Palm Beach County · Waterfront
Docks, Seawalls & Dredging in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Lake Worth Beach sits on Lake Worth Lagoon / ICW and C-51 (West Palm Beach Canal), with waterfront homes in Bryant Park and College Park / Parrot Cove (Old Lucerne). Langley Coastal builds and repairs docks and pilings, installs boat and PWC lifts, repairs seawalls and performs dredging for property owners in Lake Worth Beach. Permitting is handled in full.
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Services in Lake Worth Beach
Every service below has its own page. Five of them have one written for Lake Worth Beach.
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
- Lake Worth Lagoon / ICW: forms the city's eastern border, with the ICW running the length of the lagoon [en.wikipedia.org]
- C-51 (West Palm Beach Canal): the S-155 spillway is in Lake Worth Beach at the West Palm Beach line; the 1925 canal brought significant freshwater inflow to the lagoon [sfwmd.gov]
Waterfront neighborhoods
- Bryant Park: neighborhood bounded by the ICW (east), Lucerne Ave (north), S Federal Hwy (west) and 5th Ave S (south) [en.wikipedia.org]
- College Park / Parrot Cove (Old Lucerne): historic districts inside the city; the city bulkhead line starts at College Park Addition No. 5 and runs along North and South Lakeside Dr [en.wikipedia.org]
Marinas, bridges and inlets
- Bryant Park boat ramp: public 2-lane ramp with courtesy docks and trailer parking on the ICW [saltchef.com]
- Snook Islands: about 100 acres of restored lagoon habitat next to the Lake Worth Golf Course, completed June 2005 with about 1.2 million cu yd of spoil from Peanut Island [ewn.erdc.dren.mil]
- William O. Lockhart Municipal Pier: ocean pier built 1954, damaged by hurricanes Frances, Jeanne and Wilma [en.wikipedia.org]
Permits and rules in Lake Worth Beach
Rules change; confirm current Lake Worth Beach requirements with the authority before work starts.
Palm Beach County permit authorities that cover Lake Worth Beach →
- Seawall rule (City of Lake Worth Beach)
- City Code Sec. 22-1 establishes a bulkhead line for all sovereign tidal waters in the city (running along the Lakeside Drive shoreline); since 1959-08-13 no fill or extension of land may be made on the channel side of that line, and no filling or dredging on the landward side without written approval from the necessary authorities; building islands or extending land landward of the line requires city commission approval. [library.municode.com]
- Dock and boat-lift permits
- City of Lake Worth Beach building permit (LDR Sec. 23.4-2) + FDEP + USACE. LDR Sec. 23.4-2: residential docks must be designed by a registered engineer, all state and federal approvals must be obtained before the city building permit, and no dock may extend nearer than 10 ft to the lot line of other residentially zoned property; boats may not be used as residences. [library.municode.com]
- Dredging permits
- FDEP / USACE Jacksonville District (+ city approval landward of the bulkhead line; SFWMD for C-51). City Sec. 22-1(b): no dredging on the landward side of the bulkhead line without written approval of the necessary authorities. FDEP: F.S. [library.municode.com]
Local conditions that matter
Tides, storms and siltation
- NOAA tidal datums at Lake Worth ICW (station 8722669): mean range 2.68 ft, diurnal range 2.98 ft [api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov]
- NOAA datums at Lake Worth Pier (ocean, station 8722670): mean range 2.72 ft, diurnal range 3.06 ft; MHHW is about 0.55 ft above NAVD88 (33.05 minus 32.50, computed) [api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov]
- Hurricane Nicole (2022-11-10): an NOS tide gauge at Lake Worth measured 2.58 ft above MHHW [nhc.noaa.gov]
- Bulkheads line 81% of the Lake Worth Lagoon shoreline [en.wikipedia.org]
On the water
- The C-51 canal east of US-1 (S-155) to the ICW is slow speed year-round, and the lagoon shoreline from 1 mi south of Peanut Island to the Lantana Ave bridge has a 300-ft slow zone (FAC 68C-22.009) [law.cornell.edu]
- The nearest listed ICW drawbridges are Southern Blvd (AICW mile 1024.7, north) and East Ocean Ave, Lantana (mile 1031.0, south, opens on the hour and half-hour) [law.cornell.edu]
Recent Dock Work
Lake Worth Beach — frequently asked questions
What seawall height rule applies in Lake Worth Beach?
City Code Sec. 22-1 establishes a bulkhead line for all sovereign tidal waters in the city (running along the Lakeside Drive shoreline); since 1959-08-13 no fill or extension of land may be made on the channel side of that line, and no filling or dredging on the landward side without written approval from the necessary authorities; building islands or extending land landward of the line requires city commission approval. (City of Lake Worth Beach). An inspection of your Lake Worth Beach 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 Lake Worth Beach?
City of Lake Worth Beach building permit (LDR Sec. 23.4-2) + FDEP + USACE. LDR Sec. 23.4-2: residential docks must be designed by a registered engineer, all state and federal approvals must be obtained before the city building permit, and no dock may extend nearer than 10 ft to the lot line of other residentially zoned property; boats may not be used as residences. [source]
Do I need a permit to dredge my canal in Lake Worth Beach?
FDEP / USACE Jacksonville District (+ city approval landward of the bulkhead line; SFWMD for C-51). City Sec. 22-1(b): no dredging on the landward side of the bulkhead line without written approval of the necessary authorities. FDEP: F.S. Langley handles that permitting for Lake Worth Beach dredging projects. [source]
Which Lake Worth Beach neighborhoods do you serve?
Waterfront neighborhoods across Lake Worth Beach, including Bryant Park and College Park / Parrot Cove (Old Lucerne) (ZIP 33460). Lake Worth Beach is in Palm Beach County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal serves.
Are there speed or manatee zones near Lake Worth Beach docks?
The C-51 canal east of US-1 (S-155) to the ICW is slow speed year-round, and the lagoon shoreline from 1 mi south of Peanut Island to the Lantana Ave bridge has a 300-ft slow zone (FAC 68C-22.009) That sets how a dredge or barge is scheduled and staged in Lake Worth Beach. [source]
Does Langley Coastal Construction work in Lake Worth Beach?
Yes. Lake Worth Beach is in Palm Beach County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal Construction serves; call (954) 406-0696 to schedule Lake Worth Beach work.
Sources for the Lake Worth Beach facts above are linked inline (17 public pages); they describe Lake Worth Beach, not Langley projects, and rules change, so confirm with the permitting authority.
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