Zoning

Goals & Responsibilities


Serve the public good. To ensure the appropriate use and techniques of land development through enforcement of the City’s Code of Ordinances, and by facilitating the timely review of development applications for approval by the Zoning Staff.  Review of permits is performed to ensure final implementation. Zoning staff is charged with monitoring all development for compliance with the City’s Code of Ordinances.

View the Zoning Code Online
View zoning districts by address via Boca Raton Parcel Viewer 
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Zoning Maps


Zoning Map
Future Land use Maps
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Letters and Reports

To request a Zoning Confirmation Letter/Planning and Zoning Property Status Report please provide the following information:

  1. The property address.
  2. The use in question (if any).
  3. To whom to address the letter: name and address.
  4. Please provide your contact information.
  • The cost of a Zoning Letter is $125 which confirms the property is in compliance with the current zoning district and/or confirm zoning regulations and permitted uses. Code violations search is performed as well. 
  • If you require a Planning and Zoning Property Status Report which will consist of a Planning and Zoning development history of the property, the cost is $250. Sample
Requests with payment can be mailed to the Zoning office or submitted in person. Please make checks payable to the City of Boca Raton.

Contact Us

  1. Physical Address
    200 NW 2nd Avenue
    Boca Raton, FL 33432


    Directions

561-393-7792
561-393-7793
561-393-7939
  

Hours


Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
8 A.M. - 4 P.M.

Wednesday
8 A.M. - 3 P.M.

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Community Appearance Board


Meeting Location

Community Center Annex 
260 Crawford Boulevard
Boca Raton, FL 33432

When  


6:30 p.m.
Weekly on Tuesday
  
Meeting Schedule
Agendas and Minutes 
  

Applicant Instructions:

 
Please contact zoning to schedule your permit(s) to be reviewed by the Community Appearance Board.The deadline for submittal of item(s) to be on the CAB agenda is every Wednesday at 12:00pm prior to the upcoming meeting. 

  • The applicant shall bring & present 5 hard copies of final permit plans and required documentation to the scheduled CAB Tuesday meeting.
  • Should your CAB approval have conditions and notated comments, applicant will need to submit a correction (revised plan sheets) to permit One-Stop Center reflecting said conditions. These corrections may be submitted at the same time other plan review comments are being addressed.
  • Should CAB vote to postpone your item, applicant will be required to make the necessary corrections accordingly and contact staff via email by Thursday to confirm readiness for the next CAB meeting. (For Postponed items the applicant does not submit corrected plans to the City until after CAB re-reviews and approves the corrected plan.)

Note to Applicant:
Please have detailed to scale drawings showing proposed improvements and photographs showing existing conditions for Existing Buildings and signs (when applicable) of your particular project. These are required in order for the CAB to judge compatibility. 
  
Preliminary review, IDA/PMD/SCV recommendations, and Sign Criteria/Program proposals  
Application
Sign Criteria Proposal Form