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B-4 General Business District Boca Raton, Florida

Boca Raton's broadest commercial district. Its use list is the B-2 Community Business list adopted wholesale, plus a set of heavier commercial additions: new boat sales and service in a fully enclosed building, upholstering shops, printing and engraving, wholesale display and sale of new merchandise inside a fully enclosed building (without warehousing), car washes, nurseries and garden shops with outdoor plant display, and veterinary clinics, pet shops, grooming and boarding kennels where fully enclosed and air conditioned.

18 buildings zoned B451 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in B4, Boca Raton

The businesses the B4 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 B4 here means specifically Boca Raton's B4 district.)

Allowed by right
Retail storeClothing / apparel storeFurniture storeGarden centre / nursery with outdoor plant displayPharmacyPet shop with grooming and boarding (fully enclosed, air conditioned)Boarding kennel (fully enclosed, air conditioned)Veterinary clinic (fully enclosed, air conditioned)Wholesale showroom of new merchandise (enclosed, no warehousing)Boat dealership - new boat sales and service (fully enclosed building)Marina with boat sales, storage, service or repairCar washGas station / motorcar fuel stationUpholstery shopPrint shop / commercial printingEngraving shopNewspaper publishing plantAppliance repair shop (fully enclosed)Bicycle repair shop (fully enclosed)Retail bakery (on-premises sale, not wholesale)RestaurantCoffee shopBusiness officeProfessional officeGovernmental officeBank / financial institutionCopy and duplicating shopSecretarial serviceBarber shopBeauty salonDry cleaner (restricted solvents, max 5 employees)Self-service laundromat (fully enclosed)Mortuary / funeral homeAuction house (jewelry, art, household furnishings)Bowling alleyBilliard parlorBusiness school / collegeKindergarten / nursery schoolChild care center / daycareAdult care centerPost officePlace of public assemblyBus station / passenger terminal (no open-air vehicle storage or repair)Parking structure or lotTelecom web-hosting facilityHelistop / heliportThrift store selling donated articles for a charity (council approval)
With special approval
New car dealershipUsed car dealership (fully enclosed building)Bar / nightclubRestaurant with a dance floor
Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardB-4 adopts the entire B-2 Community Business permitted-use list (Sec. 28-797) and adds its own list in Sec. 28-847
StandardOutdoor display or storage of merchandise or equipment is PROHIBITED except as provided in Sec. 28-1309; outdoor storage of business vehicles is allowed
StandardNurseries may display and store growing plants outdoors, but packaging, processing and storage of other materials must be screened from off-premises view
StandardBoat sales and service, wholesale display, veterinary/pet/kennel uses and appliance/bicycle repair must all be within FULLY ENCLOSED buildings (kennels also air conditioned)
StandardWholesale display and sale is permitted only WITHOUT warehousing of the merchandise
StandardUsed car agencies are conditional and must be in fully enclosed buildings; new car agencies are conditional per Sec. 28-1302
StandardDry cleaning limited to nontoxic, nonflammable fluorocarbon solvents, no venting, max 5 employees
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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Spaces zoned B4 in Boca Raton

9 spaces available in this district, largest first. Click any space to view it.

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Sourced from the Boca Raton Code of Ordinances. View the official code ↗
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