Miami-Dade County · Waterfront
Docks, Seawalls & Dredging in North Bay Village, FL
North Bay Village sits on Biscayne Bay and Intracoastal Waterway, with waterfront homes in North Bay Island, Harbor Island and Treasure Island. Langley Coastal builds and repairs docks and pilings, installs boat and PWC lifts, repairs seawalls and performs dredging for property owners in North Bay Village. Permitting is handled in full.
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Services in North Bay Village
Every service below has its own page. Five of them have one written for North Bay Village.
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
- Biscayne Bay: surrounds the village on all sides; about 4.75 miles of waterfront and water is 60% of the village area [northbayvillage-fl.gov]
- Intracoastal Waterway: the marked ICW channel passes the village between the 79th Street and Julia Tuttle causeways [law.cornell.edu]
Waterfront neighborhoods
- North Bay Island: created by dredging in 1940, mostly single-family homes [en.wikipedia.org]
- Harbor Island: dredged in the late 1940s, mostly multifamily [en.wikipedia.org]
- Treasure Island: single-family on the west end, multifamily on the east [en.wikipedia.org]
Marinas, bridges and inlets
- JFK / 79th Street Causeway: links the islands to Miami and Miami Beach; idle-speed zone at the bridge [northbayvillage-fl.gov]
- Pelican Harbor Marina: county marina at 1275 NE 79th St with 112 slips and a 125-trailer ramp, on the causeway (postal address Miami) [miamidade.gov]
Permits and rules in North Bay Village
Rules change; confirm current North Bay Village requirements with the authority before work starts.
Miami-Dade County permit authorities that cover North Bay Village →
- Seawall rule (North Bay Village Building Department (ULDC Sec. 8.16); Miami-Dade DERM Class I)
- Ordinance 2021-006 (adopted 2021-03-09) created ULDC Sec. 8.16 'Sea Wall Standards': every property abutting the shoreline must, as part of development or substantial redevelopment, build its seawall to the Moffatt & Nichol Seawall Design Criteria (Oct 19, 2020), which set a minimum cap elevation of 5.94 ft NAVD (7.5 ft NGVD) designed so the cap can be raised another 2.5 ft later without redesign, and require the wall to be engineered for wave impact, surge, overtopping and seepage. [northbayvillage-fl.gov]
- Dock and boat-lift permits
- North Bay Village Building Department + Miami-Dade DERM Class I + FDEP / USACE. The village's adopted seawall criteria memo lists the Army Corps, FDEP, Miami-Dade RER (DERM) and the village Building Department as the four approvals for shoreline work. [northbayvillage-fl.gov]
Local conditions that matter
Tides, storms and siltation
- The village sits entirely on reclaimed land in Biscayne Bay, so its adopted design criteria call shoreline stabilization 'critical infrastructure'; the 2020 engineering memo estimated new walls at $1,800-$3,800 per linear foot depending on type [northbayvillage-fl.gov]
- A $3 million Resilient Florida grant funds raising 4,000 linear feet of seawall where the village holds public easements [northbayvillage-fl.gov]
- Seagrass cover near the Julia Tuttle Causeway fell by nearly 90% in some areas between 2011 and 2016 (Miami Waterkeeper). [miamiwaterkeeper.org]
On the water
- 79th Street (JFK) Causeway bridge (ICW mile 1084.6) is a bascule with 25 ft closed clearance, opening on the hour and half-hour weekdays 0700-1900 and on demand otherwise. [offshoreblue.com]
- Idle Speed / No Wake zone around the 79th Street Causeway bridge (county Code sec. 7-26; MPP pp. [miamidade.gov]
- FAC 68C-22.025: the JFK Causeway-to-Venetian Causeway area is year-round slow speed outside the marked ICW channel, which carries a 30 mph limit [law.cornell.edu]
- A seasonal water-ski area between the Julia Tuttle Causeway and the Sunset Islands allows 35 mph May 1-Nov 14 and is slow speed the rest of the year (MPP p.21) [miamidade.gov]
Recent Dock Work
North Bay Village — frequently asked questions
What seawall height rule applies in North Bay Village?
Ordinance 2021-006 (adopted 2021-03-09) created ULDC Sec. 8.16 'Sea Wall Standards': every property abutting the shoreline must, as part of development or substantial redevelopment, build its seawall to the Moffatt & Nichol Seawall Design Criteria (Oct 19, 2020), which set a minimum cap elevation of 5.94 ft NAVD (7.5 ft NGVD) designed so the cap can be raised another 2.5 ft later without redesign, and require the wall to be engineered for wave impact, surge, overtopping and seepage. (North Bay Village Building Department (ULDC Sec. 8.16); Miami-Dade DERM Class I). An inspection of your North Bay Village 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 North Bay Village?
North Bay Village Building Department + Miami-Dade DERM Class I + FDEP / USACE. The village's adopted seawall criteria memo lists the Army Corps, FDEP, Miami-Dade RER (DERM) and the village Building Department as the four approvals for shoreline work. [source]
Which North Bay Village neighborhoods do you serve?
Waterfront neighborhoods across North Bay Village, including North Bay Island, Harbor Island and Treasure Island (ZIP 33141). North Bay Village is in Miami-Dade County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal serves.
Are there speed or manatee zones near North Bay Village docks?
79th Street (JFK) Causeway bridge (ICW mile 1084.6) is a bascule with 25 ft closed clearance, opening on the hour and half-hour weekdays 0700-1900 and on demand otherwise. That sets how a dredge or barge is scheduled and staged in North Bay Village. [source]
Does Langley Coastal Construction work in North Bay Village?
Yes. North Bay Village is in Miami-Dade County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal Construction serves; call (954) 406-0696 to schedule North Bay Village work.
Sources for the North Bay Village facts above are linked inline (18 public pages); they describe North Bay Village, not Langley projects, and rules change, so confirm with the permitting authority.
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What North Bay Village area customers say
Working with LCC was a great experience. We needed work done on our dock and didn't know who to go with. After reviewing many companies we found the right one!