Allowed by right
Research uses (theoretical and applied research in all sciences, product development and testing, engineering and marketing development)Light industrial uses: manufacturing, fabricating, processing, converting, altering, assembling and testing of products, subject to performance standards (Sec. 28-1328; no dust, smoke, odor, noise, vibration, hazards beyond the lot)Business, professional and governmental offices (incl. medical offices)Child care and adult care centers (Sec. 28-1416 et seq.)Production, assembly, manufacture or distribution of original works of art, incl. galleries selling original artCommercial uses limited in aggregate to 20% of building gross floor area: florists, newsstands, retail shops, laundry/garment services, beauty and barber shops, ATMs, cafeterias, restaurants, retail pharmacies and medical marijuana dispensing facilities (Sec. 28-1312), similar usesService stations (Art. XV Div. 4; 2,000 ft from other service stations, 1,000 ft from residential plots)Telecom web-hosting facilitiesProduction studios for cinema, TV, video and radio; sound stages; post-production (no audience/observation area)Banks incl. freestanding and drive-throughSpecialty storage (cap 500,000 sf district-wide; not within 1,500 ft of another; excludes motor-vehicle storage)Parks and recreational facilities owned/leased/operated by the city, Greater Boca Raton Beach and Parks District or county (Sec. 28-1305(a), all districts)City-owned water, sewer, reclaimed water and stormwater facilities (Sec. 28-1305(a), all districts)Buildings, facilities and uses owned/leased/operated by the city, incl. police and fire stations (Sec. 28-1305(b), nonresidential districts)
With special approval
Museum center (501(c)(3) museum organization; production/exhibit/display of arts, performance arts, or items of educational, historic, scientific or industrial value); approval max 5 yearsMuseum-center accessory uses (conditional): administrative offices; nonprofit museum shops; artist studios/production facilities; related retail and service shops; arts schools; places of public assembly (1 auditorium, max 750 seats); restaurants and catering; other council-approved compatible accessory uses[LIRP conditional, inherited via Sec. 28-1133] Land or structures used exclusively or primarily for amateur recreational uses[LIRP conditional, inherited via Sec. 28-1133] Warehousing, showroom and wholesale in conjunction with a permitted use (max 50% of occupant's total sf)[LIRP conditional, inherited via Sec. 28-1133] Public, private and parochial nursery, kindergarten, elementary and high schools[LIRP conditional, inherited via Sec. 28-1133] Production studios/facilities under 28-977(k) with audience or observation area[LIRP conditional, inherited via Sec. 28-1133] Athletic training facilities (Sec. 28-1316)[LIRP conditional, inherited via Sec. 28-1133] Call centers (Sec. 28-1317)
