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Boca Raton holds first hearing on proposal to allow car washes in RB‑1 district
Summary
On Sept. 24 the council heard a staff presentation and public comment on Ordinance 5701, a zoning text amendment that would add car washes as a conditional use in RB‑1 motel business district fronting North Federal Highway and impose operating, noise and parking requirements; the matter returns Oct. 22 for final hearing.
The Boca Raton City Council on Sept. 24 heard the first of two public hearings on Ordinance 5701, a text amendment that would reorganize car‑wash regulations and allow standalone car washes as a conditional use in the RB‑1 (motel business) zoning district on properties with at least 100 feet of frontage on North Federal Highway.
Senior planner Heather Hanson told the council the change would replace outdated terms ("auto laundries" and "car laundries") with "car washes," add off‑street parking…
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