St. Augustine Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, and Vilano Beach front the Atlantic Ocean. Under Fla. Stat. 161.053, an FDEP permit is required to build, excavate, or alter ground seaward of the coastal construction control line.
Florida's coastal construction control line program governs the Atlantic beachfront across St. Johns County, from Ponte Vedra Beach south through Vilano Beach, St. Augustine Beach, and Crescent Beach. Under Fla. Stat. 161.053, the Department of Environmental Protection establishes the CCCL and requires a state permit before any construction, excavation, beach-material removal, or ground alteration seaward of that line. Driving on or damaging the dunes and their vegetation is barred. FDEP reviews structures for storm-surge and erosion resistance, and coastal armoring faces added scrutiny. Local building permits do not substitute for the state CCCL permit.
Building, excavating, or altering ground seaward of the coastal construction control line without an FDEP permit violates Fla. Stat. 161.053, bringing stop-work orders, civil penalties, and mandatory removal and dune restoration.
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