Impact windows · Boca Raton, FL
Impact windows in Boca Raton, configured to your home.
A window project in Boca Raton can have two gates rather than one: the building department, and — where a homeowners’ association governs the property — the specifications that association has adopted. Boca Raton is in Palm Beach County, outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone.
What the building code means in Boca Raton
Boca Raton is in Palm Beach County, which is outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (the HVHZ covers Miami-Dade and Broward). It falls under the wind-borne debris provisions of the Florida Building Code: openings need impact-rated products or approved protection, sized to the design pressures of your specific site, and replacement work requires a building permit.
Palm Beach County · wind-borne debris region (outside the HVHZ)
Local considerations
Where a homeowners’ association governs your property, Florida statute sets the terms: the association must adopt hurricane protection specifications, and it may not deny an application for hurricane protection that conforms to them. Ask for the adopted specifications in writing before the permit stage — made-to-order products are configured exactly once, and the builder lets you preview frame colors and layouts before anything is decided.
Choose the right project path
For material-only supply, you provide the opening sizes used for manufacturing; professional measurement is not included. For installed projects, the measurements you enter start the review and professional measurement confirms the openings before ordering.
Sources for Boca Raton
- Florida Building Commission — Florida Building Code (official portal)
- ASCE 7 Hazard Tool — design wind speed for a specific site
- Florida Statutes §720.3035 — homeowners’ associations: hurricane protection
Building code, permitting and association rules change, and local requirements vary by jurisdiction. The authorities above govern; this page is general information, not legal advice. Confirm your own project with your building department and, where one governs your property, your association.