Palm Beach County · Waterfront
Docks, Seawalls & Dredging in Boca Raton, FL
Boca Raton sits on Intracoastal Waterway, Lake Boca Raton and Boca Raton Inlet, with waterfront homes in Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club and Boca Harbour. Langley Coastal builds and repairs docks and pilings, installs boat and PWC lifts, repairs seawalls and performs dredging for property owners in Boca Raton. Permitting is handled in full.
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Services in Boca Raton
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Dock Construction
New docks, complete tear-outs and rebuilds, and worn deck boards replaced.
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Piling Services
Pilings restored where they can be, replaced where they cannot, under a dock, a lift or a boathouse.
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Seawall Construction
Aging walls removed and replaced, designed with licensed engineers.
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Seawall Repair
Inspection with photo and video, then hydraulic cement, forms and rebar, or foam injection.
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Boat Lift Installation
Fitted on a new dock or one you already have, working with the lift manufacturers.
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Boat Lift Maintenance
Cables, drives and lift pilings kept working in salt water.
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Dredging
Depth restored at docks, canals and shorelines. We handle the permitting.
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The land side of a waterfront property: building, demolition, sitework and pools.
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What shapes dock, seawall, and dredging work here. Sources are linked.
Waterways
- Intracoastal Waterway: runs through the east side of the city [en.wikipedia.org]
- Lake Boca Raton: lagoon on the ICW connected to the ocean by the Boca Raton Inlet; the city code sets a minimum bulkhead elevation there [en.wikipedia.org]
- Boca Raton Inlet: city-owned dredge anchors just south of the Inlet Bridge for continuous interior maintenance dredging [myboca.us]
- Hillsboro Canal and C-15 Canal: marine structures in these SFWMD canals follow SFWMD rules under city code Sec. 22-63/22-69; the Hillsboro Canal is the Palm Beach/Broward line [library.municode.com]
Waterfront neighborhoods
- Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club: gated, founded 1959, deep-water canals; private marina for vessels up to 130 ft [rpycc.org]
- Boca Harbour: about 325 homes on the ICW and canals in east Boca (real-estate source) [bocaratonrealestate.com]
Marinas, bridges and inlets
- Silver Palm Park boat ramp: 600 E Palmetto Park Rd; vehicles towing a trailer need an annual or daily Boat Launch and Recovery permit; access to Lake Boca Raton, the inlet and the ocean [myboca.us]
- The Boca Raton resort marina: 30 slips on the ICW / Lake Boca Raton for vessels up to 150 ft [thebocaraton.com]
Permits and rules in Boca Raton
Rules change; confirm current Boca Raton requirements with the authority before work starts.
Palm Beach County permit authorities that cover Boca Raton →
- Seawall rule (City of Boca Raton Development Services (561-393-7700))
- City Code Ch. 22 (Marine Structures), Sec. 22-33: no bulkhead or retaining wall may be built in the waters of Lake Boca Raton at an elevation lower than +5.00 ft above mean low water (a 1966-era rule; it is not stated in NAVD88 and applies only to Lake Boca Raton). [library.municode.com]
- Dock and boat-lift permits
- City of Boca Raton Development Services (Code Ch. 22 Art. III) + FDEP + USACE (+ SFWMD in the Hillsboro and C-15 canals). Sec. 22-58: docks may project 6 ft into canals under 100 ft wide and 8 ft into wider waterways, one dock per 100 ft of frontage, 10-ft side setback, ladders to 2 ft below MLW. [library.municode.com]
- Seawall repair permits
- City of Boca Raton Development Services + FDEP + USACE. City: survey, section details, location survey before cap, final engineer report with cap elevation; Lake Boca Raton walls at least +5.00 ft above MLW. [myboca.us]
- Dredging permits
- FDEP / USACE Jacksonville District (+ Palm Beach County ERM; the city dredges the inlet itself). The city's Coastal Management Element calls for continuous interior inlet dredging and periodic ebb-shoal dredging and requires all dredge-and-fill to be permitted by the applicable agencies. FDEP: F.S. [myboca.us]
Local conditions that matter
Tides, storms and siltation
- NOAA tidal datums at Boca Raton, Lake Boca Raton (station 8722816): mean range 2.19 ft, diurnal range 2.47 ft (smaller than the 2.7-ft range at the Lake Worth Inlet) [api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov]
