Planning board approves amendment to interim design guidelines for downtown projects

Jan 16, 2025

The Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of a proposed amendment to the Boca Raton Downtown Development DRI interim design guidelines that modifies architectural bay requirements for long building facades to increase designers’ flexibility while preserving ground‑level articulation.

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The Boca Raton Planning and Zoning Board on Jan. 16 unanimously recommended approval of an amendment to the interim design guidelines (IDG) that govern downtown quality projects reviewed under the Downtown Development of Regional Impact (DRI) development order. The amendment adjusts the architectural bay standards used to break up long building facades, giving architects more flexibility to meet the ordinance’s goals of avoiding long, unarticulated walls along the street.

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