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Boca Raton staff outline plan to streamline downtown approvals, propose more administrative sign-offs
Summary
City planning staff said they will seek code changes to allow administrative approvals for many downtown building and use changes — including up to 50,000 sq ft of new construction and limited parking or elevation changes — and expect draft ordinances in the coming months for council review.
Boca Raton officials on Monday outlined staff work to speed downtown development approvals by shifting some decisions from the CRA and formal review to administrative sign-offs.
Brian Scheid, the city’s development services director, told the workshop that the city is prioritizing a downtown IDA streamlining item among other code amendments. "Largely, it would be about allowing administrative approvals in the downtown that are more or less in line with what's allowed in the rest of the city, including…
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