A Key Biscayne seawall repair needs a Village of Key Biscayne building permit plus Miami-Dade's Class I environmental permit for work in tidal water.
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Seawall Repairs by Solid Foundations provides seawall repair in Key Biscayne, FL for bayfront homeowners, condominium associations, and yacht-club members. Typical projects include void fill behind bay-side residential walls, cap and joint repair on condo bulkheads, and riprap added within Miami-Dade's exemption. Call 866-398-9323 or use the quote form to book a free on-site inspection.
Key Biscayne is a separate village, not part of the City of Miami. It incorporated in 1991 as the first new city in Miami-Dade in more than 50 years. Large-scale building began after the Rickenbacker Causeway opened in 1947. Parks bracket the village, with Crandon Park to the north and Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park to the south. The waterfront homes and condos are in between. Village work is run by our Miami seawall repair team, the county hub across the causeway that handles scheduling and the county Class I filing.
In 1992, Hurricane Andrew's eyewall crossed the south end of the island and flooded some homes and businesses. Irma in 2017 was milder here. The National Weather Service found inundation of about 2 to 3 feet on Key Biscayne, confined to the immediate beachfront. On the bay side, the damage is usually slow, not sudden. Daily tides and passing wakes pump water in and out of open joints, and fine fill leaks away a little at a time.
Two local layers:
The state exemption in Fla. Stat. 403.813(1)(e) follows the same 18-inch logic. We prepare both local filings so they match.
Usually. Most of the damage is behind the wall, not in it.
North of the village, Miami Beach seawall repair deals with a city that sets its own minimum seawall heights. Farther up the coast, Sunny Isles Beach seawalls also use the county Class I permit. Across the county line in Broward, Hallandale Beach seawall repair follows a different county's environmental rules. Each barrier-island town permits its own work.
At low tide, check for:
Any of these means fill is leaving. Condo boards should also check the wall where it meets the neighbor's wall, since gaps at property-line tie-ins are a common leak point on a shared bayfront. Request a free inspection or call 866-398-9323. Licensed in Florida (CBC1267322), serving FL, GA, and SC since 1996.
Owners comparing nearby communities can also read about seawall repair in Homestead, which covers the waterways and permit offices that apply there in Miami-Dade County.
No. The Village of Key Biscayne is its own municipality, incorporated in 1991, with its own Building, Zoning & Planning department.
Yes, for work in tidal water. Miami-Dade DERM's Class I permit applies countywide, including inside the village.
The National Weather Service found about 2 to 3 feet of inundation, mostly confined to the immediate beachfront.
Riprap that extends no more than 2 feet waterward of the seawall is exempt from Class I. A village building permit may still apply. ---
In addition to Key Biscayne, our licensed seawall repair team serves these nearby Florida communities:
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We serve all waterfront properties on Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean and surrounding canals, lakes, and waterways.
Seawall Repairs by Solid Foundations also serves these waterfront communities near Key Biscayne:
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