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The city has no idea how many homeowners need a new seawall. But code officers will be out patrolling the waterways, ready to cite residents whose seawalls don’t measure up.
You can be cited if your seawall fails to keep tidal waters at bay. You’ll have one year to raise your seawall or build a new one. If you miss the deadline, you can be fined $100 a day.
Fort Lauderdale is on the verge of requiring higher seawalls in keeping with a county mandate aimed at fortifying cities in Broward that are vulnerable to sea level rise and tidal flooding.