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Boca Raton adopts zoning updates to implement state 'Live Local' housing law
Summary
By a 4‑0 vote Jan. 6 the council adopted Ordinance 57‑62, amending zoning code to implement state changes to the Live Local Act: higher FAR allowances, parking reductions near transit, 30‑year affordability periods, and administrative approval processes.
The Boca Raton City Council adopted Ordinance 57‑62 (4‑0) on Jan. 6 to update local zoning to reflect recent amendments to Florida’s Live Local Act. Development Services Director Brandon Shadd summarized the changes staff recommends to align city code with state law.
Key changes: the ordinance clarifies eligible commercial and commercial‑pod parcels, sets a maximum floor‑area‑ratio (FAR) cap of 1.5 for Live Local projects (150% of the jurisdictional maximum where applicable), allows statutory parking reductions near transit (including potential elimination of minimum parking in transit‑oriented developments), and requires that affordable units be rentals meeting 30‑year affordability commitments. The local code also preserves equivalency and proportionality between market‑rate and affordable unit quality and establishes enforcement through restrictive covenants.
Process and votes: Staff said the Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval in November. Councilmember roll call on adoption was recorded as 4‑0 in favor (Council member Wictor absent). Director Shadd noted several technical changes were driven directly by state statute. The ordinance takes effect per standard code procedures.
