SKS Aquatic and Land Management, LLC
Permitted residential pier extending into open water near Pensacola, Florida

Marine Construction

Getting a Dock or Seawall Permitted in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Baldwin Counties

Nobody enjoys permitting, but it is predictable. The delays almost always come from an incomplete submittal, not from the reviewers.

Who reviews waterfront work

Depending on the water body and the scope, a project can touch county building and environmental review, the state environmental agency, and the Army Corps. Sovereign submerged lands and protected habitat add steps.

What a complete submittal includes

Getting this right the first time is the whole game.

  • Survey and site plan with property lines and setbacks
  • Plan and cross-section drawings with dimensions and materials
  • Water depths and, where required, habitat or seagrass observations
  • Adjacent-owner and riparian line information
  • Erosion and turbidity control plan for in-water work

Realistic timelines

A routine residential repair or in-kind replacement moves quickly. New structures, extensions into open water, and anything near protected habitat take longer. We plan builds around review windows instead of promising dates we cannot control.

What we handle

We prepare drawings, assemble the submittal, respond to comments and coordinate inspections — then build to the approved plan so the final sign-off is clean.

Related service

Custom docks, piers, decks and boardwalks engineered for tide, storm surge and salt.

Marine Construction

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