What a marina site plan has to resolve
A marina site plan sets three programs against one another: the water program (wet slips, fuel dock, launch), the upland program (dry stack building, forklift or gantry apron, ship store, parking) and the rules that cap the count of both. Lee County, Florida defines a marina as a facility "which provides a boat ramp with parking for vehicles and trailers, boat slips, dockage, or dry boat storage with a service to place boats in the water" [4]. Each element in that definition is a line on the plan.
The core standards on this page come from a model project in Lee County, Florida: a commercial marina with 100 to 250 wet slips, a 300 to 500 rack dry stack, a fuel dock and a ship store. Read every number below as a Lee County or State of Florida rule unless the row says otherwise. The county's rules govern unincorporated Lee County; the cities of Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach run their own processes [5]. Other coastal counties and inland lake jurisdictions write their own slip, setback and depth rules. The layout questions stay the same; the answers move. For the Florida statewide layer in more depth, see marina site plans in Florida.
The preliminary site plan carries the program: the slip tabulation (wet and dry together), the dock layout against the riparian lines, the dry stack footprint and massing, the apron and launch, the fuel dock position, the ship store, parking, buffers and a site data table. The engineering layer comes from the client's engineer of record and the project's specialists: sealed construction drawings, surveyed riparian lines, the benthic survey, stormwater, utilities and tank design.
Wet slips versus dry stack
In Lee County the first decision is not wet or dry. It is how many slips the site may hold, because the county counts both kinds against the same allowance. Land Development Code Sec. 26-41 reads:
"Slip or watercraft-slip means a space designed for the mooring or storage of a single watercraft, regardless of size, which includes wet or dry slips, anchorage, beached or blocked, hoist, parked on trailers, open or covered racks, seawall or the number of parking spaces for boat ramps." [1]
Every rack in a dry stack building, and every parking space for a boat ramp, is a slip for the Manatee Protection Plan, so a 400-rack building plus 150 wet slips is a 550-slip facility [1]. That allowance, not land area or building height, is the binding constraint on a Lee County marina program [1]. Neighboring Charlotte County's plan, by contrast, exempts only "temporary, courtesy slips for boat ramps and dry storage facilities" [6]; Lee County's Sec. 26-41 names racks outright.
| Question | Wet slips | Dry stack |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Over submerged land, inside the riparian lines | Upland building with a forklift or gantry apron |
| Counts as a slip in Lee County | Yes [1] | Yes, each rack [1] |
| Rules that set the geometry | 25 ft side setback; 4 ft depth at mean low water plus 1 ft keel clearance; least impact to seagrass [1] | Height set in the planned development under LDC 34-2174 and 34-2175 (Ord. 23-22) [7] |
| State and federal layers | Environmental Resource Permit, sovereign submerged lands lease, USACE Section 10/404 [1, 2] | Upland stormwater under the same state permit; aboveground fuel tanks over 550 gallons under Rule 62-762 [8] |
The upland program
The upland side holds the dry stack, its apron, the launch, the fuel system, the store and the parking. Two marina cases under county review show how small the upland can run: the Green Flash marina and restaurant CPD at 1.05 acres and the Jug Creek Marina MPD at 1.11 acres [9].
| Element | What sets it | Lee County or Florida rule |
|---|---|---|
| Dry stack building | Height fixed in the planned development; measured per LDC 34-2171 [10] | Height sections LDC 34-2174 and 34-2175 (Ord. 23-22) [7]; a Tall Structures Permit from the Lee County Port Authority where airport obstruction zones apply, relevant to dry stack buildings 100 ft or taller (LDC 10-154(13)) [11] |
| Forklift or gantry apron | Sized with the building and the launch | A Fort Myers Beach rebuild cut dry storage from 441 to 434 boats in 68,000 sq ft to fit larger boats and a wider center lane for forklifts, as the Fort Myers Beach Observer reported [12] |
| Boat ramp | 10 ft side setback, LDC 26-71(d)(5); each ramp parking space also counts as a slip [1] | 10 spaces per boat ramp, LDC Table 34-2020(b) [13] |
| Dry storage parking | LDC Table 34-2020(b), read through a secondary code host | 1 space per 5 unit stalls [13] |
| Outdoor boat storage | Continuous visual screening (LDC 34-3005) | At least 8 ft where visible from a residential use or district; 6 ft where visible from a street [14] |
| Fuel dock and tanks | Fire protection plan and NFPA 303 review by the fire district (LDC 10-154(20)); NFPA 303, 2021 edition, through the Florida Fire Prevention Code, 8th Edition [11, 15] | Aboveground tanks over 550 gallons under Rule 62-762, F.A.C.; dispensers per NFPA 30 and NFPA 30A (2021) Chapter 11, Marine Fueling [8, 16] |
| Live-aboard moorage | LDC 26-116(a) | Public restrooms with sewage disposal and bathing, and a county approved pump-out system [1] |
| Ship store, restaurant | Schedule of uses in the planned development | Set in the CPD |
| Water and sewer | Lee County Utilities, FDEP and FDOH (DO Guide item 32) [11] | Availability letter at zoning or Development Order |
| Stormwater | Environmental Resource Permit under Ch. 62-330, F.A.C. [1] | SWP3 at 1 acre or more of disturbance, LDC 14-477 [11] |
Phase lines on the master concept plan carry real dates. Lee County planned development rules deem the unbuilt balance vacated if a phase "was not commenced within one year of its programmed date" [17]. For storage-only programs on land, see boat storage site plans and RV and boat storage site plans.
