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CRA approves PIP exception for seawalls with 2050 elevation requirement
Summary
The CRA amended its PIP program on a walk‑on resolution to allow property owners with noncompliant seawalls to apply for CRA exterior improvement grants if they bring replacement seawalls to the specified 2050 elevation; the board approved the change unanimously.
The Hollywood CRA on April 2 approved a walk‑on resolution to permit property owners with noncompliant seawalls to apply for Property Improvement Program grants to replace or elevate seawalls, provided the work meets the elevation standard adopted for future flood resilience.
Staff explained that the existing PIP language had excluded properties with active code violations from receiving grant funding. Because many seawalls are both a private property asset and a public‑facing infrastructure that affects roadway flooding and coastal resilience, staff recommended an exception allowing seawall work under the PIP when the seawall work eliminates the code deficiency and the replacement is built to the 2050 elevation standard referenced in city guidance.
Board member Warner Hernandez moved to amend the walk‑on resolution to require that any seawall work funded under this exception meet the 2050 elevation standard; the board approved the amendment and the walk‑on resolution unanimously. CRA staff said they would notify property owners with existing seawall violations about the new funding path and advise them of the elevation requirement and application process.
The board directed staff to coordinate outreach to affected property owners and to align the program with permitting and legal review. Staff noted that any grant agreement would retain the standard CRA five‑year recapture provision.
