Broward County · Waterfront
Docks, Seawalls & Dredging in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale sits on New River, Intracoastal Waterway and Middle River, with waterfront homes in Las Olas Isles / Seven Isles, Rio Vista and Harbor Beach. Langley Coastal builds and repairs docks and pilings, installs boat and PWC lifts, repairs seawalls and performs dredging for property owners in Fort Lauderdale. Permitting is handled in full.
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Services in Fort Lauderdale
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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
- New River: tidal estuary "composed of many tributary canals" that runs through downtown and joins the ICW and Atlantic at Port Everglades [en.wikipedia.org]
- Intracoastal Waterway: "Fort Lauderdale has 165 miles of inland waterways across the city" [en.wikipedia.org]
- Middle River: North and South Forks are named manatee slow-speed zones; western edge of Coral Ridge [law.cornell.edu]
- Stranahan River: named in the Port Everglades Area manatee zone with the New River and turning basin [law.cornell.edu]
Waterfront neighborhoods
- Las Olas Isles / Seven Isles: man-made finger islands off Las Olas Blvd; Seven Isles is bounded by the ICW with islands dredged in the 1920s [en.wikipedia.org]
- Rio Vista: New River to the north, ICW (Stranahan River) to the east (real-estate source) [bythesearealty.com]
- Harbor Beach: between the ICW and the ocean with Port Everglades to the south (real-estate source) [bythesearealty.com]
- Coral Ridge: between the ICW and the Middle River, Sunrise to Oakland Park Blvd (real-estate source) [bythesearealty.com]
Marinas, bridges and inlets
- Bahia Mar Yachting Center: 801 Seabreeze Blvd, about 250 slips, home of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show [bahiamaryachtingcenter.com]
- Las Olas Marina: 88 slips for yachts up to 315 ft on the ICW at Las Olas Blvd [lasolasmarina.com]
- Lauderdale Yacht Club: private club at 1725 SE 12th St, founded 1938 [en.wikipedia.org]
Permits and rules in Fort Lauderdale
Rules change; confirm current Fort Lauderdale requirements with the authority before work starts.
Broward County permit authorities that cover Fort Lauderdale →
- Seawall rule (City of Fort Lauderdale (ULDR 47-19.13; Development Services / Public Works))
- City ordinance adopted March 23, 2023 raised the required top elevation of seawalls/tidal flood barriers from 3.9 ft to 5 ft NAVD88 (new ULDR Sec. 47-19.13, Resiliency Standards for Tidal Flood Protection). [waterfronttimes.com]
- Dock and boat-lift permits
- City of Fort Lauderdale Building Division (dock permit checklist) + Broward County EPD. Dock checklist: building permit (electrical/plumbing if installed), review by Building, Zoning and Engineering; two sets of Broward County (DERD) approval, site plans, signed and sealed surveys showing existing and proposed elevations, signed and sealed dock and pile plans, and a Special Inspector form for pile installation. [fortlauderdale.gov]
- Seawall repair permits
- City of Fort Lauderdale Building Division (seawall permit checklist) + Broward County EPD / FDEP. Seawall checklist: two sets of dredge approval from Broward County and/or FDEP, site plan, signed and sealed surveys with existing and proposed elevations, signed and sealed seawall and pile plans by a Florida engineer or architect, Special Inspector form for piles, a final survey after completion, and a recorded Notice of Commencement over $2,500. [fortlauderdale.gov]
- Dredging permits
- Broward County EPD + FDEP + USACE Jacksonville District; city Public Works for public canals. City example: Himmarshee Canal maintenance dredging of about 875 linear feet between SE 8th Ave and SE 10th Terrace, contract $710,250 (plus $100,000 disposal) approved Oct 2022, done by clamshell from a barge with sediment trucked to a landfill. [dredgingtoday.com]
Local conditions that matter
Tides, storms and siltation
- "Typically, the City of Fort Lauderdale experiences its highest tides during the months of September, October, and November"; 2026 king tide windows Sept 10-13, Sept 26-Oct 1, Oct 7-13, Oct 24-31, Nov 5-11, Nov 22-28 and Dec 24-25. [fortlauderdale.gov]