Design standards that shape the layout (Lee County, Florida)
These are Lee County Land Development Code standards. They are local rules, not statewide Florida law.
| Standard | Value | Code section |
|---|---|---|
| Side setback, marina and multi-slip docks on natural waterbodies | 25 ft from adjoining side lot lines [1] | LDC 26-71(d)(1) |
| Boat ramp side setback | 10 ft [1] | LDC 26-71(d)(5) |
| Minimum water depth | 1 ft below deepest draft; at least 4 ft MLW in mooring areas, turning basins and the entry and exit paths [1] | LDC 26-71(f)(2) |
| Waterbody setback | Ch. 26 structures exempt from the 25-ft waterbody setback [1] | LDC 26-47 |
| Benthic survey window | April 1 to October 31 [1] | LDC 26-41 |
| Mangrove replacement | 3 replanted per 1 removed; 80% survival over 5 years; 3 ft on center [1] | LDC 26-77(b)(2) |
| Seawalls on natural waterbodies | New or expanded seawalls not allowed [1] | LDC 26-75(b)(2) |
| Riprap | Minimum average 12-inch diameter [1] | LDC 26-75(d)(2) |
| Shoreline counted for slips | Owned or controlled shoreline; shorelines created after Oct. 24, 1989 excluded [1] | LDC 26-41 |
| Boat ramp parking | 10 spaces per boat ramp [13] | LDC Table 34-2020(b) |
| Dry storage parking | 1 space per 5 unit stalls [13] | LDC Table 34-2020(b) |
| Outdoor storage screening | 8 ft facing residential; 6 ft facing a street [14] | LDC 34-3005 |
| Flood elevation | BFE + 1 ft freeboard [18] | Lee County flood rules |
| Protected species survey | All planned development rezonings, and developments over 10 acres or over 2 acres impervious [11] | LDC 10-154(14) |
The depth rule is the one that moves docks. Sec. 26-71(f)(2) requires "a minimum depth of one foot clearance between the deepest draft of a vessel (with the engine in the down position) and an unvegetated bottom or the top of submerged aquatic vegetation (e.g. seagrasses) at mean low water," with at least four feet of water in mooring areas, turning basins and the paths in and out [1]. Clearance is measured to the top of the seagrass, so a grass bed pushes slips into deeper water.
The comprehensive plan sets location. Lee Plan Policy 1.6.4: "The Water-Dependent Overlay zone designates shoreline areas where priority will be granted to water-dependent land uses," mapped on Lee Plan Map 12 [19, 20].
Manatee protection and seagrass (Florida-specific)
Manatee protection plans are a Florida instrument; Lee County and Charlotte County each adopt their own. Lee County's plan is dated June 17, 2004, was approved June 29, 2004 and was incorporated into the Lee Plan on May 16, 2007 through CPA 2005-41 [21]. Sec. 26-71(a)(4) requires that the "determination of non-single-family slips must be in compliance with the Manatee Protection Plan as defined by section 26-41 and 26-79," and Sec. 26-45(i) prohibits any permit for reconfiguration "in a manner not consistent with the terms and conditions of the Manatee Protection Plan" [1]. Sec. 26-78 ties marina locations to Lee Plan Objective 128.4, the Manatee Protection Plan and Administrative Code 13-21 [1].
The slip determination (a GIS evaluation) is made by Lee County Natural Resources before zoning [22]. Slip credits move under Administrative Code 13-21, which states: "Under the terms of the Plan, the calculation for the maximum number of Slips that can be constructed on site is rounded up to the nearest whole number, while the maximum number of Slips that can be transferred is rounded down" [23]. On top of the county plan sit the state manatee zones (FWC Rule 68C-22.005) and federal manatee protection areas (50 CFR 17.108(c)) [24].
