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PID (Planned Industrial Development) on M-3 Manufacturing Industrial District Boca Raton, Florida

A PID carries the uses of its underlying industrial district (here M-3) and, under Sec. 28-1723, adds offices for permitted uses plus, by master-plan conditional approval, limited general offices and (in M-3) entertainment/sport/recreation uses, each capped at 20 percent of the master plan land area.

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in M3_PID, Boca Raton

The businesses the M3_PID 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 M3_PID here means specifically Boca Raton's M3_PID district.)

Allowed by right
All permitted uses in the underlying zoning district (for M-3, the M-3 items below)Offices for any use permitted in the underlying zoning district (Sec. 28-1723)Manufacturing, fabricating, processing, converting, altering and assembling of products, provided the use does not cause dust/smoke/gas/fumes/odor/noise/vibration/excessive light beyond the lot, endanger health or safety, cause harmful waste discharge or traffic hazards/congestion, or be inconsistent with the character of the communityWarehouses and storage buildings for storage of items, materials and products only (excluding living things, flammable/explosive items); may not serve as a rental office, business, commercial or retail establishment; self-storage subject to Sec. 28-1310(4)(a) distance separationChild care and adult care centers, subject to Sec. 28-1416 et seq.Athletic training facilities, subject to Sec. 28-1316Support services in office buildings permitted as part of a planned commercial development or DRI, and uses accessory to and compatible with permitted office uses (clerical services, office equipment maintenance, janitorial services, corporate credit unions, corporate training facilities and similar; serving only personnel in the industrial districts)Personal services for employees in the industrial districts (florists, tobacco stores, newsstands, retail shops, laundry and garment services, beauty and barber shops, retail pharmacies and medical marijuana dispensing facilities per Sec. 28-1312, similar), aggregate not more than 10 percent of gross floor area available for lease in any structureCafeterias and restaurants (except property with annexation master plan approval), inside structures predominantly devoted to permitted uses, no separate exterior access or signageAccessory sales (replacement and repair parts only) in a separate area under 5 percent of the space of a wholesale, showroom or manufacturing use; no separate signageRegulated uses (adult entertainment establishments, Sec. 28-1616 et seq.)Self-storage facility (interior storage unit access), subject to Sec. 28-1310Fleet vehicle parking, subject to Sec. 28-1317City parks/recreation facilities and city water/sewer/reclaimed water/stormwater facilities (Sec. 28-1305(a),(b), permitted in all districts)
With special approval
Any conditional use in the underlying zoning district (for M-3, the 'M-3:' items below), subject to Art. II Div. 4 (Sec. 28-1723; Sec. 28-1828)General business and professional offices improving the overall quality and appearance of the PID, approved as part of a master plan, max 20 percent of master plan land area; min plot 5 contiguous acres; not before 15 percent of the remaining land is developed (Sec. 28-1723; conditional use approval, Art. II Div. 4)In M-3 only: lands and structures used primarily for entertainment, sport or recreation uses improving the overall quality of the PID, approved in a master plan, max 20 percent of master plan land area; min plot 5 contiguous acres; max height 85 ft; max floor area 35 percent of the plot; min 20 percent open space (Sec. 28-1723)Accessory uses such as restaurants related to the office/recreation uses, and restaurant hours when the main use is not operating, may be approved by the city council (Sec. 28-1723)M-3: Any use which includes or will include outdoor storage of any kind (conditional use approval, Art. II Div. 4)M-3: Any use which will store, service, repair or clean motor vehicles or other motorized equipment (conditional use approval)M-3: Public utility service yards (conditional use approval)M-3: Any permitted M-3 use fronting on Congress Avenue, Clint Moore Road, Seaboard Coastline Railroad, Military Trail, N.W. 2nd Avenue, Dixie Highway, U.S. No. 1, N.W. 20th Street, Glades Road or Spanish River Boulevard (conditional use approval)M-3: Motorcar fuel service stations, subject to Sec. 28-1386 et seq. (conditional use approval)M-3: Wholesale establishments (conditional use approval)M-3: Public, private and parochial nursery, kindergarten, elementary and high schools (conditional use approval)M-3: Self-storage facility (interior storage unit access), subject to Sec. 28-1310 (conditional use approval)M-3: Large-scale indoor commercial recreation, subject to Sec. 28-1314 (conditional use approval)
Build envelope

Development standards

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

PID generalmax floor area of all buildings 35 percent of lot area; min 20 percent open space excluding driveways/parking; no building above the underlying district's maximum height; PID min 1.0 gross acre (Sec. 28-1723)
StandardA master plan may mix office and recreation uses if together they do not exceed 20 percent of the master plan land area (Sec. 28-1723)
Underlying M-3height 30 ft (50 ft for bank/office/large indoor recreation/hotel-motel; 40 ft for food distribution centers at least 40 percent refrigerated); min plot 150 ft wide and 1 gross acre; min building 10,000 sq ft; front yard 25 ft (50 ft on Clint Moore, Congress, I-95, N.W. 51st); side yards 10 ft; rear yard 10 ft (Sec. 28-1126 to 28-1129)
StandardM-3 prohibited uses include residential (except manager/owner quarters), acid manufacturing, explosives, slaughterhouses, petroleum refining, stockyards, rendering plants, pulp/paper mills, unscreened commercial vehicle storage (Sec. 28-1125)
Accessory usesMobile food dispensing vehicles as an accessory use, subject to Sec. 28-1315
Read from Sec. 28-1723 (PID parameters); Sec. 28-1826 to 28-1829 (PID district); underlying M-3Sec. 28-1121 to 28-1130; 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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Based on the Boca Raton zoning code.
Educational content — not legal or zoning advice. Verify permitted uses with the municipality for your specific parcel.