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Board approves text amendment to allow 100-foot buildings in R5 district on 100-acre master-planned sites

5429405 · July 17, 2025
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The Boca Raton Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved a text amendment to allow a maximum building height of 100 feet in the R5 multifamily zoning district for properties within a planned development master plan of at least 100 acres.

The Boca Raton Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved a text amendment to allow a maximum building height of 100 feet in the R5 multifamily zoning district for properties within a planned development master plan of at least 100 acres.

Brandon Shad, the city’s development services director, said the existing R5 maximum height is 85 feet and the amendment creates a limited exception for master-planned properties of at least 100 acres. Yards (setbacks) will continue to scale with height under the existing code — Shad noted that once a building exceeds 25 feet, the required setback increases by 1 foot for every 2 feet of…

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