Seagrass enters the layout three ways. Sec. 26-77(a): "All structures must be placed so as to provide the least possible impact to seagrass, aquatic, or wetland vegetation" [1]. The keel clearance rule above is measured to the top of the grass. And a benthic survey counts only if it is conducted between April 1 and October 31, which puts a season on the schedule [1].
Submerged land, state and federal permits (Florida)
Docks over state-owned water need three things beyond the county: a state Environmental Resource Permit (Ch. 62-330, F.A.C., from FDEP or the South Florida Water Management District), a sovereign submerged lands lease (Rule 18-21, F.A.C., and s. 253.0346, F.S.), and federal authorization from the USACE Jacksonville District, Fort Myers Section, under Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 and Clean Water Act Section 404 [1, 2]. FDEP's individual ERP fee is $14,000 for a marina with more than 30 new slips, $1,500 for 10 to 29 slips and $250 for a general permit determination [25]. Lee County sets one order. Sec. 26-45(b)(7) asks for copies of state and federal permits "unless a submerged lands lease is required from the state department of environmental protection, in which case county approval is required first" [1].
| Lease item | Florida rule |
|---|---|
| Base rate | $0.156623 per sq ft per year, a five-year CPI average updated each March 1 [2] |
| Formula | 6% of annual income, base fee or minimum fee, whichever is greater [2, 26] |
| Clean Marina discount | 10% [2, 27] |
| Public access discount | 30% if 90% or more open to the public, first come, first served [2] |
| Term | 5 years standard; 10 years if 90% public; up to 25 years under 18-21.008(2)(a) [2] |
| New lease area | 25% first-year surcharge, 18-21.011(1)(b)3. [28] |
| Sovereign material severance | $1.25 per cubic yard, 18-21.011(3)(a)3. [28] |
| Minimum annual fee | $423.89 effective March 1, 2007, adjusted annually [29] |
| Annual increase cap | 10% [26] |
FDEP describes lease review as "multi-level review" with no fixed clock published [2]. The public access discount is a layout decision: the share of slips held open to the public first come, first served changes both the lease cost and the term.
Flood, wind and state rules
Flood. Lee County applies the 50% rule: substantial improvement is work whose cost "equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure," and substantially damaged or improved buildings must comply, "including elevating not just to BFE but also to Freeboard," which the county sets at BFE + 1 ft [18]. The county's flood ordinances include 15-09, 22-30, 25-09 and 26-01 [30]. Ord. 22-30 repealed local definition amendments [31]. On a redevelopment the rule reaches the existing store and storage buildings, and freeboard raises the dry stack slab, the ship store and the fuel equipment.
Wind. The Florida Building Code governs statewide. Its High-Velocity Hurricane Zone (FBC Sec. 1620) covers Miami-Dade and Broward only; the 7th edition (2020) table gives Risk Category II design wind speeds of 175 mph in Miami-Dade and 170 mph in Broward, with Exposure C as the default [32, 33]. Lee County sits outside it. In Miami-Dade, Chapter 11C sets freeboard at the stricter of 1 ft above base flood elevation or the code minimum, and machinery goes to base flood elevation plus freeboard; the City of Miami requires BFE plus 1 foot [34, 35]. See site plans in Miami.
Post-hurricane freeze. Chapter 2025-190 (SB 180) bars counties in the Debby, Helene and Milton declarations from adopting moratoria or more restrictive land development regulations or site plan procedures [36]. For one year after a hurricane, "impacted local governments" within 100 miles of the storm track may not adopt moratoria, more restrictive regulations or more burdensome procedures; the law reaches actions on or after August 1, 2024 and was signed June 26, 2025 [37, 38]. The Tampa metro page covers how the freeze applies in Hillsborough County.
Decision clocks. SB 1080 (ch. 2025-177) rewrote the development permit timeframes for counties (F.S. 125.022) and cities (F.S. 166.033): completeness review within 30 days, a decision within 120 days of a complete application without a hearing or 180 days with one, and fee refunds of 10% to 100% when the deadlines are missed [39, 40]. Under the 2025 statutes those permits and orders do not include building permits [39].
