Charlotte County wraps around Charlotte Harbor and fronts the Gulf at Manasota Key. Under Fla. Stat. §161.053, an FDEP permit is required to build seaward of the coastal construction control line, and mangroves and the aquatic preserve are separately protected.
Two coastal regimes govern Charlotte County. On the Gulf barrier island of Manasota Key, Fla. Stat. §161.053 requires a Department of Environmental Protection permit before any construction, excavation, or ground alteration seaward of the coastal construction control line, and damaging the dunes and their sea oats is barred. Around Charlotte Harbor, the Peace River, and the canal communities, work is shaped by the Charlotte Harbor aquatic preserve system under Chapter 258 (the Cape Haze and Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor preserves), the Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act (Fla. Stat. §403.9321-.9333), and seagrass and manatee protections. Seawalls, docks, and canal dredging need an Environmental Resource Permit and, on sovereign submerged lands, state authorization.
Building seaward of the control line without an FDEP permit violates Fla. Stat. §161.053, and unpermitted mangrove trimming, seawall work, or dredging in the aquatic preserve brings stop-work orders, civil penalties, and mandatory restoration.
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