Coastal Construction Control Line Review for Manalapan Beach Frontage
Construction seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line requires a permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection covering foundation design, excavation, dune impact, and exterior lighting. Foundations are typically pile supported and set deep enough to stay stable under storm driven erosion, which is a different engineering problem than a standard coastal foundation faces.
Because the review is independent of municipal permitting and runs longer, it belongs at the front of the schedule. High end contractors handling ground up new construction on this island file it in parallel with architectural development. Cannatelli Builders runs the two together as an oceanfront home builder in Manalapan, so the beach side work is cleared to start when the season allows. That sequence has been handled on both sides of A1A many times over.