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How high does a seawall have to be in Palm Beach Gardens?

No minimumset in local code

Palm Beach Gardens' code has no seawall section and sets no seawall height. Seawalls appear only in the floodplain rules and the fertilizer setback.

Source: City of Palm Beach Gardens Code of Ordinances (Municode), Ch. 86 Art. III Floodplain Management; Ch. 78 Land Development; Ch. 34 Sec. 34-39; Ch. 78 Sec. 78-181 · Verified 2026-10

The detail

MinimumNone found in Code of Ordinances or LDR (Ch. 78)
FloodplainIn Zone V, bulkheads and seawalls are allowed only if also authorized by the proper federal, state or local agency, kept apart from buildings, and backed by a registered design professional's analysis of floodwater diversion and wave runup; no elevation is set - Sec. 86-137 (Ord. No. 15, 2017)
FertilizerNone within 10 ft of the top of a seawall or lake bulkhead, or 3 ft with a deflector shield or drop spreader - Sec. 34-39 (Ord. No. 20, 2011)
DocksAn individual private boat dock, for the exclusive use of the upland owners or residents, is an allowed residential accessory use, and boat docks are excused from the principal structure's setbacks - Sec. 78-181(4)d, (5)d

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