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Boca Raton planning board approves clarification to CIMD retail rules, excludes gyms and tutoring
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board voted 6–0 to approve an amendment clarifying what counts as "retail sales or services" for Commercial Industrial Multifamily Developments (CIMDs), excluding gyms and tutoring, and adding requirements for ground‑floor public access, signage/marketing, and a 45‑hour weekly minimum for on‑site retail.
The Planning & Zoning Board of the City of Boca Raton voted unanimously on Jan. 22 to approve an amendment clarifying what qualifies as "retail sales or services" in Commercial Industrial Multifamily Developments (CIMDs), a local zoning option intended to add affordable workforce housing in parts of the city where residential uses are not normally allowed.
Brandon Shadd, the city's development services director, told the board the amendment adds a definition that explicitly excludes fitness centers or gyms and tutoring or similar instructional services from counting toward the CIMD on‑site retail requirement. Shadd said the ordinance also requires on‑site retail to be an independent operation with public accessibility, including a separate ground‑floor pedestrian entrance and exterior business identification, and to demonstrate public advertising or marketing.
The clarification follows the city council's earlier adoption of a CIMD program (noted in the staff…
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