Boca Raton
General contractor in Boca Raton.
Any job in Boca Raton, from a repair to a new house.
- Licensed since
- 1994
- On the coast
- Over 25 years
- Liability insurance
- $1M
GCS Palm Beach takes jobs in Boca Raton, the city south of Delray Beach and Highland Beach.
- Licensed since
- 1994
- On the coast
- Over 25 years
- Liability insurance
- $1M
Who issues your permit: the City, the County or Highland Beach.
A Boca Raton mailing address can be the City, unincorporated Palm Beach County or the Town of Highland Beach, and each has its own building department. The Property Appraiser’s list of permit offices is the first check.
Inside the City, permits go to Building Permits and Inspections, 200 NW 2nd Avenue. The permit is applied for, paid, tracked and inspected through Boca eHub, and the plans are uploaded for review in Boca ePlans.
A repair to a new house.
A leak, a bath, a kitchen, a whole-house renovation, or a teardown and a new house. A pool or an outdoor kitchen, as part of the house or on its own.
Open book. You see every cost.
- New houses
- Renovations
- Pools and outdoor kitchens
- Repairs
Construction hours in Boca Raton.
City Code Sec. 10-64: no construction work before 7:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, or at any time on Sunday, when the noise exceeds the Code’s limits. The city manager can grant a special permit of up to 3 days, renewable.
Does the Community Appearance Board review a house?
No. Boca Raton’s Community Appearance Board reviews multi-family, non-residential and HOA common-area work; single-family homes and duplexes are exempt from CAB review (Ordinance 5706, 2024). Single-family homes do not need a paint color change permit.
For a house, the design review is usually the community’s own HOA or architectural committee, where it has one.
Seawalls in Boca Raton.
City Code Chapter 22: “No bulkhead or retaining wall shall be built in any of the waters, canals or lakes within the corporate limits of the city at a lower elevation than plus 5.00 feet.” On Lake Boca Raton, Sec. 22-33 sets plus 5.00 feet above mean low water.
The plans need City permit approval and show the existing wall, the property line and the finished top of the cap. A location survey is inspected before the cap goes on, and an engineer’s final report follows the work. GCS manages the permit and the marine contractor.
Much of the City is in a FEMA flood zone, so a large renovation can trigger the 50 percent rule. The City’s floodplain management page is the place to start.
Down A1A from the island.
- Palm BeachOver 25 years on the island
- South Palm BeachIts own Building Department
- ManalapanIts own Architectural Commission
- Boynton Inlet
- Ocean RidgeThe whole Town in a flood hazard area
- Briny Breezes
- Gulf StreamPermits through Highland Beach
- Delray BeachFive historic districts
- Highland Beach
- Boca RatonSeawalls at plus 5.00 feet
The City of Boca Raton
Registered first, then eHub.
The City’s own building office, its own portals and its own hours, from the City’s pages and Code. Where the community has an HOA, its review comes too.
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The address
City, County or Highland Beach: the Property Appraiser lists each permit office.
The permit offices (opens the official site) - 02
Registration
Contractors register with the City in Boca eHub, with the City’s Contractor Authorization to Sign Permits form.
Contractor registration (opens the official site) - 03
The permit
Applied for and paid in Boca eHub; the plans and the application go up in Boca ePlans for review.
The permit process (opens the official site) - 04
A house and the CAB
Single-family homes and duplexes are exempt from Community Appearance Board review. The community’s HOA or architectural committee, where it has one, reviews the design.
The City’s CAB changes (opens the official site) - 05
The hours
Construction noise over the Code’s limits is barred before 7:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. Saturday, and all day Sunday.
City Code Sec. 10-64 (opens the official site) - 06
Inspections
Booked in Boca eHub. On a seawall, the location survey before the cap and the engineer’s final report after.
Seawalls and marine structures (opens the official site)
From the published rules, checked October 2026. Rules change; check the City’s Building Permits and Inspections (opens the official site) for your property.
Questions
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What are the construction hours in Boca Raton?
City Code Sec. 10-64 bars construction before 7:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, and at any time on Sunday, when the noise exceeds the Code’s limits. The city manager can grant a special permit of up to 3 days, renewable.
Who issues building permits in Boca Raton?
Inside the City, its Building Permits and Inspections office at 200 NW 2nd Avenue. Permits are applied for, paid and tracked in Boca eHub, inspections are booked there too, and the plans go up in Boca ePlans.
Does the Community Appearance Board review my house in Boca Raton?
No. Boca Raton’s Community Appearance Board reviews multi-family, non-residential and HOA common-area work; single-family homes and duplexes are exempt from CAB review (Ordinance 5706, 2024). Single-family homes do not need a paint color change permit.
How high does a seawall have to be in Boca Raton?
City Code Chapter 22: no bulkhead or retaining wall may be built in the City’s waters, canals or lakes at a lower elevation than plus 5.00 feet. On Lake Boca Raton, Sec. 22-33 sets plus 5.00 feet above mean low water.
Is my Boca Raton address in the City, the County or Highland Beach?
A Boca Raton mailing address can be the City, unincorporated Palm Beach County or the Town of Highland Beach, and each issues its own permits. The Property Appraiser lists every city’s and town’s permit office, the place to check first.
