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Staff brief council on CIMD zoning overlay; questions raised about affordable housing yield and traffic
Summary
Planning staff reviewed the Commercial Industrial Multifamily Development (CIMD) ordinance, explaining eligibility criteria, a 2,500‑unit cap (Tri‑Rail exempt), minimum 10% affordable units (30‑year deed restriction) and traffic mitigation concerns; councilmembers asked whether CIMD reduces affordable housing compared with Live Local projects.
City planning staff presented an overview of the Commercial Industrial Multifamily Development (CIMD) overlay at the Boca Raton City Council workshop on May 15, summarizing how the ordinance implements parts of the Live Local Act and describing likely infrastructure and service impacts from additional units.
Planner Mr. Shadd said CIMD projects are eligible where the comprehensive plan shows planned‑mobility or enhanced‑mobility, the property is zoned commercial or industrial, and other adjacency constraints are met. He said the ordinance includes a 2,500‑unit cap (with projects at the Tri‑Rail station exempted from that cap), a maximum 1.0 FAR with limited exemptions,…
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