North Palm Beach sets minimum and maximum seawall cap heights by flood zone, but repairs costing less than half the wall's replacement cost don't have to meet them.
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Seawall Repairs by Solid Foundations provides seawall repair in North Palm Beach, FL for village homeowners, condo associations, and Intracoastal property owners. Typical projects include sealing joints and filling voids on canal walls, rebuilding cracked caps, and designing larger rebuilds to the village's cap elevation table. Call 866-398-9323 or use the quote form to book a free on-site inspection.
North Palm Beach is where the Lake Worth Lagoon begins. Palm Beach County describes the lagoon as running about 20 miles south from here to Ocean Ridge. The village has written some of the most specific seawall rules in the county. Its 2019 seawall and dock ordinance created a cap elevation table based on FEMA flood zone and which water a wall faces. It also requires the village engineer to review every seawall permit. Our West Palm Beach seawall repair team is the hub for village projects, handling engineering, permit drawings, and crew scheduling.
Village Code Section 5-72, adopted through Ordinance 2019-07, sets minimum cap elevations:
| Property location | Minimum cap | Maximum cap |
|---|---|---|
| Outside the FEMA flood zone (Zone X / X500) | 4 ft NAVD88 | 6 in above grade or 4 ft 6 in NAVD88, whichever is greater |
| In the flood zone, not on the Intracoastal, Lake Worth, or Atlantic | 4 ft NAVD88 | 6 in above grade or 5 ft NAVD88, whichever is greater |
| In the flood zone, on the Intracoastal, Lake Worth, or Atlantic | 5 ft NAVD88 | 6 in above grade or 6 ft NAVD88, or up to base flood elevation with approved mitigation |
Other rules in the same section:
The same problems show up on the Intracoastal and on interior canals:
Small repairs stay under the 50% threshold, so we try to solve problems before they grow. Polyurethane injection fills voids and seals joints from behind, without excavation. Cap and crack work is handled by our bulkhead repair service in West Palm Beach. If the wall is leaning, seawall reinforcement from West Palm Beach adds helical tiebacks. That also meets the village's anchoring requirement if a larger rebuild follows.
Inland and north, Palm Beach Gardens seawall repair covers the Intracoastal and canals on the other side of the village line. Up the waterway, seawall repair in Jupiter works under the Town of Jupiter's shoreline code and the Loxahatchee River. Across the lagoon to the south, Palm Beach seawall repair handles the island town's lagoon and ocean walls.
Seawall Repairs by Solid Foundations has served Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina since 1996, holds Florida license CBC1267322, and is NCFI-certified. Request a free inspection or call 866-398-9323.
Not if the repair costs less than 50% of the wall's replacement cost. Above that, the village's minimum cap elevations apply.
Within limits. The village caps maximum height based on grade and flood zone. On the Intracoastal, Lake Worth, or Atlantic, a cap above 6 feet NAVD88 needs approved mitigation for neighbors.
The village engineer reviews every seawall and bulkhead permit, in addition to building and zoning review.
Up to 18 inches waterward of the rear property line. Anything beyond that needs Village Council approval through the fill permit process.
In addition to North Palm Beach, our licensed seawall repair team serves these nearby Florida communities:
Service Area: Lake Worth Lagoon and the Intracoastal Waterway
We serve all waterfront properties on Lake Worth Lagoon and the Intracoastal Waterway and surrounding canals, lakes, and waterways.
Seawall Repairs by Solid Foundations also serves these waterfront communities near North Palm Beach:
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