PermitPermits from the City are required to construct boat lifts; the jurisdiction with authority over the waterbody must review and approve before the City permit is issued - LDR Sec. 7.9.3
How manyOnly one boat lift per single-family lot - LDR Sec. 7.9.4(E)(1)
Raised boatThe lift must be placed so the vessel in its raised position is no closer to the adjacent property line than 10 feet or the building side setback, whichever is greater - Sec. 7.9.4(E)(2)
Any mooring structureNot within the side yard setback or 10 feet of the adjacent property line, whichever is greater - Sec. 7.9.4(A)(2)
Projection contextThe lift section sets no reach of its own; docks may extend 8 feet from the seawall, and mooring pilings 25% of the waterway width, with at least 50% of the waterway kept clear - Sec. 7.9.4(B)(2), (C)(1)-(2)
Not in the codeNo lift height, raised-boat height or canopy rule appears in Article 7.9
PilingsMooring pilings at most 25% of the waterway width from the property line or seawall, 25 feet on waterways over 100 feet; at least half the waterway must remain for safe mooring; pilings stand 6 to 8 feet above mean high tide with a reflectorized band about 2 feet below the top - LDR Sec. 7.9.4(C)(1)-(4)
Floating docksOnly one floating dock on a single-family detached property, permanently attached to a fixed dock or seawall - Sec. 7.9.4(B)(5)
Finger piersNo further than 25% of the waterway, no wider than 8 feet, at least 25 feet apart - Sec. 7.9.4(D)(1)-(3)
UpkeepDocks, pilings, finger piers and boat lifts must be kept safe; an unsafe boat lift is declared a public nuisance and must be repaired or removed - LDR Sec. 7.9.5
Dock detailsA dock attached to a seawall may sit lower than the seawall but not above it (Sec. 7.1.7); one ladder for each 50 feet reaching 2 feet below mean low water; a floating dock may not obstruct the waterway or discourage safe mooring - Sec. 7.9.4(B)(3)-(4), (6)
Extended property lineMeasured as the extension of the side lot line where it meets the water at right angles, or at right angles to the tangent where the shoreline curves - Sec. 7.9.4(A)(3)
State and federalFloating boat lifts and floating vessel platforms that meet s. 403.813(1)(s), F.S. (they float at all times, hold the vessel out of the water, and either sit inside a previously permitted slip or total no more than 500 sq ft - 200 sq ft in Outstanding Florida Waters - beside a qualifying dock or bulkhead) need no state permit; a local government may then ask only for a one-time registration unless the platform is attached to a bulkhead with no dock. Structures in navigable waters otherwise need Army Corps authorization unless exempt or under a general permit - 33 CFR 322.3(a).