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Planning board backs comprehensive‑plan update to meet new state planning horizons
Summary
The board unanimously recommended approval of a city‑initiated evaluation and appraisal (EA) to update Boca Raton’s comprehensive plan to reflect statutory changes (10‑ and 20‑year horizons for 2035 and 2045) and other housekeeping and technical updates; the package will be transmitted to the Florida Department of Commerce.
On Jan. 6, 2026, the Boca Raton Planning & Zoning Board recommended that the City Council approve a set of amendments intended to fulfill Florida statutory requirements for an evaluation and appraisal (EA) of the city’s comprehensive plan.
Jim Bell, Long Range Project Manager, summarized the changes staff proposes to align the plan with state law and local conditions. “This is a plan that all local governments are required to have by…
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