Charlotte County seawall permit checklist

A deeper, printable version of what the county actually asks for, checked against its own permit page on October 3, 2026.

Published October 3, 2026. Reviewed against public sources listed below.

What the county asks for

Charlotte County's residential seawall permit page lists these documents. This goes one level deeper than our overview of the permit process; read that first if you want the short version.

Document	Who usually handles it	Official link
Application for Construction Permit	Your contractor, or you if you are an approved owner-builder	County permit page
Signed and sealed drawings, plans and engineering	A Florida-licensed engineer, through your contractor	County permit page
Site plan and survey	A licensed surveyor, through your contractor	County permit page
Affidavit for Accessory Structures	You or your contractor, signed at application	Affidavit form
Notice of Commencement, for jobs over $5,000	You, recorded before the first inspection is scheduled	Florida Statute 713.13
Owner-Builder Disclosure Statement	You, signed in person, owner-builders only	Owner-Builder form
State or federal review, if your job needs it	FDEP and/or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through your contractor	County permit page

Fees the county charges

Fee	Amount	When it is due
Building fee	0.004 times the ICC valuation, for jobs valued at $50,000 or more	At application
Surcharge	0.025 times the building fee	At application
Right-of-way review	$90	At issuance
Zoning review	$95	At issuance

The county page states the building fee formula only for valuations of $50,000 or more. For a smaller job, ask the county or your contractor what the building fee will be.

Who can pull the permit

The county's eligible license types are: owner-builder (cannot rent or sell the property within one year of completion), certified building, certified general, certified marine, certified residential, registered building, registered general, registered residential, and local marine construction.

Printable checklist

Print this and check items off before you sign anything.

Application for Construction Permit filled out
Drawings, plans and engineering signed and sealed
Site plan and survey attached
Affidavit for Accessory Structures signed
Notice of Commencement recorded, if the direct contract price is over $5,000
Owner-Builder Disclosure Statement signed, only if you are pulling the permit yourself
Confirmed with your contractor whether FDEP or Army Corps review applies to your job
Contractor's license checked on MyFloridaLicense.com before signing

Adding or changing a dock or boat lift

Charlotte County's updated rule, effective October 1, 2026, requires every dock and boat lift permit application to include a survey, a site plan, or a hand-drawn site plan to scale, showing the water line and the distance from it to existing and proposed structures. Ask your contractor whether this applies to your project.

Buying rather than building? See our canal home buyer checklist, or send a request and we pass it to an independent licensed marine contractor who works Charlotte County canals.

Sources

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