Planning board recommends conditional‑use rules, wider locations and spacing limits for freestanding emergency facilities
The board recommended approval (6‑0) of a city‑initiated zoning text amendment that defines freestanding emergency facilities as a conditional use in select commercial districts, requires ambulance loading and parking, and — after board amendments — adds the LERP district, relaxes arterial‑access language, removes a school‑zone prohibition and imposes a one‑mile spacing rule to avoid clustering.
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The Boca Raton Planning & Zoning Board voted Jan. 6, 2026 to recommend that the City Council adopt a text amendment (Ordinance No. 5,767) establishing regulations for freestanding emergency facilities as a conditional use in specified commercial zoning districts, but the board also approved several amendments intended to broaden where facilities may be allowed and to limit clustering.
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