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What are the boat lift rules in Sea Ranch Lakes?

No lift rule; Intracoastal structures need Army Corps plansinterior lots: no docks

Sea Ranch Lakes has no boat lift provision. On Intracoastal lots, docks, piers and mooring posts may be built only to plans approved by the Army Corps of Engineers and approved in writing by the Committee named in the code; lots on the interior waters may not have boathouses, docks, piers, landings or mooring posts at all.

Source: Village of Sea Ranch Lakes Code App. A, Secs. 6.01.05, 6.01.06 (Supp. 18); Broward County Code Sec. 27-336 (Supp. 72); s. 403.813(1)(s), F.S. (2026); 33 CFR 322.3(a) · Verified 2026-10

The detail

Intracoastal lotsDocks, piers and mooring posts only to plans approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and approved in writing by the Committee - LDC App. A, Sec. 6.01.05.A
Interior watersNo boathouse, boat landing, dock, pier or mooring post on or next to lots on the interior waters - Sec. 6.01.05.B
Definition onlyThe seawall section defines a mooring structure to include a davit, hoist and lift, but sets no lift standards - Sec. 6.01.06
Common easementOwners and occupants of the whole subdivision share an easement in common over the interior waters for navigation, fishing and swimming - Sec. 6.01.05.B
OriginBoth subsections carry over the subdivision's restrictive covenants (Section 5(a) and 5(b)) and Ord. No. 88-1; the interior-waters rule also cites Ord. No. 69-4 of 23 December 1969 - Sec. 6.01.05
Broward CountyBoatlifts and davits are listed among the projects that qualify for a county general environmental resource license, which the code says is issued within ten days of a complete application - Broward County Code Sec. 27-336(a)(1)f.
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).

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