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B-2 - Community Business District Boca Raton, Florida

Boca Raton's community-scale business district: offices, banks, retail, personal services, public assembly and limited food preparation. No warehousing, no vehicle repair, no industry.

8 buildings zoned B223 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in B2, Boca Raton

The businesses the B2 district in Boca Raton allows. The ones on the left are permitted by right; the ones on the right need a special approval first. (Zoning codes are set by each municipality, so B2 here means specifically Boca Raton's B2 district.)

Allowed by right

Business, professional and governmental officeBank or financial institutionDuplicating, copying, letter and secretarial service establishmentPost office or governmental buildingPlace of public assemblyBowling alleyBilliard parlorBus station or passenger terminal (no open-air vehicle storage or repair)Business school, college, kindergarten or nursery schoolChild care centre / adult care centre (subject to Sec. 28-1416)Laundry and drycleaning pickup shopSelf-service laundry in a fully enclosed buildingDrycleaning and pressing establishment (nontoxic non-flammable solvents, no venting, max 5 employees, no pickup or delivery facilities)Retail storeCharitable retail establishment selling donated articles (council approval required)Bakery preparing food sold at retail on the premises (no wholesale distribution)Personal service shopVending machines in an enclosed structureParking structure or lot

With special approval

Helistop or heliport (subject to Sec. 28-1451)Public utility substation (planning and zoning board approval after public hearing)Motorcar fuel station / service station (subject to Sec. 28-1386)Marina, including boat docks, fuel service, boat sales, rental, storage, service or repair (planning and zoning board and city council approval after public hearings)

Build envelope

Development standards

Headline dimensional limits for this district. Confirm exact figures against the current code for your specific parcel.

StandardMaximum floor area ratio 0.5 (Sec. 28-307)

Drycleaning on site is tightly limitednontoxic, non-flammable fluorocarbon solvents only, equipment needing no venting or emissions, maximum 5 employees, and no pickup or delivery facilities other than walk-in customers

StandardBakeries may prepare food only for retail sale on the premises - no wholesale distribution

StandardBus stations may not include open-air storage or repair of vehicles

StandardMarinas and fuel stations require public-hearing approval

The fine print

In plain English

BY RIGHT No hearing needed

If your business is on the by-right list, you can occupy a space in this district and open — no zoning hearing. Building permits and licensing still apply, but the use itself is already allowed.

SPECIAL Approval first

Special-approval uses can work here too, but they go through a public review before opening. Plan for extra time and possible conditions — we'll tell you which path a space needs.

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