Brevard Marina Seawall & Bulkhead Planning

Separate repair from facility expansion

Inventory slips, docks, bulkheads, lifts, utilities and the current authorizations. Brevard’s Manatee Protection Plan is used in review of new or expanded boat facilities; adding capacity is a different question from repairing an existing wall.

Describe any proposed footprint, use or capacity change explicitly. Do not assume it is covered because the proposal also contains repair work.

Protection Plans

Give every construction phase an operating checklist

• Name who approves slip closures and notifies affected boaters.
• Identify who isolates utilities and confirms when they may be used again.
• Agree how fueling, waste handling and spill response remain available or are suspended.
• State how crews protect habitat, contain debris and keep access routes usable.
• Define who receives daily changes and who checks the site before an area reopens.

DEP’s voluntary Clean Marina guidance is a useful operational reference for spills, waste, habitat and emergency preparation. It does not replace the project’s permits or assign the facility a designation.

Clean Marina Program

Does the Port Authority or the city review the parcel?

Canaveral Port Authority operates its own Building Department and Citizenserve process. A Port Canaveral mailing address should not automatically be sent through the City of Cape Canaveral application.

Keep local, state, federal and submerged-land questions in an approval register, with the responsible agency and conditions for each.

Building Department · Jacksonville District regulatory office locations · Central District permitting contacts

Confirm the construction-vessel route

Canaveral Lock connects the Banana River and the port’s west turning basin. USACE publishes normal hours and the lock contact, while severe-weather guidance identifies closure conditions. Ask the contractor to verify the proposed vessel, timing and current notices.

FWC’s county maps include state and federal manatee zones. Sykes Creek has a year-round slow-speed refuge; a schedule must account for the actual route rather than a straight-line distance.

Canaverallock · Severe Weather Awareness · Data And Maps · 50 CFR 17.108 manatee protection areas

What must remain operational?

Brevard County residential marine construction

Keep the finished layout and conditions together

Require approved revisions, final inspections, surveyed or certified records where required and an operations handover. Label retained structure and remaining maintenance responsibilities.

The budget should include access and business-continuity measures as well as the wall. Use the scope-based planner with the facility’s written prices.