Four counties along the South Florida coast. We publish a city’s rule once we have the code section and the date we checked it — so this list grows, and everything on it is sourced.
Broward is the only one of the four counties we cover with a countywide seawall standard, and the number most people quote is the wrong one. The minimum is 5 ft NAVD88. The 4 ft figure you will hear i
Miami-Dade works the opposite way to Broward. The county runs the environmental permit through Chapter 24, but it sets no countywide seawall elevation — that is your city's decision, and the cities di
Palm Beach is the hardest of the four counties to get a straight answer in. Broward has a county standard its cities were required to adopt; Palm Beach does not work that way. Some towns set an elevat
Monroe is the only county of the four where we can say with certainty that no elevation standard exists, because we read every mention of seawall and bulkhead in the county's code to establish it. Tha
What to look for, where to look for it, and what it means when you find it. Walk your wall in twenty minutes.
A screening sheet for owners, not an engineering inspection.
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