current and future school sites; to current and future sites for public buildings; and to current and future sites for public facilities e.g. the wastewater treatment plant. It is also applied to single function (purpose) buildings which have been constructed for community related purposes (e.g. churches) and which are not commercial in nature. However, not all community facilities are required to be shown under this designation. Small sites are not shown nor are the locations of governmental services (e.g. H.R.S.) which lease common office space, nor are churches that do not include substantial accessory uses such as educational facilities.

This designation is applied to properties in the Congress Avenue Corridor bounded by West Atlantic Avenue on the north, the C-15 Canal to the south, I-95 transportation corridor on the east and generally Congress Avenue on the west together with the Congress Park, Congress Park South, and the Office Depot complex located just west of Congress Avenue. The Mixed Use designation accommodates a variety of uses including limited commercial, office development and residential uses.  The primary function of the district is to attract Class A office development while allowing limited residential development (including workforce housing) and support commercial uses. 

This designation is applied to property which is developed, or is to be developed, in such a manner as to accommodate a mix of industrial, service, and commercial uses.  This may be done either through development of existing parcels or through a planned concept.

This designation is applied to land which is, or should be, developed for general commercial purposes e.g. retail, office, services.  Light industrial type uses such as fabrication and assembly are permissible under this designation when located in the special overlay district between Federal Highway and Dixie Highway, north of N.E. 14th Street to the north City limit.  A maximum Floor Area Ratio of 3.0 is permitted for nonresidential uses, except for mixed-use development within the Four Corners Overlay District, where the nonresidential component is limited to an FAR of 2.0, and except within the Silver Terrace Courtyards Overlay District where the nonresidential development is limited to an FAR of 0.75. Residential uses may comprise up to 15% of the total floor area of the General Commercial Land Use designation. Residential uses are permitted either in conjunction with a commercial use, or as a stand alone use subject to Conditional Use approval. 

This designation accommodates manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, and warehousing.  It is applied to property which currently has such uses and which is located in an area which should continue to be used for industrial purposes.  It is also applied to those areas of the community which are best suited, because of their location, to accommodate industrial uses.  Residential and general commercial uses are not appropriate on land designated as Industrial.

This designation is applied to land which is developed, or is to be developed, at a density of five units per acre or less.  Such land is usually developed for single family purposes although mixed residential uses may occur under a planned residential zoning district.  Home ownership is characteristic of this designation.  Where this designation exists, uses other than low density residential shall not be considered. 

This designation is applied to land which is developed, or is to be developed, at a density between five and twelve units per acre.  Residential density is limited to a maximum of 12 dwelling units per acre, except within the portion of the Southwest Neighborhood Area Overlay District lying between the commercial area along West Atlantic Avenue and SW 2nd Street (SW 3rd Street along SW 12th Avenue), from Swinton Avenue to Interstate 95, where the density may exceed 12 units per acre, up to a maximum of 24 units per acre subject to Conditional Use approval and the recommendations and strategies outlined in the Southwest Area Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan.

This designation is applied along the Swinton Avenue corridor generally 4 blocks north and two blocks south of Atlantic Avenue. With the exception of the Old School Square facility itself, the boundaries are contiguous with the Old School Square Historic Arts zoning district. This category provides for mixed uses of residential, office and commercial activities with an emphasis on the arts, that will encourage the restoration or preservation of historic structures and, yet, maintain and enhance the historic and pedestrian scale of the area. Allowed residential uses include single family detached and duplex structures on a minimum 8,000 sq. ft. lot. Based on this minimum lot size, the maximum density within this category is 10 units per acre.

This designation applies to those specific properties identified in the Conservation Element as land to be preserved. No other land use is appropriate.  These properties shall be either placed into public ownership or developed only as allowed by policies of the Conservation Element. They are shown on the Future Land Use Map under the Open Space – Conservation designation.