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LIRP Light Industrial and Research Park District Boca Raton, Florida

Boca Raton's light industrial and research park district - the home of the city's R&D and corporate-industrial campuses. Research (theoretical and applied science, product development and testing, engineering and marketing development) and light industrial manufacturing, fabricating, processing and assembly are permitted by right, as are business, professional, governmental and medical offices.

22 buildings zoned LIRP30 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in LIRP, Boca Raton

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

Allowed by right

Research and development facilityScientific research laboratoryProduct testing laboratoryEngineering development facilityLight manufacturingProduct assemblyFabrication and processingElectronics assemblyPharmaceutical / medical device productionArt production and assembly studio with display galleryBusiness officeProfessional officeMedical officeGovernmental officeCorporate headquartersData processing / data centre facilityWholesale showroom for goods manufactured on the premisesStorage building (accessory)Company vehicle garage and maintenance shopEmployee cafeteriaClinic (employee-serving)Corporate training / educational facilityEmployee credit unionRecreational facility (on-site)Child care center / daycareAdult care centerParking facilityHelistop / heliportFlorist (within the 20% commercial cap)Newsstand (within the 20% commercial cap)

With special approval

None noted for this district.

Build envelope

Development standards

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

PERFORMANCE STANDARD (Sec. 28-1328)no dissemination of dust, smoke, gas, fumes, odour, noise, vibration or excessive light beyond the lot boundary; no menace by fire, explosion or radiation; no harmful waste discharge; no unusual traffic hazard or congestion

StandardLight industry must not be dangerous to the comfort, peace, enjoyment, health or safety of the community or abutting areas

StandardCommercial uses (florists, newsstands and similar) limited in the aggregate to 20% of the gross floor area of the building they occupy

StandardSalesrooms are permitted only for WHOLESALE distribution of items manufactured on the premises

StandardSec. 28-196 governs maintenance of conforming status in the LIRP district

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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