WallDockDeck
Lantana · Palm Beach County

How big a dock can I build in Lantana?

1,000 sq ft; 25% of width; 100 ft longmax area / max share of water body / max length

Lantana caps a residential dock at 1,000 sq ft in total, 25% of the water body's width, and 100 ft from the bulkhead or mean high water line, unless the water at 100 ft is shallower than 3.5 ft at low tide. Docks may be no wider than 6 ft and may not be built within 200 ft of the Intracoastal Waterway's navigable channel. No dredging is allowed for a new dock.

Source: Town of Lantana Code Ch. 23 (Zoning) Sec. 23-134 (through Ord. O-02-2025, 6-9-25); Fla. Stat. 403.813(1)(b) (2026); 33 CFR 322.3(a) · Verified 2026-10

The detail

AreaNo dock may exceed 1,000 sq ft in overall area - Town Code 23-134(a)(1)
LengthNo more than 25% of the water body width at that spot, and never more than 100 ft from the bulkhead line or mean high water line unless the depth at 100 ft is under 3.5 ft at mean low tide or the permitting agencies need a longer dock to avoid environmental harm; then only the minimum extra length - 23-134(a)(2)
ChannelNo dock within 200 ft of an established navigable channel (Intracoastal Waterway) - 23-134(a)(3)
WidthNo wider than 6 ft - 23-134(a)(4)
Side setbackDocks and mooring piles at least 25 ft from the shared property lines; marginal docks along a bulkhead 10 ft - 23-134(a)(5)
T and L headsThe lateral segment no longer than 35 ft or wider than 10 ft; terminal platforms no larger than 200 sq ft and no wider than 10 ft - 23-134(a)(6)-(7)
PermitDrawings certified by a Florida engineer approved by the Town building official; docks over 100 ft need certified depth documentation; boat lifts and covers need a separate building permit with a survey - 23-134(a)(9), (c)
VarianceStandards can change only with other agencies' approval plus a Town Council variance on the Zoning Board of Appeals' recommendation - 23-134(a)(10)
ProhibitedNo dredging for new docks; no houseboats, live-aboards, floating structures or seaplanes tied to docks; no commercial use - 23-134(a)(11)-(13)
Commercial docksAllowed only by special exception in the C1, C2, industrial and P districts, after state and federal approvals; no dredging; new marinas need sewer pump-outs, and renovations over $5,000 must add them; a discharge management contingency plan and contamination prevention plan go to the development services director - 23-134(b)
State exemptionA private, non-commercial dock on pilings with 1,000 sq ft or less of over-water surface (500 sq ft in Outstanding Florida Waters), and the only exempt dock along 65 ft of shoreline (or one per lot if the lot is narrower), needs no state environmental permit - Fla. Stat. 403.813(1)(b). The exemption does not grant permission to use state-owned submerged lands and does not override city or county rules - 403.813(1)
FederalStructures in navigable waters need a Department of the Army permit, general or individual - 33 CFR 322.3(a)

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