The Coastal Construction Control Line Program (CCCL) is an essential element of Florida's coastal management program. It provides protection for Florida's beaches and dunes while assuring reasonable use of private property. Recognizing the value of the state’s beaches, the Florida legislature initiated the Coastal Construction Control Line Program to protect the coastal system from improperly sited and designed structures which can destabilize or destroy the beach and dune system. Once destabilized, the valuable natural resources are lost, as are its important values for recreation, upland property protection and environmental habitat. Adoption of a coastal construction control line establishes an area of jurisdiction in which special siting and design criteria are applied for construction and related activities. These standards may be more stringent than those already applied in the rest of the coastal building zone because of the greater forces expected to occur in the more seaward zone of the beach during a storm event. 

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The CCCL permit managers are in charge of reviewing permit applications, issuing permits, ensuring compliance and consulting with permit applicants.

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Field representatives for the coastal construction control line program conduct compliance and enforcement inspections, issue field permits, and consult with permit applicants. The map below illustrates which counties are assigned to our field representatives.

Note: A portion of the west coast is without a representative due to it's classification as "vegetated shoreline" and not sandy beach. 

Field Representatives Areas of Responsibility

Please contact the Bureau Office at 1-850-488-7708. Your contact information will be forwarded to the appropriate staff member. The representative for your area will be in touch with you within 24 hours to address your request.

Phone numbers for both the permit managers and the field engineers are also available on our staff contacts page.

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