Palm Beach County · Waterfront
Docks, Seawalls & Dredging in Jupiter, FL
Jupiter sits on Loxahatchee River, Jupiter Inlet and Intracoastal Waterway, with waterfront homes in Admirals Cove and Jupiter Harbour. Langley Coastal builds and repairs docks and pilings, installs boat and PWC lifts, repairs seawalls and performs dredging for property owners in Jupiter. Permitting is handled in full.
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Services in Jupiter
Every service below has its own page. Five of them have one written for Jupiter.
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
- Loxahatchee River: Jupiter sits at its mouth; a National Wild and Scenic River since 1985-05-17, one of two in Florida [en.wikipedia.org]
- Jupiter Inlet: where the Indian River Lagoon, the Loxahatchee River and the Atlantic meet; a natural inlet kept open by dredging, with jetties built in 1922 [en.wikipedia.org]
- Intracoastal Waterway: Burt Reynolds Park has 2,000 ft of ICW frontage [jupiter.fl.us]
- Lake Worth Creek: the ICW south of the Indiantown Rd bridge; Admiral's Cove, Jonathan's Landing and Frenchman's Creek are backwaters off it [law.cornell.edu]
Waterfront neighborhoods
- Admirals Cove: gated club community of about 975 acres with about 6 miles of waterways and 500+ private docks, west of the ICW (real-estate source) [waterfront-properties.com]
- Jupiter Harbour: gated marina community at 1000 N US-1 where the inlet meets the ICW (real-estate source) [echofineproperties.com]
Marinas, bridges and inlets
- Burt Reynolds Park: 805 N US-1; boat ramps open 24 hours, day-use slips and a non-motorized launch beach; 2,000 ft of ICW frontage [jupiter.fl.us]
- Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse: 1860 lighthouse on the north bank of the Loxahatchee, part of a 120-acre BLM Outstanding Natural Area [blm.gov]
- DuBois Park: county park at the inlet's south jetty with day-use slips [discover.pbc.gov]
Permits and rules in Jupiter
Rules change; confirm current Jupiter requirements with the authority before work starts.
Palm Beach County permit authorities that cover Jupiter →
- Seawall rule (Town of Jupiter (Building Dept and Planning & Zoning))
- Town Code Sec. 27-2624 (shoreline stabilization, all property on tidal waters): an existing permitted bulkhead may be replaced within 18 inches waterward of the old wall or landward, but a waterward move is allowed only once (as of 2015-06-16); if the new wall's top is more than 3 ft above the mean-high-water elevation, 100% of it must be faced with riprap or mangroves; a bulkhead replacing a revetment must be set back 5 ft landward of the state jurisdictional line or MHWL. [library.municode.com]
- Dock and boat-lift permits
- Town of Jupiter Building Department (Marine Structure permit) + FDEP + USACE (+ SFWMD when on submerged land or a natural waterway). Jupiter's marine-structure checklist requires FDEP self-certification/exemption verification, USACE approval if not covered by the DEP approval, and SFWMD approval when the structure is below the mean high water line or in a natural waterway such as the Loxahatchee River, ICW or Sawfish Bay. [jupiter.fl.us]
- Seawall repair permits
- Town of Jupiter Building Department + FDEP + USACE (+ SFWMD). Town checklist: engineer-signed plans showing penetration, cap, reinforcing and deadmen; survey showing the mean high water line in NAVD88; cap elevation at or below base flood elevation; a one-time 18-inch waterward move. FDEP: F.S. [jupiter.fl.us]
- Dredging permits
- FDEP / USACE Jacksonville District (+ Jupiter Inlet District for the inlet and marked channels). FDEP: F.S. [leg.state.fl.us]
Local conditions that matter
Tides, storms and siltation
- NOAA tidal datums at Jupiter Inlet, south jetty (station 8722495): mean range 2.39 ft, diurnal range 2.75 ft; MHHW is about 0.19 ft above NAVD88 (4.58 minus 4.39, computed from the station datums) [api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov]
- The Loxahatchee runs from freshwater creeks into a brackish estuary; salinity ranges from above 30 just seaward of the inlet to below 0.1 in the upper Northwest Fork [loxahatcheeriver.org]
- The inlet is natural with semidiurnal tides of about 2-3 ft; it was closed 1942-47 and has been kept open by dredging [en.wikipedia.org]
- Hurricane Jeanne (landfall 2004-09-25 near the south end of Hutchinson Island) produced an estimated maximum storm surge of 2-4 ft along the northeast Palm Beach County coast [weather.gov]
On the water
- Year-round idle speed around the inlet from the SR 707 (Alt A1A) bridge to the SR 706 (Indiantown Rd) bridge, including Sawfish Bay and the Jupiter River, except the marked ICW channel (FAC 68C-22.009) [law.cornell.edu]
- Loxahatchee River main channel, North Fork (above the Tequesta Dr bridge) and Southwest Fork (C-18 confluence to the Loxahatchee River Rd bridge) are year-round slow speed; the rest of the river is seasonal slow speed Nov 15-Mar 31 outside the posted channel [law.cornell.edu]
- Lake Worth Creek from the Indiantown bridge south has a 50-ft shoreline slow zone, and the Jonathan's Landing, Admiral's Cove and Frenchman's Creek backwaters are slow speed [law.cornell.edu]
- Indiantown Road bridge over the ICW is at AICW mile 1006.2 and opens on the hour and half hour (33 CFR 117.261(e)) [law.cornell.edu]
Recent Dock Work
Jupiter — frequently asked questions
What seawall height rule applies in Jupiter?
Town Code Sec. 27-2624 (shoreline stabilization, all property on tidal waters): an existing permitted bulkhead may be replaced within 18 inches waterward of the old wall or landward, but a waterward move is allowed only once (as of 2015-06-16); if the new wall's top is more than 3 ft above the mean-high-water elevation, 100% of it must be faced with riprap or mangroves; a bulkhead replacing a revetment must be set back 5 ft landward of the state jurisdictional line or MHWL. (Town of Jupiter (Building Dept and Planning & Zoning)). An inspection of your Jupiter 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 Jupiter?
Town of Jupiter Building Department (Marine Structure permit) + FDEP + USACE (+ SFWMD when on submerged land or a natural waterway). Jupiter's marine-structure checklist requires FDEP self-certification/exemption verification, USACE approval if not covered by the DEP approval, and SFWMD approval when the structure is below the mean high water line or in a natural waterway such as the Loxahatchee River, ICW or Sawfish Bay. [source]
Do I need a permit to dredge my canal in Jupiter?
FDEP / USACE Jacksonville District (+ Jupiter Inlet District for the inlet and marked channels). FDEP: F.S. Langley handles that permitting for Jupiter dredging projects. [source]
Which Jupiter neighborhoods do you serve?
Waterfront neighborhoods across Jupiter, including Admirals Cove and Jupiter Harbour (ZIP 33458, 33469, 33477). Jupiter is in Palm Beach County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal serves.
Are there speed or manatee zones near Jupiter docks?
Year-round idle speed around the inlet from the SR 707 (Alt A1A) bridge to the SR 706 (Indiantown Rd) bridge, including Sawfish Bay and the Jupiter River, except the marked ICW channel (FAC 68C-22.009) That sets how a dredge or barge is scheduled and staged in Jupiter. [source]
Does Langley Coastal Construction work in Jupiter?
Yes. Jupiter is in Palm Beach County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal Construction serves; call (954) 406-0696 to schedule Jupiter work.
Sources for the Jupiter facts above are linked inline (18 public pages); they describe Jupiter, not Langley projects, and rules change, so confirm with the permitting authority.
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