Approval path (Lee County model)
These are the approvals a Lee County marina collects, listed by type. Where a state submerged lands lease is required, county approval comes first [1]. The Development Order comes before the state Environmental Resource Permit, the sovereign submerged lands lease and the USACE Section 10/404 permit, and its submittal carries the state and federal permit applications (USACE, ERP, FDEP fuel tanks, FDOT, FDOH) [11].
| Approval | Body | Code | Published fee | Seal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-application meeting | DCD Development Services | DO Guide | Not stated | None: a conceptual plan is accepted [11] |
| Manatee slip determination | Lee County Natural Resources | LDC 26-45(b)(7); 26-79 | Not stated | County analysis |
| CPD rezoning or amendment, with deviations | Hearing Examiner recommends; Board of County Commissioners decides [5] | LDC 34-202, 34-373 | Administrative deviation $400 + $75 each additional; variance $700 [41] | Not stated |
| Comprehensive plan amendment, if needed | Board of County Commissioners | Lee Plan | Map amendment of 10 acres or less $1,500; over 10 and under 20 acres $2,000; text $2,500 [41] | Not stated |
| Development Order | DCD Development Services | LDC Ch. 10; 10-102; 26-45(c) | $3,000 + $60 per acre; amendment $775; resubmittal $435 (first free) [41] | All plans signed and sealed (LDC 10-102) [11] |
| Plat, if subdividing | Lee County | LDC 10-154(4) | $775 + $12 per lot or tract [41] | Surveyor (PSM) |
| Dock and shoreline permit | DCD | LDC 26-45 | Set by administrative code [1] | PE or architect (26-45(c)); PSM survey at the Director's discretion [1] |
| State Environmental Resource Permit | FDEP or SFWMD | Ch. 62-330, F.A.C. | $14,000 over 30 new slips; $1,500 for 10 to 29 [25] | Not stated |
| Sovereign submerged lands lease | FDEP State Lands, Board of Trustees | Rule 18-21, F.A.C. | Lease rent per Rule 18-21.011 [26] | Not stated |
| USACE Section 10/404 | USACE Jacksonville District | RHA s.10; CWA s.404 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Water and wastewater availability | Lee County Utilities | DO Guide item 32 | Not stated | Letter |
| Access permits | Lee DOT or FDOT | DO Guide item 32 | Not stated | PE |
| Floodplain compliance | Lee County Floodplain Administrator | LDC Ch. 6 | Not stated | Elevation certificate by a PSM |
| Building permit (dry stack, ship store) | Lee County Building | FBC | Plan review $0.10 per sq ft ($525 min for a new building); structural inspections $0.15 per sq ft ($500 min) [41] | Architect or PE |
| Fire protection plan and NFPA 303 review | Local fire district | LDC 10-154(20); 69A-60.005, F.A.C. | Not stated | Fire protection engineer customary |
| Certificate of Compliance or CO | Lee County | DO Guide | Not stated | As-built survey by a PSM (26-45(d)(3)) [1] |
On a planned development rezoning the Hearing Examiner only recommends; it "has final decision-making authority on conventional rezoning applications" and on "special exceptions, variances and administrative appeals," while the Board holds the second hearing and decides [5]. Lee County states: "The average time to complete a planned development rezoning is 9 months, depending on completeness of the application when submitted" [3].
The preliminary plan does its work at the pre-application meeting, where a conceptual plan is accepted, and in preparing the planned development's master concept plan, where the height, deviations, schedule of uses and slip count are fixed [11]. From the Development Order on, the plans are signed and sealed under LDC 10-102, and Sec. 26-45(c) adds that commercial work "may require a development order in accordance with Chapter 10 and construction drawings sealed by a professional engineer (P.E.) or registered architect" [11, 1]. The engineer of record builds that sealed set on the preliminary plan.
Lee County marina records
The county's October 2026 list of development cases under review carries the Green Flash marina and restaurant CPD (1.05 acres) and the Jug Creek Marina MPD (1.11 acres) [9]. At Port Phoenix, WINK News reported in 2022 that the marina "can store up to 239 boats up to 50 feet in length," and the Cape Coral Breeze reported that the original 2021 county proposal was "dry storage for 200 boats" [42, 43]. The county's own Waterway Estates Marina page states that "approximately $9,000,000 in Capital Improvements are planned and funded by the lessee" [44].
Inside the county, the cities run their own approvals. The Fort Myers Beach Observer reported that the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council approved the Loggerhead Fish-Tale Marina rebuild on August 18, 2025, reconfiguring dry storage for larger boats from 441 to 434 boats in 68,000 sq ft with a wider center lane for forklifts [12]. In the City of Fort Myers, the operator's press release describes the Legacy Harbour Marina rebuild as 131 slips of 40 to 150 ft, with construction begun in early 2025 [45]. The full approval path, comparables and submittal anatomy sit in the Lee County marina case study.
