Palm Beach Gardens, FL Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Density Bonus Law (2026)

Table 4A ties the bonus to geography and base zoning. Outside the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay District, a Residential Medium (RM) project can add 7.0 dwelling units per gross acre to its 7.0 du/ac base for a maximum of 14.0 du/ac and 75 feet in height; Residential High (RH) can add 11.0 to a 10.0 base for 21.0 du/ac at 135 feet; and Mixed Use (MXD) can add 14.0 to a 7.0 base for 21.0 du/ac at 135 feet. Inside the TOD Overlay, the base rises to a minimum of 15.0 du/ac with a further 6.0 du/ac bonus, reaching 21.0 du/ac and 135 or 180 feet, with additional density and height available under the separate TOD standards of Sec.

78-222. To qualify under Sec. 78-59(e)(1)a, a project must include ten or more workforce and/or affordable units, and at least ten percent of total units must be reserved as such; unit mix must track the market-rate mix, and reserved units must serve households earning 80 to 120 percent of area median income for workforce housing or under 80 percent for affordable housing. The restriction runs for the longer of 30 years or the applicable funding period and is recorded as a deed restriction approved by the city attorney.

Bonus projects also carry compatibility standards: RM buildings over 36 feet must add a foot of front, side, and rear setback for every foot of height above 36 feet, plus a 75-foot additional setback next to existing single-family neighborhoods and a six-foot perimeter wall or fence; RH and mixed-use bonus projects must sit east of North Military Trail and south of Hood Road and cannot be directly adjacent to single-family neighborhoods.