- NOAA datums at Lake Wyman, ICWW (station 8722802): mean range 2.14 ft, diurnal range 2.41 ft; MHHW is about 0.07 ft above NAVD88 (4.64 minus 4.57, computed) [api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov]
- The $9.6M Rutherford Park / Lake Wyman restoration (Nov 2022 - Apr 27, 2024; $1.38M from FIND) dredged a canoe and kayak trail to the ICW, removed invasive species and replanted red, black and white mangroves [myboca.us]
- The city's Coastal Management Element says estuarine shoreline armoring is to be limited, that the city will use the 1-, 2- and 3-foot sea-level-rise scenarios for Palm Beach County, and that it will consider new design criteria for public and private seawalls incorporating FEMA sea-level-rise projections [myboca.us]
On the water
- Year-round slow speed from the Palmetto Park Rd bridge south to the Camino Real bridge including all of Lake Boca Raton east to the A1A inlet bridge; 50-ft shoreline slow zones from marker 63 south to Palmetto Park Rd, from Camino Real south to the Broward line, on the Hillsboro Canal (north side) to Military Trail and on the El Rio Canal (FAC 68C-22.009) [law.cornell.edu]
- Lake Wyman from marker 56 south to marker 63 is slow speed year-round [law.cornell.edu]
- Spanish River Blvd bridge (AICW mile 1044.9) and East Palmetto Park Rd bridge (mile 1047.5) open on the hour and half-hour; East Camino Real bridge (mile 1048.2) opens on the hour and at 20 and 40 minutes past; Hillsboro Blvd bridge (mile 1050.0) on the hour and half-hour (33 CFR 117.261) [law.cornell.edu]
- The city runs continuous interior inlet maintenance dredging with its own dredge, placing sand 500 ft south of the south jetty; the FDEP Boca Raton Inlet Management Plan was approved 1997-09-19 [myboca.us]
Recent Dock Work
Boca Raton — frequently asked questions
What seawall height rule applies in Boca Raton?
City Code Ch. 22 (Marine Structures), Sec. 22-33: no bulkhead or retaining wall may be built in the waters of Lake Boca Raton at an elevation lower than +5.00 ft above mean low water (a 1966-era rule; it is not stated in NAVD88 and applies only to Lake Boca Raton). (City of Boca Raton Development Services (561-393-7700)). An inspection of your Boca Raton seawall, with underwater photos and video, shows whether a repair or a rebuild is the right route. [source]
Who permits a new dock or boat lift in Boca Raton?
City of Boca Raton Development Services (Code Ch. 22 Art. III) + FDEP + USACE (+ SFWMD in the Hillsboro and C-15 canals). Sec. 22-58: docks may project 6 ft into canals under 100 ft wide and 8 ft into wider waterways, one dock per 100 ft of frontage, 10-ft side setback, ladders to 2 ft below MLW. [source]
Do I need a permit to dredge my canal in Boca Raton?
FDEP / USACE Jacksonville District (+ Palm Beach County ERM; the city dredges the inlet itself). The city's Coastal Management Element calls for continuous interior inlet dredging and periodic ebb-shoal dredging and requires all dredge-and-fill to be permitted by the applicable agencies. FDEP: F.S. Langley handles that permitting for Boca Raton dredging projects. [source]
Which Boca Raton neighborhoods do you serve?
Waterfront neighborhoods across Boca Raton, including Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club and Boca Harbour (ZIP 33431, 33432, 33487). Boca Raton is in Palm Beach County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal serves.
Are there speed or manatee zones near Boca Raton docks?
Year-round slow speed from the Palmetto Park Rd bridge south to the Camino Real bridge including all of Lake Boca Raton east to the A1A inlet bridge; 50-ft shoreline slow zones from marker 63 south to Palmetto Park Rd, from Camino Real south to the Broward line, on the Hillsboro Canal (north side) to Military Trail and on the El Rio Canal (FAC 68C-22.009) That sets how a dredge or barge is scheduled and staged in Boca Raton. [source]
Does Langley Coastal Construction work in Boca Raton?
Yes. Boca Raton is in Palm Beach County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal Construction serves; call (954) 406-0696 to schedule Boca Raton work.
Sources for the Boca Raton facts above are linked inline (20 public pages); they describe Boca Raton, not Langley projects, and rules change, so confirm with the permitting authority.
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What Boca Raton area customers say
Langley Coastal built my wife and I a rather outstanding dock and seawall down here in Ft Lauderdale. Langley Coastal provided me with up front information and costs, Highly recommended for your marine construction needs.