When an interest in real property located partially or totally seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line is being transferred, Section 161.57, Florida Statutes, requires the seller to provide the buyer with an affidavit or survey delineating the location of the Coastal Construction Control Line unless the buyer waives this right in writing. To satisfy this requirement, Florida REALTORS provides a Coastal Construction Control Line Affadavit that can be found in Form Simplicity or TransactionDesk.
What is the Coastal Construction Control Line Program (CCCL)?
The 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.
Chapter 62B-33, Florida Administrative Code, provides the design and siting requirements that must be met to obtain a coastal construction control line permit. Approval or denial of a permit application is based upon a review of the potential impacts to the beach dune system, adjacent properties, native salt resistant vegetation, and marine turtles.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE CCCL PROGRAM?
The CCCL Program (which is an integral component of the state’s Beach and Shore Preservation Act) protects Florida's beaches and dunes from imprudent construction jeopardizing the beach/dune system, accelerating erosion, threatening upland structures and property, and interfering with public beach access while allowing reasonable use of private property. Improperly sited and designed construction can destabilize or destroy the beach/dune system resulting in loss of this natural resource and its important values for recreation, upland property protection and
environmental habitat. Construction activities seaward of the control line are not prohibited, but must meet special siting and design criteria.