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C-1 - Commercial District Boca Raton, Florida

Boca Raton's heaviest straight-commercial district. It takes EVERY use permitted in the B-4 general business district and adds vehicle service and repair, warehousing and storage, light production and equipment sales. The closest thing the city has to a service-industrial district outside its industrial zones.

15 buildings zoned C148 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in C1, Boca Raton

The businesses the C1 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 C1 here means specifically Boca Raton's C1 district.)

Allowed by right

Car, truck or trailer service or repair garageMachinery salesFarm implement salesConstruction equipment salesTire vulcanizing and recapping (no open storage)Battery repair (no open storage)Food catering establishmentWarehouse or storage buildingSelf-storage facility (interior unit access, subject to Sec. 28-1310 separation)Railroad freight and passenger stationRailroad transfer and storage trucksProduce marketDrycleaning and dyeingCarpet cleaningLaundryPersonal service shopAuto laundry (car wash)CreamerySoft drink bottlingFrozen food locker for individual or family useAnimal hospitalVeterinarianPet shopCar, truck and nonhabitable trailer rentalBoatbuilding and boat repairBakeryLumber and building supply sales with incidental bulk storage (enclosed building or screened by an 8 ft solid wall or fence)Plumbing shopSign painting and sign shopNewspaper or magazine distributorShooting galleryPenny arcadeAmusement devicesArmoryDance hallTaxidermistMiniature golf coursePony trackResearch and testing laboratoryMotorcar fuel service station (filling station, subject to Sec. 28-1386)Helistop (subject to Sec. 28-1451)Telecom web-hosting facilityRestaurant (subject to Sec. 4-3)Living quarters for the owner or operator of a permitted use (accessory)Any use permitted in a B-4 general business district

With special approval

Restaurant with a dance floor or dancing areaBar, nightclub or drinking establishment (subject to Sec. 4-3)New or used car agency (in accordance with Sec. 28-1302)

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardMaximum height 4 stories or 50 feet (Sec. 28-874)

StandardEach structure housing a principal use must be at least 1,000 SF of ground floor area (Sec. 28-875)

StandardC-1 permits ANY use permitted in a B-4 general business district, on top of its own list (Sec. 28-872)

StandardSelf-storage facilities are subject to the distance-separation requirement of Sec. 28-1310(4)(a)

StandardLumber and building supply bulk storage must be inside a building or screened by a solid wall or fence at least 8 ft high

StandardTire vulcanizing/recapping and battery repair are permitted only with NO open storage

StandardMaximum FAR 0.5 (1.0 for self-storage facilities with interior unit access)

StandardA restaurant with a dance floor or dancing area needs conditional use approval

StandardNew or used car agencies are conditional only, per Sec. 28-1302

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