Boat storage on land
A dry stack building stores boats indoors at the water; many marina programs also carry outdoor or covered boat and RV storage upland, or the land is better used for storage alone. Trade press puts the land for a boat and RV storage facility at 7 to 10 acres, against 3 to 5 for self storage, as an industry benchmark, not code [46]. The same benchmarks give drive aisles of 50 ft for enclosed units and 45 ft for angled canopies, and a minimum 14 ft structural clearance under canopies (industry benchmark, not code) [46, 47]. Zoning decides whether the storage is allowed at all: Jupiter, Florida, allows RV and dry boat storage as an accessory use only in its WP, WPL, I-1 and I-2 districts, in a designated area shown on the site plan [48]. The boat storage site plan page and the RV and boat storage model project in Montgomery County, Texas carry the storage layouts.
What the preliminary plan carries, and what the engineer of record adds
| Item | Preliminary site plan | Engineer or architect of record |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-application conceptual plan | Yes | No |
| Master concept plan; for dock departures, dimensioned plan view, scaled elevations above MHW and benthic survey (34-202(b)(5)d.4) | Plan view, elevations, slip table | Benthic survey (consultant); sealed elevations |
| Slip location and quantity, riparian lines, channel width (26-45(b)(6)) | Yes | Surveyed riparian lines (PSM) |
| Manatee slip determination (26-45(b)(7)) | Slip tabulation with racks counted | County determination |
| Development Order site plan: buildings, travel ways, parking (10-154(7)) | Layout, parking, yield tables | Sealed final by a PE |
| Utility and drainage plans (10-154(7)(j), (k)) | Schematic only | PE |
| Landscape plan (10-154(7)(l)) | Concept planting and buffers | Landscape architect |
| Exterior lighting and photometric plan (10-154(8)) | Fixture locations | PE or lighting designer |
| Tall Structures Permit (10-154(13)) | Height data | Applicant or PE |
| Fire protection plan (10-154(20)) | Fire lanes | Fire protection engineer |
| Emergency Preparedness Plan for marinas (10-154(21)) | No | Operator or consultant |
| Commercial architectural elevations (10-604) | 3D views and elevations | Architect, sealed |
| SWP3 at 1 acre or more (14-477) | No | PE |
| As-built survey (26-45(d)(3)) | No | PSM, sealed |
Sources for the table: [11, 1]. For how the two stages divide in general, see preliminary versus final site plans and who prepares a site plan.
Renderings for marina hearings
Dry stack disputes are argued in feet. In Pinellas County, Florida, residents are asking a court to overturn approval of two 72-ft boat-rack towers against a 50-ft county cap; in Dana Point, California, a 70 to 75 ft dry stack building drew a final condition capping it at 40 ft, citing views from the harbor and beach [49, 50]. No visuals are recorded in either case. Simulations from public vantage points are an accepted review method: Maine DEP reviewed a pier-expansion photo simulation taken from a public beach, with a scale-reference vessel [51]. In Lee County the documented exhibits are scaled elevations above MHW for dock and shoreline departures under LDC 34-202(b)(5)d.4, and signed and sealed architectural elevations for a commercial Development Order, with a photometric plan wherever there is exterior lighting [1, 11]. See 3D rendering services.
Further reading
The studio's articles on the marina permitting stack and on USACE, coastal zone and municipal overlay requirements cover the federal and coastal layers in more depth.
Frequently asked questions
Do dry stack racks count against a manatee slip limit?
In Lee County, Florida, yes. Land Development Code Sec. 26-41 defines a slip to include "open or covered racks" and even the parking spaces for a boat ramp, so the whole program draws on one Manatee Protection Plan allowance; a 400-rack building plus 150 wet slips is a 550-slip facility [1].
Can I get the Florida submerged land lease before county approval?
No. Lee County Sec. 26-45(b)(7) requires copies of state and federal permits, except that where a submerged lands lease is required from the state, county approval comes first [1].
What does a Florida sovereign submerged lands lease cost?
The greater of 6% of annual income, the base fee ($0.156623 per sq ft per year, updated each March 1) or the minimum fee. A designated Clean Marina gets 10% off, and a marina with 90% or more of its slips open to the public first come, first served gets 30% off [2].
How long does a marina rezoning take in Lee County?
How tall can a dry stack building be?
In Lee County the dry stack height is set in the planned development, under the height sections LDC 34-2174 and 34-2175 (Ord. 23-22) [7]. Where airport obstruction zones apply, the Development Order needs a Tall Structures Permit from the Lee County Port Authority, relevant to dry stack buildings 100 ft or taller [11].
Does the concept plan need a seal in Lee County?
What rules apply to a marina fuel dock?
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