Dock Permits (North Port, Lee: how much, contractor, price)

[elliswyatt]

Looking at a place in unincorporated Lee Co. Has anyone gone through the permit process of getting a wooden dock put in? A few years ago I heard that the county had put a moratorium on dock permits, but our realtor claims that they've greatly loosened the criteria since (although he had no specific info).

So has anyone gotten a small dock put in? Is is an enormous and expensive hassle? Thanks in advance for any advice.

[FLBob]

I've put several docks and lifts in over the past several years. The bottleneck is DEP (Department of Environmental Protection). I have not heard of anyone being denied a permit to install a dock but concern over manatee regulation enforcement can result in delays.
Your best bet is to contact a contractor and ask how long it's taking to go through the permitting phase. I experienced 3-4 months going through DEP, Army Corp,and Charlotte County permit offices.

[jallore]

The permits are not as difficult to obtain as they were a couple of years ago. We used a company called Trademark Dock Boatlift & Seawalls from North Port to do our seawall, dock and boatlift. They did a good job and were very reasonable on price. They obtained the permits in about six weeks.

[elliswyatt]

Thanks for the input, folks. Would anybody mind sharing how much they paid for the dock and/or lift, including permits, just to use as a ballpark figure?

[FLBob]

Originally Posted by elliswyatt

Thanks for the input, folks. Would anybody mind sharing how much they paid for the dock and/or lift, including permits, just to use as a ballpark figure?

A forty foot T dock with stairs cost me $7500 with a 10000lb lift and wrapped pilings another $6500.

[elliswyatt]

Thanks very much for that info, FLBob.