CRE - Commercial Recreation District (Palm Beach County ULDC) Boca Raton, Florida
Palm Beach County ULDC Commercial Recreation district: to provide lands for major commercial recreation uses, publicly or privately operated, that require large amounts of land and have major effects on adjacent uses.
The businesses the CRE 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 CRE here means specifically Boca Raton's CRE district.)
Allowed by right
Assembly Institutional Nonprofit (DRO site-plan review)Auction, IndoorCampground (DRO site-plan review)Catering ServiceCommunity Vegetable GardenDay Care Limited (DRO site-plan review)Electric Distribution Substation (DRO site-plan review)Entertainment, Indoor (DRO site-plan review)Entertainment, Outdoor (DRO site-plan review)Equestrian Arena, CommercialFitness CenterGolf Course (DRO site-plan review)Government ServicesMinor Utility (DRO site-plan review)Multi-Media Production (DRO site-plan review)Nursery, WholesalePark, Neighborhood InfillPark, PassivePark, Public (DRO site-plan review)Personal ServicesPlace of Worship (DRO site-plan review)Produce Stand (DRO site-plan review)Renewable Energy Solar Facility (DRO site-plan review)Shade HouseStable, CommercialZoo (DRO site-plan review)
With special approval
Agricultural ExcavationAgriculture, Bona FideAirportArena or Stadium or AmphitheaterAuction, OutdoorCocktail LoungeDay Care GeneralElectric Power PlantElectric Transmission SubstationFlea Market, OutdoorHeliportLanding StripMarinaParking, CommercialRenewable Energy Wind FacilityRestaurant, Type 1Restaurant, Type 2Seaplane FacilityShooting Range, IndoorShooting Range, OutdoorSingle Room Occupancy (SRO)Theater and Performance VenueType 2 ExcavationType 3A ExcavationType 3B ExcavationWater or Wastewater Treatment Plant
Build envelope
Development standards
Headline dimensional limits for this district. Confirm exact figures against the current code for your specific parcel.
StandardMinimum lot 3 ac; width 200 ft; depth 300 ft (ULDC Table 3.D.1.A)
StandardMaximum building coverage 40%
Setbacks80 ft front, 50 ft side, 80 ft side street, 50 ft rear
StandardBuildings over 35 ft increase setbacks per Art. 3.D.1.E.2
StandardSupplementary Use Standards (ULDC Art. 4.B) apply to every use regardless of the approval column
StandardCounty district under a city mailing label - confirm the parcel is unincorporated
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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