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Planning board OKs 100-foot seawall and 450-square-foot dock; board hears technical debate over hybrid seawall materials
Summary
The Town of Highland Beach Planning Board approved on June 12 a special exception to install a 100-linear-foot seawall and a 450-square-foot dock at 4306 South Ocean Boulevard and reviewed technical testimony about nonmetallic rebar and anchor systems.
The Town of Highland Beach Planning Board voted unanimously June 12 to approve Development Order application PZ-25-24, a special-exception request to install a 100-linear-foot seawall and an associated 450-square-foot dock at 4306 South Ocean Boulevard.
Town Planner Ingrid Allen told the board the seawall and dock have a current Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit and that Army Corps of Engineers approval was not required. Allen said plans submitted to FDEP initially showed a seawall elevation of 6.17 feet NAVD while the town plans used a 7.0-foot base flood elevation; she said FDEP sent email correspondence accepting the adjustment. Allen also noted the property is not an interior lot and must comply with the five-foot setback; staff found the proposal compliant with setback and seawall-cap limits in town code and consistent with section 30-36(a).
Arthur Teedeman, identified as representing APH Reconstruction, made a technical presentation…
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