Boca Raton guides
Written by people who live here, dated so you know how current they are, and revisited when things change.
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Boca Raton · Old Town HallPulling a building permit in Boca Raton
The city runs two separate systems and most first-time applicants only find the second one after their application stalls. What each is for, and the order to use them in.
Boca Raton · ShopfrontsYour Boca Raton business tax receipt expires 30 September
Every city business tax receipt runs out at the end of September. What it is, how renewal works, and the second receipt most people forget.
Boca Raton · Sanborn SquarePaying your Boca Raton water bill
The city runs its own utility billing on its own portal. Where to pay, what it takes, and how to be certain you are on the real site.
Boca Raton · City signWhich Boca Raton are you in?
Forty-three percent of the businesses with a Boca Raton address are not in the City of Boca Raton. Here is how to tell, and why it decides who you call.
Photographs: Boca Raton Old City Hall by Spudgun67, CC0; Boca Raton by pasa47, CC BY 2.0; Sanborn Square by Spudgun67, CC0; City of Boca Raton sign by normanack, CC BY 2.0. Each names what it shows; none depicts the procedure a guide describes.