Palm Beach County · Waterfront
Docks, Seawalls & Dredging in Boynton Beach, FL
Boynton Beach sits on Intracoastal Waterway, Boynton (C-16) Canal and Boynton Inlet (South Lake Worth Inlet), with waterfront homes in Harbor Estates. Langley Coastal builds and repairs docks and pilings, installs boat and PWC lifts, repairs seawalls and performs dredging for property owners in Boynton Beach. Permitting is handled in full.
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Services in Boynton Beach
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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: on the city's east side; the barrier-island towns lie across it [en.wikipedia.org]
- Boynton (C-16) Canal: one of the three canals bringing freshwater into the Lake Worth Lagoon; slow speed from US-1 (S-41) east to the ICW [discover.pbcgov.org]
- Boynton Inlet (South Lake Worth Inlet): just outside city limits between Manalapan and Ocean Ridge [en.wikipedia.org]
Waterfront neighborhoods
- Harbor Estates: about 40 ICW homes bordered by the Boynton Canal (real-estate source) [boyntonbeachrealestate.com]
Marinas, bridges and inlets
- Boynton Harbor Marina: 735 Casa Loma Blvd, half a mile south of the Boynton Inlet; non-ethanol gas and diesel; the city calls itself the Gateway to the Gulf Stream because the current passes closer here than to any other U.S. city [boynton-beach.org]
- East Ocean Avenue bridge: ICW drawbridge at AICW mile 1035.0, opening on the hour and half-hour [law.cornell.edu]
Permits and rules in Boynton Beach
Rules change; confirm current Boynton Beach requirements with the authority before work starts.
Palm Beach County permit authorities that cover Boynton Beach →
- Dock and boat-lift permits
- City of Boynton Beach Building Division (SagesGov online permitting) + FDEP + USACE. All new city permit applications since 2021-05-22 go through SagesGov; Building Division 561-742-6350, City Hall 100 E Ocean Ave. A Building Division floodplain development permit is required for all development in the Special Flood Hazard Area. [boynton-beach.org]
- Seawall repair permits
- City of Boynton Beach Building Division + FDEP + USACE. FDEP: F.S. 403.813(1)(e) exempts restoration of seawalls at their previous location, upland of it, or within 18 inches waterward of it; 403.813(1)(i) covers seawalls in artificially created waterways. [leg.state.fl.us]
Local conditions that matter
Tides, storms and siltation
- NOAA tidal datums at Ocean Ridge, ICWW (station 8722718, at the Boynton Inlet): mean range 2.47 ft, diurnal range 2.79 ft [api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov]
- Palm Beach County dredges the Boynton Inlet sand trap about every six years (more than 55,000 cu yd in Feb-Apr 2025) and runs a sand transfer plant [discover.pbc.gov]
- A county agenda item records an interlocal agreement under which the county maintenance-dredges the Boynton Beach Boat Club navigation access channel and installs channel markers, at the city's cost, at the same time as its South Lake Worth Inlet sand-trap dredging [discover.pbcgov.org]
- The C-16 canal is one of three flood-control canals that discharge freshwater and sediment into the Lake Worth Lagoon [discover.pbcgov.org]
On the water
- All waters from the Lantana Ave bridge south to flashing red marker 52 (about 0.6 mi north of the E Ocean Ave bridge) are slow speed year-round, ICW channel excluded; south of marker 52 there are 50-ft shoreline slow zones; the C-16 canal east of US-1 (S-41) is slow speed; the marked channel east of the Boynton Canal between markers 48-52 is 30 mph Jun-Sep and 25 mph Oct-May (FAC 68C-22.009) [law.cornell.edu]
- Ocean Avenue bridge, Boynton Beach, AICW mile 1035.0, opens on the hour and half-hour (33 CFR 117.261(m)) [law.cornell.edu]
- The Boynton Inlet channel from the ocean to the ICW is excluded from the slow-speed zone; the inlet is 130 ft wide and 6-12 ft deep with strong currents [law.cornell.edu]
Recent Dock Work
Boynton Beach — frequently asked questions
Who permits a new dock or boat lift in Boynton Beach?
City of Boynton Beach Building Division (SagesGov online permitting) + FDEP + USACE. All new city permit applications since 2021-05-22 go through SagesGov; Building Division 561-742-6350, City Hall 100 E Ocean Ave. [source]
Which Boynton Beach neighborhoods do you serve?
Waterfront neighborhoods across Boynton Beach, including Harbor Estates (ZIP 33435, 33436). Boynton Beach is in Palm Beach County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal serves.
Are there speed or manatee zones near Boynton Beach docks?
All waters from the Lantana Ave bridge south to flashing red marker 52 (about 0.6 mi north of the E Ocean Ave bridge) are slow speed year-round, ICW channel excluded; south of marker 52 there are 50-ft shoreline slow zones; the C-16 canal east of US-1 (S-41) is slow speed; the marked channel east of the Boynton Canal between markers 48-52 is 30 mph Jun-Sep and 25 mph Oct-May (FAC 68C-22.009) That sets how a dredge or barge is scheduled and staged in Boynton Beach. [source]
Does Langley Coastal Construction work in Boynton Beach?
Yes. Boynton Beach is in Palm Beach County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal Construction serves; call (954) 406-0696 to schedule Boynton Beach work.
Sources for the Boynton Beach facts above are linked inline (15 public pages); they describe Boynton Beach, not Langley projects, and rules change, so confirm with the permitting authority.
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