Marine Construction in Hollywood, FL
Transforming Waterfronts with Precision and Craftsmanship — serving Hollywood and the surrounding waterfront communities.
What makes marine construction different in Hollywood, FL?
Because Broward County sits in Florida's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone with a 170 mph design wind speed, and more than 11,000 Hollywood properties fall inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, waterfront structures here have to be engineered for both storm-surge and code-mandated wind loads before the City of Hollywood Building Division or Broward County's environmental permitting program will sign off.
Who has to approve a marine construction project in Hollywood, FL?
Most waterfront projects need sign-off from at least two agencies: the City of Hollywood Building Division for the local construction permit, and Broward County's Aquatic & Wetland Resources / Environmental Resource License program for the environmental review. Work built directly on the Intracoastal Waterway, such as docks in Hollywood Lakes or Harbor Islands, can also trigger a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 10 review.
What marine construction looks like in Hollywood
More than 11,000 Hollywood properties sit inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, and much of the city east of US-1 — including the barrier island — includes areas classified as Coastal High Hazard Area (Zone VE) with wave-action exposure; Broward County also falls inside Florida's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone with a 170 mph design wind speed, the highest wind rating in the state.
Hollywood's waterfront runs through the man-made North Lake and South Lake in Hollywood Lakes (South Lake is a no-wake zone) and a network of finger canals in communities like Harbor Islands and Venice Isles, nearly all of which connect out to the Intracoastal Waterway.
Broward County's 170 mph design wind speed — the highest in Florida — applies to any waterfront structure built under the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone code in Hollywood.
Hollywood's canal system, including North Lake and South Lake in Hollywood Lakes and the finger canals of Harbor Islands and Venice Isles, nearly all drains to the federally regulated Intracoastal Waterway.
Hollywood participates in FEMA's Community Rating System, which ties flood insurance outcomes to how waterfront structures are built and elevated.
We regularly work in Hollywood Lakes, Harbor Islands, Venice Isles and Hollywood Beach, and coordinate permitting with the City of Hollywood Building Division, which issues the local construction permit, alongside a Broward County Aquatic & Wetland Resources / Environmental Resource License for seawall, dock, pylon, and boat lift work — and, for projects built directly on the Intracoastal Waterway, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 10 authorization.
For the complete breakdown of our marine construction process, materials, and options, see the full Marine Construction page. Want to explore other cities we serve? Visit Areas Served.
Marine Construction in Hollywood — Frequently Asked Questions
In most cases yes — a City of Hollywood building permit plus a Broward County environmental license, and possibly Army Corps of Engineers review if the work sits on or near the Intracoastal Waterway.
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