Boca Raton, Palm Beach County
Commercial painting in Boca Raton
Boca Raton is one of the few cities here that requires a permit just to paint. Any structure other than a single-family home or duplex needs one, and the color decides who signs it: staff for colors on the city's palette adopted in January 2025, the Community Appearance Board for everything else.
The rule sits in Sec. 19-66(5) of the city code, amended by Ordinance 5706 in October 2024. The palette guidelines add limits that catch commercial buildings in particular: painting stone, coral rock, clay or slump brick, pebble-faced block or panels, pre-cast panels and architectural concrete needs the board's approval whatever the color, and painted roofs are never handled at staff level.
Those materials are common in the city's office parks and older plazas, where pre-cast and textured panels were part of the original design. Before a scope proposes coating a panel or a coral stone accent, we check whether the board has to see it first, because a staff approval will not cover it.
The guidelines also say that where a building uses several colors, each color must stop at an inside corner, roofline or trim. That shapes how the color drawing is laid out for the permit. We put the drawing, swatches and photos together with the owner or association so the application goes in complete.
Sources: City of Boca Raton: Paint Color Palette and Guidelines (adopted Jan. 7, 2025) · City of Boca Raton: permit process information · City of Boca Raton Code of Ordinances (Secs. 19-66, 2-128, 28-239)
Who reviews the work in Boca Raton
City of Boca Raton, Development Services, Community Appearance Board
A permit is required to paint the exterior of any structure other than single-family or duplex homes. Colors that match the city's palette and guidelines get administrative review; other colors go to the CAB.
Primary sourceThis is general information, not legal advice. Whether a paint job needs a permit or a color approval depends on the property and the work, and we check with the local office first. Palm Beach commercial painting rules
What we quote in Boca Raton
Commercial painting we quote here
- Interior commercial paintingOffice floors, lobbies, corridors and clubhouses, repainted while people still use them.Interior commercial painting in Palm Beach →
- Exterior commercial paintingStucco, block and metal exteriors, repaired and coated for coastal sun and summer rain.Exterior commercial painting in Palm Beach →
- High-rise and condo exterior repaintsOceanfront and Intracoastal condo towers, painted by swing stage with residents at home.High-rise and condo exterior repaints in Palm Beach →
- Warehouse and industrial paintingTilt-wall warehouses, flex bays and metal buildings, painted around trucks and shifts.Warehouse and industrial painting in Palm Beach →
- Parking garage painting and coatingsGarage walls, columns, ceilings, stair towers and striping, done a level at a time.Parking garage painting and coatings in Palm Beach →
- Airport and transportation paintingQuoted with badges and night shifts: terminals, hangars and airfield support buildings.Airport and transportation painting in Palm Beach →
- Office, retail and tenant improvement paintingBuild-outs, turnovers and storefronts, painted to the lease date and the landlord's rules.Office, retail and tenant improvement painting in Palm Beach →
- HOA and multifamily repaintsTownhome, villa and garden-apartment communities, one building at a time with notices.HOA and multifamily repaints in Palm Beach →
- Hotel and hospitality paintingHotels, resorts and clubs, painted around guests, events and the winter season.Hotel and hospitality painting in Palm Beach →
- Healthcare and school building paintingMedical offices, clinics and school buildings, painted after hours or between terms.Healthcare and school building painting in Palm Beach →
- Elastomeric and waterproofing coatingsStretchy, high-build wall coatings for stucco and block that takes wind-driven rain.Elastomeric and waterproofing coatings in Palm Beach →
- Pressure washing and surface prepWashing, crack repair and priming that decide how long the next coat lasts.Pressure washing and surface prep in Palm Beach →
- Something else?If your building type is not listed, Romco still quotes it. Call and describe it.Call (561) 273-9189 →
How a job runs
The order of work, start to turnover
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. That order holds whether the job is one storefront or a full tower.
Tell us about the building
Phone us or use the form. Say what needs painting, who will be inside, and send photos or drawings if you have them.
Site visit
We check each surface, how the walls and rails can be reached, and what below them needs protection.
Scope and written quote
You get the prep, coating system, access method and phasing in writing, plus the approvals the work depends on.
Approvals cleared
Board or color sign-off, any permit the related repairs need, and badges or gate access are lined up first.
Prep, prime and finish
Washing, repairs, primer and finish coats go on in the agreed order, with people and cars below kept clear of overhead work.
Walk-through and closeout
Together we inspect the finished surfaces, clear the open items and leave you a written list of every coating applied.
Questions
Commercial painting in Boca Raton
Can staff approve a commercial repaint in Boca Raton?
Yes, if every body, trim and accent color is on the city's pre-approved palette and the guidelines are met. Colors off the palette, and any painting of stone, brick, pre-cast panels or architectural concrete, go to the Community Appearance Board.
What does it cost to paint a commercial building?
There is no rate sheet. The quote comes from a visit, or from photos and drawings when they show enough, and it turns on the condition of each surface, the repairs found after washing, the coating system, how every wall is reached, who stays inside and which approvals come first. Two Palm Beach County buildings of the same size can need very different work.
Is lead paint a concern on an older building?
It can be. The federal government banned lead paint for homes in 1978, so older coats may still hold it. EPA's RRP rule reaches paid jobs that disturb old paint in housing of that age and in places young children use regularly, a day care in an older plaza for example. Those jobs go to an EPA-certified firm using lead-safe practices, so we ask the building's age and tenants first.
How long will the work take?
We set a sequence after the site visit, not before. It turns on what the walls look like once washed, how much repair they need, rain, how each face is reached, whether a board must vote on colors, and which hours the building lets us work. Once those are known, you get the order of work with each dependency named.
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Palm Beach County commercial painting, any building
Tell us what needs paint, and Romco will scope it and send a quote.
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale. A single storefront or a forty-unit building: each job gets a written scope.