Palm Beach County · Waterfront
Docks, Seawalls & Dredging in Ocean Ridge, FL
Ocean Ridge sits on Intracoastal Waterway and South Lake Worth Inlet (Boynton Inlet). Langley Coastal builds and repairs docks and pilings, installs boat and PWC lifts, repairs seawalls and performs dredging for property owners in Ocean Ridge. Permitting is handled in full.
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Services in Ocean Ridge
Every service below has its own page. Five of them have one written for Ocean Ridge.
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: barrier-island town on SR A1A with the Atlantic east and the ICW west; water is 57% of its 1.75 sq mi [en.wikipedia.org]
- South Lake Worth Inlet (Boynton Inlet): bordered by Manalapan (north) and Ocean Ridge (south); an artificial inlet built 1925-27, 130 ft wide and 6-12 ft deep [en.wikipedia.org]
Marinas, bridges and inlets
- Ocean Inlet Park: 6990 N Ocean Blvd; county park on the south side of the inlet from ocean to lagoon with day-use boat slips and a paddle launch [discover.pbc.gov]
- Boynton Harbor Marina: across the ICW in Boynton Beach, half a mile south of the inlet, with non-ethanol gas and diesel [boynton-beach.org]
Permits and rules in Ocean Ridge
Rules change; confirm current Ocean Ridge requirements with the authority before work starts.
Palm Beach County permit authorities that cover Ocean Ridge →
- Dock and boat-lift permits
- Town of Ocean Ridge Building Department + Palm Beach County ERM + FDEP + USACE. Code Sec. 64-77: docks are an accessory residential use and 'shall conform to the requirements of the county department of environmental resource management, and the state department of environmental protection'; no dock may project more than 5 ft into any waterway line or established bulkhead line or come within 10 ft of an adjacent lot line. [library.municode.com]
- Seawall repair permits
- Town of Ocean Ridge Building Department + FDEP + USACE (+ Palm Beach County ERM). The town permit packet flags Seawall/Seawall Cap permits for outside-agency review (FDEP, Army Corps) and lists Palm Beach County ERM (561-233-3400) as a contact. FDEP: F.S. [cms7files.revize.com]
Local conditions that matter
Tides, storms and siltation
- NOAA tidal datums at Ocean Ridge, ICWW (station 8722718): mean range 2.47 ft, diurnal range 2.79 ft [api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov]
- Palm Beach County dredges the inlet sand trap about every six years and places the sand on beaches south of the inlet; the Feb-Apr 2025 cutterhead dredge removed more than 55,000 cu yd, and the county runs the inlet's sand transfer plant year-round as needed [discover.pbc.gov]
- The town's building code sets a minimum finished first-floor elevation of 7.00 ft NAVD88 for residential structures (Sec. 67-31) - a building rule, not a seawall rule [library.municode.com]
- As of February 2022 Ocean Ridge had no specific seawall height standard; The Coastal Star reported it was still under review [thecoastalstar.com]
On the water
- The marked Boynton Inlet channel from the ocean west to the ICW is excluded from the Lantana-to-Boynton slow-speed zone; south of marker 52 the ICW has 50-ft shoreline slow zones (FAC 68C-22.009) [law.cornell.edu]
- Nearest ICW drawbridges: East Ocean Ave, Lantana (AICW mile 1031.0) and Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach (mile 1035.0), both opening on the hour and half-hour [law.cornell.edu]
- The inlet has strong currents; Wikipedia reports more than 46,000 boat trips through it in 2006, seven needing rescue [en.wikipedia.org]
Recent Dock Work
Ocean Ridge — frequently asked questions
Who permits a new dock or boat lift in Ocean Ridge?
Town of Ocean Ridge Building Department + Palm Beach County ERM + FDEP + USACE. Code Sec. 64-77: docks are an accessory residential use and 'shall conform to the requirements of the county department of environmental resource management, and the state department of environmental protection'; no dock may project more than 5 ft into any waterway line or established bulkhead line or come within 10 ft of an adjacent lot line. [source]
Are there speed or manatee zones near Ocean Ridge docks?
The marked Boynton Inlet channel from the ocean west to the ICW is excluded from the Lantana-to-Boynton slow-speed zone; south of marker 52 the ICW has 50-ft shoreline slow zones (FAC 68C-22.009) That sets how a dredge or barge is scheduled and staged in Ocean Ridge. [source]
Does Langley Coastal Construction work in Ocean Ridge?
Yes. Ocean Ridge is in Palm Beach County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal Construction serves; call (954) 406-0696 to schedule Ocean Ridge work.
Sources for the Ocean Ridge facts above are linked inline (14 public pages); they describe Ocean Ridge, not Langley projects, and rules change, so confirm with the permitting authority.
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