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VC Village Center Boca Raton, Florida

Mixed-use planned-mobility district on North Federal Highway: ground-floor retail/restaurant/office/entertainment with residential above; master plan required; no drive-throughs.

1 building zoned VC25 permitted business types
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Permitted uses

What you can operate in VC, Boca Raton

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

Allowed by right
GROUND LEVEL: Retail sales and servicesGROUND LEVEL: RestaurantsGROUND LEVEL: Child care centers (Sec. 28-1418, 1420, 1421, 1423)GROUND LEVEL: Multiple dwellings and accessory community garages/recreation facilitiesGROUND LEVEL: Parking lots and structures (commercial, public, private)GROUND LEVEL: Museums, libraries, parks, open space and recreational areasGROUND LEVEL: Places of public assemblyGROUND LEVEL: Live work unitsGROUND LEVEL: Bars, nightclubs and drinking establishmentsGROUND LEVEL: EntertainmentGROUND LEVEL: Business, professional and medical officesGROUND LEVEL: Laundry and drycleaning pickup shopsGROUND LEVEL: Temporary outdoor retail sales (farmers' markets, festivals; max 30 days/yr)GROUND LEVEL: Nursery, kindergarten, elementary and high schoolsGROUND LEVEL: Retail pharmacies and medical marijuana dispensing facilities (Sec. 28-1312)ABOVE GROUND LEVEL: Business, professional and medical officesABOVE GROUND LEVEL: Retail sales and servicesABOVE GROUND LEVEL: Multiple dwellings and accessory usesABOVE GROUND LEVEL: Places of public assemblyABOVE GROUND LEVEL: Parking structuresABOVE GROUND LEVEL: Museums, libraries, social centersABOVE GROUND LEVEL: Nursery, kindergarten, elementary and high schoolsParks 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
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.

StandardNo drive-through window or drive-up service for any permitted use
StandardResidential up to 20 du/gross acre; nonresidential FAR 0.15 to 0.30
StandardAt least 10% of retail floor area must serve daily needs of VC residents/employees
StandardApplies only to planned mobility (PM) future land use on N. Federal Highway; master plan (MP) application
StandardRead from Sec. 28-1242 (permitted); no separate conditional section; 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.