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Boca Raton adopts 'Save Boca' ordinance and refers charter amendment to voters; timing and narrow exemptions draw public scrutiny
Summary
Council adopted ordinance 57-84 making it city law that land greater than 0.5 acre cannot be sold or leased without voter approval (5–0) and approved a resolution to place an identical charter amendment before voters (resolution 35-2026 passed 4–1). Residents urged tightening exemption language and faster scheduling of the ballot measure.
The Boca Raton City Council on May 12 adopted an ordinance that would prohibit the city from alienating, leasing or selling any city-owned land larger than one-half acre without approval at a referendum. The ordinance (57-84) passed unanimously 5–0; the council also adopted resolution 35-2026 to submit a mirror charter amendment to the voters, which passed 4–1.
City attorney Mr. Koehler framed the ordinance and charter amendment as the staff implementation of citizen-driven "Save Boca" petitions, and he described narrowly drafted exceptions negotiated with petition representatives, including…
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