Palm Beach Gardens, FL Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

Table 10, printed under Sec. 78-141 (Residential zoning district regulations), sets a 'Min. Building Setback (Ft.)' row broken into Front, Side, Side (Facing Street), and Rear columns for each of the city's eleven residential zoning districts, from the five-acre AR agricultural-residential district down to the RMH mobile home district. For the three low-density single-family districts, the table lists RL-1 at 35 feet front, greater than 15 feet or 10 percent of lot width on the side, 20 feet facing a street, and 25 feet rear; RL-2 at 25 feet front, greater than 10 feet or 10 percent on the side, 20 feet facing a street, and 15 feet rear; and RL-3 at 25 feet front, greater than 7.5 feet or 10 percent on the side, 20 feet facing a street, and 10 feet rear.

Note 4 to the table states that the side-yard figure is 'the number of feet indicated or 10 percent of lot width, whichever is greater,' and that the rule does not apply to the AR and AE districts, which instead carry flat 50-foot side setbacks. The higher-density RM and RH districts use flat setbacks and code-noted setbacks tied to building height, adding one foot of side setback for every foot the building rises above 36 feet (Notes 8 and 9). Sec. 78-186 supplements the table: corner lots in residential districts get two front setbacks where the lot meets a collector or arterial street, architectural features such as awnings and roof overhangs may project up to four feet into a required setback, and paved, unroofed patios kept within six inches of grade do not count toward yard size at all. Growth Management checks proposed setbacks at site plan and building permit review.