- The city maintains 215 tidal valves, inspected quarterly, that let rainwater drain but block tidal saltwater; Victoria Park, Southeast Isles and Middle River Terrace see compound flooding when rain coincides with king tides. [fortlauderdale.gov]
- April 12-13, 2023: 25.91 inches of rain in about 12 hours at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (a 1-in-1,000-year event), worst in Edgewood, with slow drainage and about $1.1 billion in damage. [en.wikipedia.org]
- Sept 2023: king tides ran "about 6-8 inches" higher than predicted (Dr. Nancy Gassman, assistant public works director); the city was raising seawalls including a project on Las Olas Blvd. [cbsnews.com]
On the water
- Manatee zones (FAC 68C-22.010): the New River and its forks (including Marina Bay), the Middle River North and South Forks, and the Port Everglades Area (New River, Stranahan River, turning basin) are slow speed year-round; the ICW boat basins south of East Las Olas Blvd are slow speed weekends and holidays Nov 15 to Mar 31, 7 a. [law.cornell.edu]
- ICW bridge clearances (closed): Oakland Park Blvd mile 1060.0, 22 ft; Sunrise Blvd mile 1062.2, 16 ft; Las Olas Blvd mile 1064.0, 31 ft; SE 17th St Causeway mile 1065.9, 55 ft. [portconditions.com]
- 33 CFR 117.261: Oakland Park (mile 1060.5) and Las Olas (mile 1064) open on the quarter and three-quarter hour; Sunrise (1062.6) on the hour and half-hour; SE 17th Street (1065.9) on the hour and half-hour except once an hour, on the hour, 6:50-9:10 a. [law.cornell.edu]
- Port Everglades: 45-ft-deep, 500-ft-wide outer entrance channel and 42-ft inner channel and turning basin; the authorized Navigation Improvements Project would deepen the outer channel to 55 ft (800 ft wide) and the inner channel to 48 ft. [porteverglades.net]
Recent Dock Work
Fort Lauderdale — frequently asked questions
What seawall height rule applies in Fort Lauderdale?
City ordinance adopted March 23, 2023 raised the required top elevation of seawalls/tidal flood barriers from 3.9 ft to 5 ft NAVD88 (new ULDR Sec. 47-19.13, Resiliency Standards for Tidal Flood Protection). (City of Fort Lauderdale (ULDR 47-19.13; Development Services / Public Works)). An inspection of your Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale?
City of Fort Lauderdale Building Division (dock permit checklist) + Broward County EPD. Dock checklist: building permit (electrical/plumbing if installed), review by Building, Zoning and Engineering; two sets of Broward County (DERD) approval, site plans, signed and sealed surveys showing existing and proposed elevations, signed and sealed dock and pile plans, and a Special Inspector form for pile installation. [source]
Do I need a permit to dredge my canal in Fort Lauderdale?
Broward County EPD + FDEP + USACE Jacksonville District; city Public Works for public canals. City example: Himmarshee Canal maintenance dredging of about 875 linear feet between SE 8th Ave and SE 10th Terrace, contract $710,250 (plus $100,000 disposal) approved Oct 2022, done by clamshell from a barge with sediment trucked to a landfill. Langley handles that permitting for Fort Lauderdale dredging projects. [source]
Which Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods do you serve?
Waterfront neighborhoods across Fort Lauderdale, including Las Olas Isles / Seven Isles, Rio Vista, Harbor Beach and Coral Ridge (ZIP 33301, 33304, 33305, 33308). Fort Lauderdale is in Broward County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal serves.
Are there speed or manatee zones near Fort Lauderdale docks?
Manatee zones (FAC 68C-22.010): the New River and its forks (including Marina Bay), the Middle River North and South Forks, and the Port Everglades Area (New River, Stranahan River, turning basin) are slow speed year-round; the ICW boat basins south of East Las Olas Blvd are slow speed weekends and holidays Nov 15 to Mar 31, 7 a. That sets how a dredge or barge is scheduled and staged in Fort Lauderdale. [source]
Does Langley Coastal Construction work in Fort Lauderdale?
Yes. Fort Lauderdale is in Broward County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal Construction serves; call (954) 406-0696 to schedule Fort Lauderdale work.
Sources for the Fort Lauderdale facts above are linked inline (23 public pages); they describe Fort Lauderdale, not Langley projects, and rules change, so confirm with the permitting authority.
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