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.
Fort Lauderdale began raising its new city-owned seawalls to a minimum top elevation of five-feet a few years ago, and with commission approval tonight, residents will eventually have to follow suit.
Fort Lauderdale began raising its new city-owned seawalls to a minimum top elevation of five-feet a few years ago, and with commission approval tonight, residents will eventually have to follow suit.
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.