Gulf Stream treats makeshift plywood hurricane protection as a nuisance unless it goes up no more than 14 days before landfall and comes down within 14 days after, and treats a seawall or bulkhead in disrepair that lets adjacent land erode as a nuisance too. After a declared emergency the town may clear private roads of debris as well as public rights-of-way.
Source: Town of Gulf Stream Code of Ordinances Secs. 18-60, 22-31 (Municode) · Verified 2026-10
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