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City CG Commercial General (with previously approved county Special Exception) - Boca Center / Town Center Boca Raton, Florida

The three Town Center parcels (labelled CS/SE on the county layer) are shown on the City of Boca Raton's own zoning layer as CG/SE: the city CG Commercial General district with a previously approved (county-era) special exception planned development. Uses are the city CG list in Sec. 28-934; the regulations are the county ULDC CG rules as of 4/23/2002 incorporated by Sec.

3 buildings zoned CG/SE39 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in CG/SE, Boca Raton

The businesses the CG/SE 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 CG/SE here means specifically Boca Raton's CG/SE district.)

Allowed by right

Amusements, temporary or special eventsBars, nightclubs and drinking establishments (except where conditional use approval is required)Catering serviceChild care centerConvenience store (no motor fuel sales or motor vehicle service)Dry cleaning and laundry servicesEntertainment, indoorFarmer's marketFinancial institutionFitness centerFruit and vegetable marketHotelInstructional schoolLibraryMedical office or dental clinicMedical or dental laboratoryOffice, business or professionalParkParking structure, commercialPersonal servicesPlaces of public assemblyPrinting and copying servicesRegional shopping centerRepair servicesRestaurant, including fast food, high turnover sit down, quality and specialty restaurant (except where conditional use approval is required)Retail sales, generalTheatre, indoorRetail pharmacies and medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities (subject to Sec. 28-1312)Uses in Sec. 28-1305(a) and (b): city/Beach & Parks District/county parks and recreational facilities; city water, sewer, reclaimed water and stormwater facilities; buildings, facilities and uses of the city incl. police and fire stations

With special approval

Entertainment, outdoor east of Butts Road (prohibited west of Butts Road except as accessory)Automotive service station (Art. XV Div. 4)Pet daycareSchoolRestaurant, drive-in and restaurant with drive-through serviceAny restaurant with outdoor seating/window walls/outdoor entertainment/amplified music within 300 ft of an existing residential dwellingAny bar, nightclub or drinking establishment within 300 ft of an existing residential dwellingRegional transportation serviceVeterinary medicine (no overnight boarding)Auto repair facility within a fully enclosed building

Build envelope

Development standards

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

StandardRegulations = Palm Beach County ULDC (Supplements 1-11, Feb. 2002 edition, in effect Apr. 23, 2002) as applied to the county CG/CHO district, incorporated by Sec. 28-933 / 28-939, limited by the city's own use list

StandardNo use is permitted unless listed in Sec. 28-934 (CG) / 28-940 (CHO); any use not listed is prohibited (Sec. 28-934(c) / 28-940(c))

StandardNo variance for building height is available (Sec. 28-933(ii) / 28-939(ii))

StandardBuilding intensity FAR 0.5 for CG/CHO (Sec. 28-307)

Sec. 28-934(d)'regional shopping center' is a permitted use in city CG only

StandardRead from Boca Raton Code Ch. 28 Sec. 28-932.1 to 28-936 (city CG), Sec. 28-307, Sec. 28-301(c); permitted = by right, conditional = needs conditional-use / special-exception 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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