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Land & Water
Seawall repair / cap repair (existing wall)
Repairing, capping, or partially rebuilding an existing seawall — not a new wall.
inferredHB 803: excludedreviewed never
Who can pull the permit
- SPEC-MARINEMarine / Seawall / Dock (county specialty)
- CGCCertified General Contractor
- CBCCertified Building Contractor
- CRCCertified Residential Contractor
- OWNER-BUILDEROwner-occupied 1–2 family (FS 489.103(7))
Decision — first matching row wins
| # | When | Permit | Type | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scope = "full" | yes | Building — Marine Structure (new); see Dock/boat lift/seawall | A full seawall replacement is functionally a new structure for permitting purposes — the same FDEP/USACE/building-permit stack as new construction. |
| 2 | otherwise | yes | Building — Marine Structure Repair (lighter FDEP review than new construction) | Repair or cap work on an existing, in-place seawall still needs the county building permit for the structure, but often qualifies for FDEP's minimal-impact General Permit/exemption tier (repair-in-kind, no waterward encroachment) rather than the fuller review a new wall triggers — confirm the specific FDEP tier against the repair's exact footprint before assuming the lighter path applies. |
Inputs the rule needs
- scopeScoperequired
Documents (base)
- Owner authorization / signed permit application (owner or agent signature, notarized where the authority requires)
- Engineering detail for the repair (cap, panel, tie-back)
- FDEP repair/maintenance determination
- Contractor registration current with the county (license, GL insurance, workers' comp or exemption on file)