Palm Beach County · Waterfront
Docks, Seawalls & Dredging in Palm Beach, FL
Palm Beach sits on Lake Worth Lagoon / ICW, Lake Worth Inlet (Palm Beach Inlet) and Atlantic Ocean, with waterfront homes in Estate Section and Everglades Island. Langley Coastal builds and repairs docks and pilings, installs boat and PWC lifts, repairs seawalls and performs dredging for property owners in Palm Beach. Permitting is handled in full.
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Services in Palm Beach
Every service below has its own page. Five of them have one written for Palm 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: on the town's west side, separating it from West Palm Beach and Lake Worth Beach [en.wikipedia.org]
- Lake Worth Inlet (Palm Beach Inlet): the town's north boundary and the Port of Palm Beach entrance; completed 1917, dredged to 35 ft in 1967 and maintained at that depth since, with a sand-transfer plant pumping sand from the north to the south side [en.wikipedia.org]
- Atlantic Ocean: the barrier island is about 18 mi long and only about 500 ft wide at its narrowest [en.wikipedia.org]
Waterfront neighborhoods
- Estate Section: south of Worth Ave (real-estate source) [elizabethdewoody.com]
- Everglades Island: gated island of about 55 homes on the lagoon/ICW reached by the Island Road bridge (real-estate source); the town dock code has special marginal-dock rules for Everglades Island and Ibis Isle [tauberrealty.com]
Marinas, bridges and inlets
- Town of Palm Beach Marina: 500 Australian Ave; 84 slips for vessels 60-294 ft on the Brazilian, Australian, Peruvian and Royal Palm docks after a $40M rebuild completed in 2021 [townofpalmbeachmarina.com]
- Lakeside Park: beside the Town Marina; its seawall was replaced in 2021 with the cap raised about 2 ft to elevation 5.3 ft [palmbeachcivic.org]
Permits and rules in Palm Beach
Rules change; confirm current Palm Beach requirements with the authority before work starts.
Palm Beach County permit authorities that cover Palm Beach →
- Seawall rule (Town of Palm Beach (Building Official / Town Engineer))
- Town Code Ch. 62, Art. III (Bulkheads and Pierheads on Lake Worth): Sec. 62-75 requires the west face of bulkheads to sit on the designated bulkhead line and says the elevation of the top and bottom of bulkheads is 'governed by sound engineering recommendations' approved by the town engineer (no numeric NAVD88 minimum); walls must be impervious to sand. [library.municode.com]
- Dock and boat-lift permits
- Town of Palm Beach Building Official (Ch. 62 Marine Structures) + FDEP + USACE. Sec. 62-74: one pier or landing dock per lot; a marginal dock may not exceed 30% of the parcel's seawall width and may project up to 6 ft; docks may project at most 6 ft west of the U.S. [library.municode.com]
- Seawall repair permits
- Town of Palm Beach Building Official + Town Engineer + FDEP + USACE. Sec. 62-75/62-77: bulkhead on the designated bulkhead line, top elevation per engineering recommendation approved by the town engineer, engineer certification on completion and every 15 years. FDEP: F.S. [library.municode.com]
Local conditions that matter
Tides, storms and siltation
- NOAA tidal datums at Palm Beach, Highway 704 (Royal Park) bridge (station 8722621): mean range 2.57 ft, diurnal range 2.91 ft; MHHW is about 0.50 ft above NAVD88 (6.86 minus 6.36, computed) [api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov]
- King tides run September through November; the Lake Trail on the lagoon shore floods when Intracoastal water rises above the adjacent ground, and Bradley Park is also listed as flood-prone [palmbeachcivic.org]
- Nearly half of the town's homes are in FEMA special flood hazard areas; the town's elevation requirements for structures are FEMA base flood elevation plus one foot and vary by location (zoning director, 2021) [palmbeachcivic.org]
- Tarpon Cove, a 46-acre restoration about 1.2 mi south of the Town docks, was built with 84,650 cu yd of material from 2019 FIND/USACE maintenance dredging of the 4.5-mile ICW reach from the Port of Palm Beach to the Town of Palm Beach docks, creating five intertidal islands [waterwaysjournal.net]
On the water
- Along the east (Palm Beach) side of Lake Worth, all waters within 300 ft of shore from the Lake Worth Inlet south to 1 mi below Peanut Island are idle speed year-round; from there south to the Lantana Ave bridge a 300-ft shoreline slow zone applies (FAC 68C-22.009) [law.cornell.edu]
- The main body of Lake Worth near the inlet (Port markers to 1 mi south of Peanut Island) is seasonal idle speed Nov 15-Mar 31, and the next 1.75 mi south is seasonal slow speed [law.cornell.edu]
- Flagler Memorial (SR A1A) bridge, AICW mile 1021.8, 24-ft closed clearance at MHW, opens on the quarter and three-quarter hour (only on the quarter hour weekdays 7:30-9 a.m. [govinfo.gov]
- The Lake Worth Inlet federal channel has been maintained at 35 ft since 1967 [en.wikipedia.org]
Recent Dock Work
Palm Beach — frequently asked questions
What seawall height rule applies in Palm Beach?
Town Code Ch. 62, Art. III (Bulkheads and Pierheads on Lake Worth): Sec. 62-75 requires the west face of bulkheads to sit on the designated bulkhead line and says the elevation of the top and bottom of bulkheads is 'governed by sound engineering recommendations' approved by the town engineer (no numeric NAVD88 minimum); walls must be impervious to sand. (Town of Palm Beach (Building Official / Town Engineer)). An inspection of your Palm 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 Palm Beach?
Town of Palm Beach Building Official (Ch. 62 Marine Structures) + FDEP + USACE. Sec. 62-74: one pier or landing dock per lot; a marginal dock may not exceed 30% of the parcel's seawall width and may project up to 6 ft; docks may project at most 6 ft west of the U.S. [source]
Which Palm Beach neighborhoods do you serve?
Waterfront neighborhoods across Palm Beach, including Estate Section and Everglades Island (ZIP 33480). Palm Beach is in Palm Beach County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal serves.
Are there speed or manatee zones near Palm Beach docks?
Along the east (Palm Beach) side of Lake Worth, all waters within 300 ft of shore from the Lake Worth Inlet south to 1 mi below Peanut Island are idle speed year-round; from there south to the Lantana Ave bridge a 300-ft shoreline slow zone applies (FAC 68C-22.009) That sets how a dredge or barge is scheduled and staged in Palm Beach. [source]
Does Langley Coastal Construction work in Palm Beach?
Yes. Palm Beach is in Palm Beach County, one of the four counties Langley Coastal Construction serves; call (954) 406-0696 to schedule Palm Beach work.
Sources for the Palm Beach facts above are linked inline (17 public pages); they describe Palm Beach, not Langley projects, and rules change, so confirm with the permitting authority.
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